Nutritional Facts: Too Cheap to Make Real Pesto. Pistachios are Perfect

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  8 ounces (229g)
fresh basil
1 cup (123g)
pistachios
1 cup (100g)
parmesan cheese
1/4 cup (34g)
minced garlic cloves
1/4 cup (54g)
extra virgin olive oil
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.3 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 3 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.3 2.5 1.6 0.2 0.0 5 0
Ash (g) 3.4 3.6 8.0 0.5 0.0 16 0
Aspartic acid (g) 0.7 2.2 2.7 0.2 0.0 6 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a 243.5 n/a n/a n/a 244 8
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 404.6 129.2 1,109.0 61.7 0.5 1,705 53
Calories 52.6 691.3 431.0 50.8 477.4 1,703 53
Calories (kj) 214.9 2,893.0 1,805.0 212.5 1,997.5 7,123 223
Campesterol n/a 12.3 n/a n/a n/a 12 0
Carbohydrates (g) 6.1 33.8 4.1 11.3 0.0 55 2
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 88.0 0.0 0.0 88 3
Copper (mg) 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 3 0
Cystine (g) 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 3.7 12.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 17 1
Folate (mcg) 155.4 62.7 10.0 1.0 0.0 229 7
Folate, DFE (mcg) 155.4 62.7 10.0 1.0 0.0 229 7
Folate, food (mcg) 155.4 62.7 10.0 1.0 0.0 229 7
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose (g) 0.0 0.3 0.2 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.6 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 0.4 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.6 4.7 8.7 0.3 0.0 14 0
Glycine (g) 0.3 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Iron (mg) 7.2 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.3 14 0
Isoleucine (g) 0.2 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 3 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.4 1.9 3.7 0.1 0.0 6 0
Lysine (g) 0.3 1.4 3.0 0.1 0.0 5 0
Magnesium (mg) 146.3 148.8 38.0 8.5 0.0 342 11
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 2.6 1.5 0.1 0.6 0.0 5 0
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.2 29.3 8.4 0.0 39.4 77 2
Niacin (mg) 2.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 4 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 2 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.3 1.3 2.1 0.1 0.0 4 0
Phosphorus (mg) 128.0 602.7 729.0 52.2 0.0 1,512 47
Phytosterols n/a 263.2 n/a n/a 119.3 383 12
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.9 16.9 1.2 0.1 5.7 25 1
Potassium (mg) 674.3 1,260.8 125.0 136.8 0.5 2,197 69
Proline (g) 0.2 1.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 6 0
Protein (g) 7.2 24.9 38.5 2.2 0.0 73 2
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 223.0 0.0 0.0 223 7
Riboflavin (mg) 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 6.8 17.3 0.0 7.5 32 1
Selenium (mcg) 0.7 8.6 17.7 4.8 0.0 32 1
Serine (g) 0.2 1.5 2.3 0.1 0.0 4 0
Sodium (mg) 9.1 1.2 1,529.0 5.8 1.1 1,546 48
Starch n/a 2.1 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Stigmasterol n/a 6.2 n/a n/a n/a 6 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 8.5 0.2 n/a n/a 9 0
Sugar (g) 0.7 9.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 11 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.2 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.0 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.8 2.8 0.3 0.0 7.7 13 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 1.0 n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.4 27.8 n/a n/a 0.4 29 1
Total Fat (g) 1.5 55.8 28.6 0.2 54.0 140 4
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.2 0.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 3 0
Valine (g) 0.3 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.0 4 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 12,057.1 510.5 865.0 3.1 0.0 13,436 420
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 603.4 25.8 229.0 0.0 0.0 858 27
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 2 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 3 0
Vitamin C (mg) 41.1 6.9 0.0 10.6 0.0 59 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 21.0 0.0 0.0 21 1
Water (g) 210.4 4.8 20.8 20.0 0.0 256 8
Zinc (mg) 1.9 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.0 9 0

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