Nutritional Facts: Authentic Italian Meatballs/Polpette

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  1 lb (454g)
ground beef
1 lb (454g)
ground pork
2 (100g)
eggs
1 cup (108g)
breadcrumbs
1/3 cup (33g)
parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon (0g)
oregano
1 (3g)
garlic cloves
1/4 (28g)
onions
1 teaspoon (1g)
sweet basil
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
1 to taste (128g)
spaghetti sauce
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 5.5 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 12 1
Ash (g) 4.1 4.0 1.1 3.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 15 2
Aspartic acid (g) 7.6 7.1 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 18 2
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 68.0 63.6 56.0 197.6 369.3 5.3 5.4 6.3 1.6 n/a n/a 773 77
Calories 975.2 1,195.1 143.0 426.6 143.5 0.9 4.5 11.0 0.2 n/a n/a 2,900 290
Calories (kj) 4,073.3 4,998.3 599.0 1,785.2 601.1 3.7 18.7 45.7 0.8 n/a n/a 12,126 1,213
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 0.7 77.7 1.4 0.2 1.0 2.6 0.0 n/a n/a 84 8
Cholesterol (mg) 308.4 327.2 372.0 0.0 29.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1,037 104
Copper (mg) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Folate (mcg) 27.2 22.7 47.0 115.6 3.3 0.8 0.1 5.2 0.6 n/a n/a 223 22
Folate, DFE (mcg) 27.2 22.7 47.0 177.1 3.3 0.8 0.1 5.2 0.6 n/a n/a 284 28
Folate, food (mcg) 27.2 22.7 47.0 27.0 3.3 0.8 0.1 5.2 0.6 n/a n/a 134 13
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 88.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 89 9
Fructose n/a n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Galactose n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a 0.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Glutamic acid (g) 12.7 12.0 1.7 4.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 34 3
Glycine (g) 5.7 3.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Histidine (g) 2.7 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Iron (mg) 9.5 4.0 1.8 5.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 21 2
Isoleucine (g) 3.7 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Lactose n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 6.6 6.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 16 2
Lysine (g) 7.0 6.9 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 16 2
Magnesium (mg) 81.6 86.3 12.0 46.4 12.7 0.9 0.8 2.8 0.6 n/a n/a 244 24
Maltose n/a n/a 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Methionine (g) 2.2 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 29.7 42.9 3.7 1.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 80 8
Niacin (mg) 21.1 19.7 0.1 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 48 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.5 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.3 3.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Phosphorus (mg) 775.6 795.2 198.0 178.2 242.8 0.5 4.6 8.0 0.5 n/a n/a 2,203 220
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 8.6 n/a 0.7 n/a 4.1 n/a n/a n/a 13 1
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.0 8.7 1.9 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 15 2
Potassium (mg) 1,338.1 1,304.1 138.0 211.7 41.6 4.2 12.0 40.2 2.6 n/a n/a 3,093 309
Proline (g) 4.3 3.1 0.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Protein (g) 84.3 76.7 12.6 14.4 12.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 201 20
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 9.1 160.0 0.0 74.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 243 24
Riboflavin (mg) 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 26.6 35.8 3.1 1.3 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 73 7
Selenium (mcg) 71.7 111.8 30.7 27.2 5.9 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 248 25
Serine (g) 3.4 3.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Sodium (mg) 299.4 254.5 142.0 790.6 509.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 1,997 200
Starch n/a n/a n/a 64.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 64 6
Sucrose n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 n/a 0.4 6.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.2 3.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 0
Threonine (g) 3.3 3.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.7 n/a 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 0.5 0.8 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 68.0 96.3 9.5 5.7 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 189 19
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids (g) 4.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 2.6 2.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Valine (g) 4.1 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 31.8 540.0 0.0 288.0 5.7 0.3 0.6 46.8 n/a n/a 913 91
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 9.1 160.0 0.0 76.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 n/a n/a 248 25
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 9.8 3.2 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 15 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 1.6 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 4 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.0 0.2 n/a n/a 6 1
Vitamin D (IU) 18.1 n/a 82.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 107 11
Water (g) 298.1 277.5 76.2 7.0 6.9 0.0 1.8 24.5 0.8 n/a n/a 693 69
Zinc (mg) 20.3 10.0 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 35 3

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