Nutritional Facts: Fresh Basil Pesto With Variations

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  2 cups (85g)
fresh basil leaves
3 (9g)
garlic cloves
1/2 cup (108g)
extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup (45g)
pine nuts
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
1 teaspoon (2g)
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup (25g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2 0
Ash (g) 1.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 3.0 0.1 2.0 8 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 150.1 16.3 1.1 7.2 0.7 10.2 277.3 463 39
Calories 19.5 13.4 954.7 302.5 0.0 5.8 107.8 1,404 117
Calories (kj) 79.7 56.1 3,994.9 1,265.9 0.0 24.2 451.3 5,872 489
Carbohydrates (g) 2.2 3.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 1.5 1.0 14 1
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.0 22 2
Copper (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.4 0.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 4 0
Folate (mcg) 57.7 0.3 0.0 15.3 0.0 0.4 2.5 76 6
Folate, DFE (mcg) 57.7 0.3 0.0 15.3 0.0 0.4 2.5 76 6
Folate, food (mcg) 57.7 0.3 0.0 15.3 0.0 0.4 2.5 76 6
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 2.2 4 0
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 2.7 0.2 0.6 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 6 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 2 0
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1 0
Magnesium (mg) 54.3 2.3 0.0 112.8 0.0 3.9 9.5 183 15
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 1.0 0.2 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 5 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1 0.0 78.8 8.4 0.0 0.0 2.1 89 7
Niacin (mg) 0.8 0.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Phosphorus (mg) 47.5 13.8 0.0 258.5 0.0 3.6 182.3 506 42
Phytosterols n/a n/a 238.7 63.4 0.0 2.1 n/a 304 25
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 0.0 11.4 15.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 27 2
Potassium (mg) 250.2 36.1 1.1 268.4 0.2 30.6 31.3 618 51
Proline (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 2 0
Protein (g) 2.7 0.6 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.2 9.6 19 2
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.8 56 5
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 14.9 2.2 0.0 0.0 4.3 22 2
Selenium (mcg) 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 4.4 6 1
Serine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Sodium (mg) 3.4 1.5 2.2 0.9 1,162.7 0.5 382.3 1,553 129
Starch n/a n/a n/a 0.6 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 1.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.7 0.0 15.5 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 20 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.1 n/a 0.9 5.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 6 1
Total Fat (g) 0.5 0.0 108.0 30.7 0.0 0.1 7.2 147 12
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Valine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 4,473.2 0.8 0.0 13.0 0.0 12.6 216.3 4,716 393
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 223.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 57.3 282 24
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 15.3 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 18 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 5 0
Water (g) 78.1 5.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 5.2 90 7
Zinc (mg) 0.7 0.1 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.0 5 0

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