Pesto
5as eaten · per 100 g: 580 kcal · 8.6 g protein · 1.0 g fiber
engineered against fullness. A concentrated fat/sugar/salt combination that overrides fullness; dense calories with little protein or volume to fill you up.
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
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Why this score
Protein6% of calories
30/100
Low energy density580 kcal per 100 g
13/100
Fiber2 g per 1000 kcal
5/100
Hyper-palatabilityengineered fat · sugar · salt pattern
−80%
The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.
The numbers
| Energy | 580 kcal |
| Protein | 8.6 g |
| Fat | 59.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.7 g |
| …of which sugars | 0.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.0 g |
| Sodium | 988 mg |
Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2710175 — listed by USDA as “Pesto sauce”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works.