Nutritional Facts: President Reagan's Favorite Macaroni and Cheese

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  1/2 lb (228g)
macaroni
1 teaspoon (5g)
butter
1 (50g)
eggs
1 teaspoon (6g)
salt
1 teaspoon (2g)
dry mustard
3 cups (339g)
sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup (244g)
milk
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.3 4 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.3 5 1
Ash (g) 2.0 0.1 0.5 6.0 0.1 13.3 1.8 24 6
Aspartic acid (g) 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.6 8 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 47.9 1.1 28.0 1.4 5.3 2,444.2 290.4 2,818 705
Calories 845.9 33.6 71.5 0.0 10.2 1,366.2 156.2 2,483 621
Calories (kj) 3,540.8 140.5 299.5 0.0 42.5 5,708.8 653.9 10,386 2,597
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 170.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 4.3 11.3 187 47
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 10.1 186.0 0.0 0.0 356.0 34.2 586 147
Copper (mg) 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 8 2
Folate (mcg) 540.4 0.1 23.5 0.0 3.2 61.0 12.2 640 160
Folate, DFE (mcg) 891.5 0.1 23.5 0.0 3.2 61.0 12.2 992 248
Folate, food (mcg) 41.0 0.1 23.5 0.0 3.2 61.0 12.2 141 35
Folic acid (mcg) 499.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 499 125
Fructose (g) 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.3 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 10.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 20.7 1.7 34 8
Glycine (g) 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 3 1
Histidine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.2 4 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 7.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.2 2.3 0.1 11 3
Isoleucine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.2 0.5 7 2
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.8 n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 2.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 8.1 0.8 12 3
Lysine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.6 9 2
Magnesium (mg) 120.8 0.1 6.0 0.1 7.4 94.9 31.7 261 65
Maltose (g) 4.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 n/a 5 1
Manganese (mg) 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1
Methionine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.2 3 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.4 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.5 31.8 2.6 38 10
Niacin (mg) 16.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 17 4
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.8 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.4 7 2
Phosphorus (mg) 430.9 1.1 99.0 0.0 16.6 1,735.7 226.9 2,510 628
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 2.4 n/a 0.0 2 1
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.2 3.2 0.3 6 2
Potassium (mg) 508.4 1.1 69.0 0.5 14.8 332.2 368.4 1,294 324
Proline (g) 3.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 9.5 0.8 14 4
Protein (g) 29.7 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.5 84.4 8.0 129 32
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 31.4 80.0 0.0 0.0 874.6 75.6 1,062 265
Riboflavin (mg) 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.4 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.6 2.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 71.5 5.6 82 20
Selenium (mcg) 144.1 0.0 15.4 0.0 4.2 47.1 4.9 216 54
Serine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.9 0.4 7 2
Sodium (mg) 13.7 33.5 71.0 2,325.5 0.3 2,105.2 119.6 4,669 1,167
Starch (g) 142.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 142 36
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 1.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.8 n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 6.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.8 n/a 8 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 2 1
Threonine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.4 5 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 1.0 n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 2.0 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 3 1
Total Fat (g) 3.4 3.8 4.8 0.0 0.7 112.3 8.9 134 33
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.1 0.4 5 1
Valine (g) 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.6 0.5 8 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 117.1 270.0 0.0 0.6 3,396.8 336.7 4,121 1,030
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 32.1 80.0 0.0 0.0 898.4 80.5 1,091 273
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.9 4 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.7 4 1
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 2.8 41.0 0.0 0.0 81.4 n/a 125 31
Water (g) 22.6 0.7 38.1 0.0 0.1 124.6 214.0 400 100
Zinc (mg) 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 10.5 0.9 15 4

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