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Basil Pesto - Kirkland - 623.68950875

Basil Pesto - Kirkland - 623.68950875

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Barcode: 0096619905515 (EAN / EAN-13) 096619905515 (UPC / UPC-A)

Quantity: 623.68950875

Brands: Kirkland

Categories: Condiments, Sauces, Pestos, Green pestos, Groceries

Stores: CostCo

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

21 ingredients

basil blend (genovese basil d.0.p., sunfluwer oil, sea salt) sunflower oil, parmesan cheese, (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, pecorino romano d.o.p.cheese (sheep's milk, rennet, salt), fresh garlic, ascorbic acid, citric acid, black pepper. contains: milk, pine nuts.

Allergens: Milk

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Ingredient: Salt

Ingredient: Vegetable oil

Ingredient: Cheese

Ingredient: Microbial culture

Ingredient: Enzyme
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Additives

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Basil-blend, Genovese-basil-d-0-p, Sunfluwer-oil, Pasteurized-part-skim-cow-s-milk, Pecorino-romano-d-o-p-cheese
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Parmigiano reggiano, Sheeps milk
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Basil-blend, Genovese-basil-d-0-p, Sunfluwer-oil, Pasteurized-part-skim-cow-s-milk, Pecorino-romano-d-o-p-cheese
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en: basil blend (genovese basil d.0.p, sunfluwer oil, sea salt), sunflower oil, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes), pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, pecorino romano d.o.p.cheese (sheep's milk, rennet, salt), fresh garlic, ascorbic acid, citric acid, black pepper, pine nuts
basil blend -> en:basil-blend - percent_min: 9.09090909090909 - percent_max: 100

genovese basil d.0.p -> en:genovese-basil-d-0-p - percent_min: 3.03030303030303 - percent_max: 100

sunfluwer oil -> en:sunfluwer-oil - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

sea salt -> en:sea-salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

sunflower oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17440 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

parmesan cheese -> en:parmigiano-reggiano - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 12120 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

pasteurized part-skim cow's milk -> en:pasteurized-part-skim-cow-s-milk - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

cheese cultures -> en:lactic-ferments - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

sea salt -> en:sea-salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

enzymes -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

pine nuts -> en:pine-nuts - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15025 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

extra virgin olive oil -> en:extra-virgin-olive-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17270 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

pecorino romano d.o.p.cheese -> en:pecorino-romano-d-o-p-cheese - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

sheep's milk -> en:sheeps-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

rennet -> en:rennet - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.55555555555556

fresh garlic -> bg:пресен-чесън - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

ascorbic acid -> en:e300 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

black pepper -> en:black-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11015 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

pine nuts -> en:pine-nuts - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15025 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (50%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in high quantity (8.33%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Salt in high quantity (2.62%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (1.0 serving (60.0 g))	Compared to: Green pestos
Energy	2,300 kj (550 kcal)	1,381 kj (330 kcal)	+30%
Fat	50 g	30 g	+16%
Saturated fat	8.33 g	5 g	+35%
Salt	2.62 g	1.575 g	+23%
Carbohydrates	15 g	9 g	+149%
Fiber	1.67 g	1 g	-18%
Proteins	10 g	6 g	+88%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	3.551 %	3.551 %

Serving size: 1.0 serving (60.0 g)

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 58/100)

Category: Sauce, pesto, prepacked

PEF environmental score: 0.45 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 2.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	77.6 %
Processing	10.0 %
Packaging	4.3 %
Transportation	4.6 %
Distribution	2.1 %
Consumption	1.4 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -5

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 38/100)
Product: Basil Pesto - Kirkland - 623.68950875

Life cycle analysis score: 58
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 38/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.3 km in a petrol car

256 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Sauce, pesto, prepacked (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	68.7 %
Processing	11.8 %
Packaging	6.9 %
Transportation	10.4 %
Distribution	1.6 %
Consumption	0.7 %

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Product added on January 28, 2015, 7:47:52 PM CET by sambal
Last edit of product page on April 18, 2024, 4:24:07 AM CEST by macrofactor.
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