Nutritional Facts: Classic Basil Pesto

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  4 cloves (12g)
garlic
2 tablespoons (17g)
pine nuts
2 cups (86g)
fresh basil
3 tablespoons (41g)
extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons (10g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 1 0
Ash (g) 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.0 0.8 3 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 21.7 2.7 153.1 0.4 110.9 289 72
Calories 17.9 113.6 19.9 358.0 43.1 552 138
Calories (kj) 74.8 475.2 81.3 1,498.1 180.5 2,310 577
Carbohydrates (g) 4.0 2.2 2.3 0.0 0.4 9 2
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.8 9 2
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.3 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 2 1
Folate (mcg) 0.4 5.7 58.8 0.0 1.0 66 16
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.4 5.7 58.8 0.0 1.0 66 16
Folate, food (mcg) 0.4 5.7 58.8 0.0 1.0 66 16
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.9 2 0
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.2 0.9 2.7 0.2 0.1 4 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0 0
Lactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 1 0
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1 0
Magnesium (mg) 3.0 42.4 55.4 0.0 3.8 105 26
Maltose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 3 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 3.2 0.1 29.5 0.8 34 8
Niacin (mg) 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 2 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0 0
Phosphorus (mg) 18.4 97.0 48.4 0.0 72.9 237 59
Phytosterols n/a 23.8 n/a 89.5 n/a 113 28
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 5.7 0.3 4.3 0.1 10 3
Potassium (mg) 48.1 100.7 255.2 0.4 12.5 417 104
Proline (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 1 0
Protein (g) 0.8 2.3 2.7 0.0 3.8 10 2
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.3 22 6
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.8 0.0 5.6 1.7 8 2
Selenium (mcg) 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.8 4 1
Serine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0 0
Sodium (mg) 2.0 0.3 3.5 0.8 152.9 160 40
Starch n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 1 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 1.6 0.7 5.8 0.0 8 2
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 1.9 0.1 0.3 n/a 2 1
Total Fat (g) 0.1 11.5 0.6 40.5 2.9 56 14
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0 0
Valine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1.1 4.9 4,562.7 0.0 86.5 4,655 1,164
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.2 228.3 0.0 22.9 251 63
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 3.7 0.1 15.6 0.0 0.0 19 5
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 2 1
Water (g) 7.0 0.4 79.6 0.0 2.1 89 22
Zinc (mg) 0.1 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 2 1

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