Nutritional Facts: Basil-Walnut Pesto

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  2 cups (173g)
basil leaves
1/3 cup (72g)
olive oil
1/2 cup (59g)
walnuts
2 cloves (6g)
garlic
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 2 0
Ash (g) 2.6 0.0 1.0 0.1 4.0 0.6 3.0 11 2
Aspartic acid (g) 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 3 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a 37.4 n/a n/a 1.1 n/a 39 6
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 306.2 0.7 57.3 10.9 554.5 6.8 0.7 937 156
Calories 39.8 635.8 382.6 8.9 215.5 203.6 0.0 1,486 248
Calories (kj) 162.6 2,660.6 1,601.7 37.4 902.5 851.7 0.0 6,217 1,036
Campesterol n/a n/a 4.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Carbohydrates (g) 4.6 0.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 17 3
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.0 61.1 0.0 105 18
Copper (mg) 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 2.8 0.0 3.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7 1
Folate (mcg) 117.6 0.0 57.3 0.2 5.0 0.9 0.0 181 30
Folate, DFE (mcg) 117.6 0.0 57.3 0.2 5.0 0.9 0.0 181 30
Folate, food (mcg) 117.6 0.0 57.3 0.2 5.0 0.9 0.0 181 30
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 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.5 0.0 1.6 0.0 4.3 0.1 0.0 7 1
Glycine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 0
Iron (mg) 5.5 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 8 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 3 0
Lysine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 2 0
Magnesium (mg) 110.7 0.0 92.4 1.5 19.0 0.6 0.0 224 37
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.2 52.5 5.2 0.0 4.2 6.0 0.0 68 11
Niacin (mg) 1.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Phosphorus (mg) 96.9 0.0 202.4 9.2 364.5 6.8 0.0 680 113
Phytosterols n/a 159.0 42.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 201 34
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.7 7.6 27.6 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 37 6
Potassium (mg) 510.3 0.7 258.0 24.1 62.5 6.8 0.2 863 144
Proline (g) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 3 0
Protein (g) 5.4 0.0 8.9 0.4 19.2 0.2 0.0 34 6
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111.5 190.6 0.0 302 50
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 9.9 3.6 0.0 8.7 14.6 0.0 37 6
Selenium (mcg) 0.5 0.0 2.9 0.9 8.9 0.3 0.0 13 2
Serine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Sodium (mg) 6.9 1.4 1.2 1.0 764.5 202.8 1,162.7 2,141 357
Starch n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a 0.6 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a 1.4 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 3 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.4 10.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 13 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.3 0.6 12.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 13 2
Total Fat (g) 1.1 71.9 38.1 0.0 14.3 23.0 0.0 149 25
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.9 n/a 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 2 0
Valine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 2 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 9,125.3 0.0 11.7 0.5 432.5 709.7 0.0 10,280 1,713
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 456.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 114.5 194.3 0.0 766 128
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 31.1 0.0 0.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 34 6
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 17.0 0.0 28 5
Water (g) 159.3 0.0 2.4 3.5 10.4 4.5 0.0 180 30
Zinc (mg) 1.4 0.0 1.8 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 5 1

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