Nutritional Facts: Classic Basil Pesto Sauce

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  2 cups (85g)
fresh basil leaves
2 large (7g)
garlic cloves
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons (11g)
romano cheese
1/4 cup (34g)
pine nuts
1/2 cup (108g)
olive oil
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 n/a 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.0 n/a 2 0
Ash (g) 1.3 0.1 4.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 n/a 7 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 150.1 13.0 554.5 113.3 5.4 1.1 n/a 837 140
Calories 19.5 10.7 215.5 41.2 227.1 954.7 n/a 1,469 245
Calories (kj) 79.7 44.9 902.5 172.3 950.4 3,994.9 n/a 6,145 1,024
Carbohydrates (g) 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.4 4.4 0.0 n/a 11 2
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 44.0 11.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 55 9
Copper (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 n/a 3 0
Folate (mcg) 57.7 0.2 5.0 0.7 11.5 0.0 n/a 75 13
Folate, DFE (mcg) 57.7 0.2 5.0 0.7 11.5 0.0 n/a 75 13
Folate, food (mcg) 57.7 0.2 5.0 0.7 11.5 0.0 n/a 75 13
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 0.1 4.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 n/a 6 1
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 n/a 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Iron (mg) 2.7 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.9 0.6 n/a 6 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 1 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.2 0.0 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 n/a 3 0
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 n/a 2 0
Magnesium (mg) 54.3 1.8 19.0 4.4 84.7 0.0 n/a 164 27
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 n/a 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1 0.0 4.2 0.8 6.3 78.8 n/a 90 15
Niacin (mg) 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.0 n/a 2 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 2 0
Phosphorus (mg) 47.5 11.0 364.5 80.9 194.1 0.0 n/a 698 116
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 47.6 238.7 n/a 286 48
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.1 11.5 11.4 n/a 24 4
Potassium (mg) 250.2 28.9 62.5 9.2 201.5 1.1 n/a 553 92
Proline (g) 0.1 0.0 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 n/a 3 1
Protein (g) 2.7 0.5 19.2 3.4 4.6 0.0 n/a 30 5
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 111.5 9.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 121 20
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 8.7 1.8 1.7 14.9 n/a 27 5
Selenium (mcg) 0.3 1.0 8.9 1.5 0.2 0.0 n/a 12 2
Serine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 n/a 2 0
Sodium (mg) 3.4 1.2 764.5 127.8 0.7 2.2 n/a 900 150
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 1.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 0.0 n/a 2 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.1 15.5 n/a 19 3
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 3.8 0.9 n/a 5 1
Total Fat (g) 0.5 0.0 14.3 2.9 23.1 108.0 n/a 149 25
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 2 0
Valine (g) 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 2 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 4,473.2 0.6 432.5 44.2 9.8 0.0 n/a 4,960 827
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 223.9 0.0 114.5 10.2 0.3 0.0 n/a 349 58
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 15.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a 18 3
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 10.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 13 2
Water (g) 78.1 4.2 10.4 3.3 0.8 0.0 n/a 97 16
Zinc (mg) 0.7 0.1 1.9 0.3 2.2 0.0 n/a 5 1

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