Pesto

as eaten · per 100 g: 580 kcal · 8.6 g protein · 1.0 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

6% of kcal

24% water

2 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

20%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 580
Protein: (6%); 9 g
Fat: (90%); 59 g
Carbohydrates: (4%); 6 g
of which sugar: 1 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 988 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Compare Pesto with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2710175 — listed by USDA as “Pesto sauce”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.