Nutritional Facts: Basil Parmesan Pesto

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  2 cups (173g)
basil leaves
1/3 cup (45g)
pine nuts
3 (9g)
garlic cloves
1/3 cup (72g)
olive oil
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 2 0
Ash (g) 2.6 1.2 0.1 0.0 4.0 8 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 306.2 7.2 16.3 0.7 554.5 885 111
Calories 39.8 302.5 13.4 635.8 215.5 1,207 151
Calories (kj) 162.6 1,265.9 56.1 2,660.6 902.5 5,048 631
Carbohydrates (g) 4.6 5.9 3.0 0.0 2.0 15 2
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.0 44 6
Copper (mg) 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 2.8 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 5 1
Folate (mcg) 117.6 15.3 0.3 0.0 5.0 138 17
Folate, DFE (mcg) 117.6 15.3 0.3 0.0 5.0 138 17
Folate, food (mcg) 117.6 15.3 0.3 0.0 5.0 138 17
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 1 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 4.3 6 1
Glycine (g) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Iron (mg) 5.5 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 9 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 1 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.9 3 0
Lysine (g) 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 2 0
Magnesium (mg) 110.7 112.8 2.3 0.0 19.0 245 31
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Manganese (mg) 2.0 4.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 6 1
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.2 8.4 0.0 52.5 4.2 65 8
Niacin (mg) 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 4 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 2 0
Phosphorus (mg) 96.9 258.5 13.8 0.0 364.5 734 92
Phytosterols n/a 63.4 n/a 159.0 n/a 222 28
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.7 15.3 0.0 7.6 0.6 24 3
Potassium (mg) 510.3 268.4 36.1 0.7 62.5 878 110
Proline (g) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 3 0
Protein (g) 5.4 6.2 0.6 0.0 19.2 31 4
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111.5 112 14
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 2.2 0.0 9.9 8.7 21 3
Selenium (mcg) 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.0 8.9 11 1
Serine (g) 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 2 0
Sodium (mg) 6.9 0.9 1.5 1.4 764.5 775 97
Starch n/a 0.6 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 1.6 n/a n/a 0.1 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.5 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.5 3 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.4 4.2 0.0 10.3 0.1 16 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.3 5.0 n/a 0.6 n/a 6 1
Total Fat (g) 1.1 30.7 0.0 71.9 14.3 118 15
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 2 0
Valine (g) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 9,125.3 13.0 0.8 0.0 432.5 9,572 1,196
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 456.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 114.5 572 71
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 31.1 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 34 4
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 11 1
Water (g) 159.3 1.0 5.3 0.0 10.4 176 22
Zinc (mg) 1.4 2.9 0.1 0.0 1.9 6 1

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