
Product Insights
Pesto verde is a ready-to-use green pesto sauce sold in 185 g glass jars and belongs to the PNNS groups Fat and sauces and Dressings and sauces. It carries a Nutri-Score of E and is placed in NOVA 4, indicating an ultra-processed product, with high levels of saturated fat (approximately 6.6 g per 100 g) and salt (2.5 g per 100 g) despite a modest sugar content (2.3 g per 100 g) and 50% vegetable-based basil content. The formulation combines organic basil, extra virgin olive oil, cashew and pine nuts, and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, providing protein and fiber but also introducing milk and tree-nut allergens and the additives lactic acid (E270) and ascorbic acid (E300).
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average condiment, this pesto contains far less sugar (2.3 g vs 10.95 g) and about half the salt (2.5 g vs 5.02 g) but its saturated fat is more than three times higher (6.6 g vs 2.14 g).
Ingredients
basil* 50%, extra virgin olive oil* 27%, cashew nuts* 8%, parmigiano reggiano pdo cheese* 6,9% (cow's milk*, salt, rennet), salt, sugar*, pine nuts* 1%, oat fiber*, acidity corrector: lactic acid, garlic*, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, *ingredients from organic farming,
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