Eat The Love Mediterranean Citrus Olive Oil Cake With Sweet Basil Drizzle And Candied Olives (gluten Free) Recipe

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Eat The Love Mediterranean Citrus Olive Oil Cake With Sweet Basil Drizzle And Candied Olives (gluten Free)? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Eat The Love Mediterranean Citrus Olive Oil Cake With Sweet Basil Drizzle And Candied Olives (gluten Free) Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 17% of calories per serving, at 50g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 4%. At 98mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.
  • This meal may require cooking oil. Not all cooking oils are healthy. Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil are the best cooking oils to use in recipes, whereas plant-based oils are the worst for your health. Virgin coconut oil and butter fall in the middle. Learn more about the healthiest and unhealthiest cooking oils.

Eat The Love Mediterranean Citrus Olive Oil Cake With Sweet Basil Drizzle And Candied Olives (gluten Free) Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 14 servings   ( 109 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 301
Total Fat: 11g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 8g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 27mg
Sodium: 98mg
Total Carbohydrates: 51g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 43g
Protein: 2g
Calcium: 29mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 74mg Vitamin A: 15mcg
Vitamin C: 10mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus a 1 Tbls for oiling the pan)
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour (extra finely ground)
  • 2 tbsp potato starch
  • 2 tbsp tapioca flour
  • 3/4 x Almond Flour/Meal
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
  • grated zest of four medium lemons or other citrus fruit of your choice
  • 2/3 cup citrus fruit juice (fresh)
  • confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) to dust the top of the cake
  • packed 3/4 cup fresh basil
  • 1/3 cup simple syrup
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 tsp superfine sugar
  • 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
  • 1/2 cup simple syrup
  • granulated white sugar

Instructions

Visit Eat The Love's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)