Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe - Detailed Nutritional Facts

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1/2 cup EV Olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
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Amount Per Serving
2 servings in recipe
basil
7.68g
spinach
10.8g
parmesan cheese
12.5g
basil
1.05g
pine nuts
9.74g
garlics
3.92g
pepper
0.0g
salt
0.0g
Total Per Serving Total for Recipe
Protein (g) 0.24 0.31 4.81 0.15 1.33 0.25 n/a n/a 7.09 14.18
Total Fat (g) 0.05 0.04 3.58 0.04 6.66 0.02 n/a n/a 10.39 20.78
Carbohydrates (g) 0.2 0.39 0.51 0.64 1.27 1.29 n/a n/a 4.31 8.62
Ash (g) 0.11 0.19 1.0 0.15 0.25 0.06 n/a n/a 1.76 3.52
Calories (kcal) 1.766 2.484 53.875 2.636 65.579 5.833 n/a n/a 132.174 264.348
Starch (g) n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.14 n/a n/a n/a 0.14 0.28
Sucrose (g) 0.0 0.01 0.02 0.0 0.34 n/a n/a n/a 0.36 0.72
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 n/a n/a n/a 0.05 0.1
Fructose (g) 0.0 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 n/a n/a n/a 0.05 0.1
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 0.02 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.02 0.04
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.0 0.02 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.02 0.04
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Water (g) 7.07 9.87 2.61 0.07 0.22 2.29 n/a n/a 22.13 44.26
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Sugars (g) 0.02 0.05 0.11 0.02 0.35 0.04 n/a n/a 0.59 1.18
Galactose (g) 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.05 0.1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 n/a n/a 1.2 2.4
Calcium (mg) 13.594 10.692 138.625 22.187 1.559 7.086 n/a n/a 193.742 387.484
Iron (mg) 0.24 0.29 0.11 0.44 0.54 0.07 n/a n/a 1.7 3.4
Magnesium (mg) 4.915 8.532 4.75 4.431 24.458 0.979 n/a n/a 48.065 96.13
Phosphorus (mg) 4.301 5.292 91.125 5.145 56.03 5.99 n/a n/a 167.883 335.766
Potassium (mg) 22.656 60.264 15.625 36.047 58.174 15.699 n/a n/a 208.464 416.928
Sodium (mg) 0.307 8.532 191.125 0.357 0.195 0.666 n/a n/a 201.182 402.364
Zinc (mg) 0.06 0.06 0.48 0.06 0.63 0.05 n/a n/a 1.34 2.68
Copper (mg) 0.03 0.014 0.03 0.014 0.129 0.012 n/a n/a 0.229 0.458
Manganese (mg) 0.088 0.097 0.011 0.033 0.858 0.065 n/a n/a 1.153 2.306
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 0.1 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.6 n/a n/a 3.0 6.0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 405.12 1012.716 55.25 98.438 2.826 0.352 n/a n/a 1574.702 3149.404
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 14.625 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 14.625 29.25
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg_RAE) 20.275 50.652 15.0 4.925 0.097 0.0 n/a n/a 90.949 181.898
Beta Carotene (mcg) 241.306 607.608 3.875 58.632 1.657 0.196 n/a n/a 913.273 1826.546
Vitamin E (mg) 0.06 0.22 0.03 0.08 0.91 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 2.6
Vitamin D (IU) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Lycopene (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.127 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 4.127 8.254
Lutein + zeaxanthin (mcg) 433.92 1317.384 0.0 12.075 0.877 0.626 n/a n/a 1764.882 3529.764
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.01 0.02 n/a 0.01 1.09 n/a n/a n/a 1.13 2.26
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Vitamin C (mg) 1.4 3.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.2 n/a n/a 6.4 12.8
Thiamin (mg) 0.002 0.009 0.004 0.002 0.035 0.008 n/a n/a 0.059 0.118
Riboflavin (mg) 0.006 0.021 0.061 0.003 0.022 0.004 n/a n/a 0.118 0.236
Niacin (mg) 0.069 0.078 0.014 0.073 0.428 0.027 n/a n/a 0.689 1.378
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.016 0.008 0.041 n/a 0.03 0.023 n/a n/a 0.119 0.238
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.012 0.022 0.006 0.024 0.009 0.049 n/a n/a 0.122 0.244
Folate (mcg) 5.222 20.952 1.25 2.877 3.313 0.117 n/a n/a 33.732 67.464
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.28 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.28 0.56
Choline (mg) 0.9 1.9 1.9 0.6 5.4 0.9 n/a n/a 11.7 23.4
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Tryptophan (g) 0.003 0.004 0.065 0.002 0.011 0.003 n/a n/a 0.088 0.176
Threonine (g) 0.008 0.013 0.183 0.006 0.036 0.006 n/a n/a 0.252 0.504
Isoleucine (g) 0.008 0.016 0.246 0.006 0.053 0.009 n/a n/a 0.338 0.676
Leucine (g) 0.015 0.024 0.465 0.011 0.096 0.012 n/a n/a 0.623 1.246
Lysine (g) 0.008 0.018 0.373 0.007 0.053 0.011 n/a n/a 0.469 0.938
Methionine (g) 0.003 0.005 0.128 0.002 0.025 0.003 n/a n/a 0.167 0.334
Cystine (g) 0.002 0.004 0.015 0.002 0.028 0.003 n/a n/a 0.054 0.108
Phenylalanine (g) 0.01 0.014 0.26 0.008 0.051 0.007 n/a n/a 0.349 0.698
Tyrosine (g) 0.006 0.012 0.291 0.005 0.05 0.003 n/a n/a 0.367 0.734
Valine (g) 0.01 0.017 0.315 0.008 0.067 0.011 n/a n/a 0.428 0.856
Arginine (g) 0.009 0.017 0.196 0.007 0.235 0.025 n/a n/a 0.489 0.978
Histidine (g) 0.004 0.006 0.136 0.003 0.033 0.004 n/a n/a 0.187 0.374
Alanine (g) 0.01 0.015 0.145 0.008 0.066 0.005 n/a n/a 0.249 0.498
Aspartic acid (g) 0.023 0.026 0.334 0.018 0.127 0.019 n/a n/a 0.546 1.092
Glutamic acid (g) 0.022 0.037 1.088 0.016 0.286 0.032 n/a n/a 1.479 2.958
Glycine (g) 0.009 0.014 0.095 0.007 0.067 0.008 n/a n/a 0.201 0.402
Proline (g) 0.008 0.012 0.578 0.006 0.065 0.004 n/a n/a 0.672 1.344
Serine (g) 0.008 0.011 0.286 0.006 0.082 0.007 n/a n/a 0.4 0.8
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 11.0 22.0
Trans Fat (g) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.003 0.006 2.163 0.003 0.477 0.004 n/a n/a 2.656 5.312
Phytosterols (mg) n/a 0.972 n/a 1.113 13.74 n/a n/a n/a 15.825 31.65
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.007 0.001 1.048 0.005 1.828 0.0 n/a n/a 2.889 5.778
Polyunsaturated (g) 0.03 0.018 0.146 0.023 3.32 0.01 n/a n/a 3.547 7.094