Nutritional Facts: Best Ever Macaroni and Cheese

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  1 lb (456g)
elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons (43g)
butter
1/4 cup (31g)
flour
2 cups (488g)
milk
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
dry mustard
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
2 cups (226g)
sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup (210g)
cottage cheese
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
1 (50g)
eggs
3/4 cup (90g)
Italian breadcrumbs
4 tablespoons (57g)
butter
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 n/a 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 6 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 n/a 2.1 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.0 8 1
Ash (g) 4.0 0.9 0.1 3.5 0.0 n/a 8.9 3.0 4.0 0.5 5.0 1.2 31 5
Aspartic acid (g) 2.8 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 n/a 3.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 12 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.3 4 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 95.8 10.2 4.7 580.7 2.7 n/a 1,629.5 174.3 554.5 28.0 163.8 13.6 3,258 543
Calories 1,691.8 305.4 113.8 312.3 5.1 n/a 910.8 205.8 215.5 71.5 344.7 407.3 4,584 764
Calories (kj) 7,081.7 1,277.6 475.9 1,307.8 21.3 n/a 3,805.8 865.2 902.5 299.5 1,443.6 1,703.4 19,184 3,197
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 0.0 23.8 22.7 0.3 n/a 2.9 7.1 2.0 0.4 61.6 0.0 461 77
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 91.6 0.0 68.3 0.0 n/a 237.3 35.7 44.0 186.0 0.9 122.1 786 131
Copper (mg) 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 14.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 20 3
Folate (mcg) 1,080.7 1.3 57.2 24.4 1.6 n/a 40.7 25.2 5.0 23.5 107.1 1.7 1,368 228
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,783.0 1.3 90.9 24.4 1.6 n/a 40.7 25.2 5.0 23.5 169.2 1.7 2,166 361
Folate, food (mcg) 82.1 1.3 9.1 24.4 1.6 n/a 40.7 25.2 5.0 23.5 18.0 1.7 233 39
Folic acid (mcg) 998.6 0.0 48.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 89.1 0.0 1,136 189
Fructose (g) 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 n/a 2 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.6 n/a 2 0
Glutamic acid (g) 21.0 0.1 1.1 3.4 0.1 n/a 13.8 5.5 4.3 0.8 3.9 0.1 54 9
Glycine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 n/a 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.0 5 1
Histidine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 n/a 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 6 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 n/a 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.9 4.4 0.0 24 4
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 n/a 3.5 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 10 2
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 6 1
Leucine (g) 4.5 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 n/a 5.4 2.3 1.9 0.5 0.9 0.0 17 3
Lysine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 n/a 4.7 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 12 2
Magnesium (mg) 241.7 0.9 6.9 63.4 3.7 n/a 63.3 16.8 19.0 6.0 41.4 1.1 464 77
Maltose (g) 8.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.9 n/a 11 2
Manganese (mg) 4.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 5 1
Methionine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 n/a 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 4 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.8 9.0 0.0 5.2 0.2 n/a 21.2 1.6 4.2 1.8 1.1 11.9 57 10
Niacin (mg) 32.7 0.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 5.5 0.0 41 7
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 7 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 n/a 3.0 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 10 2
Phosphorus (mg) 861.8 10.2 33.8 453.8 8.3 n/a 1,157.1 333.9 364.5 99.0 159.3 13.6 3,495 583
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 1.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 n/a 2.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.1 1.7 12 2
Potassium (mg) 1,016.9 10.2 33.4 736.9 7.4 n/a 221.5 218.4 62.5 69.0 207.9 13.6 2,598 433
Proline (g) 7.2 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.0 n/a 6.3 2.6 2.3 0.3 1.3 0.0 22 4
Protein (g) 59.5 0.4 3.2 16.0 0.3 n/a 56.3 23.4 19.2 6.3 12.7 0.5 198 33
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 285.8 0.0 151.3 0.0 n/a 583.1 75.6 111.5 80.0 n/a 381.1 1,668 278
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 n/a 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 21.9 0.0 11.1 0.0 n/a 47.7 3.6 8.7 1.6 1.3 29.2 126 21
Selenium (mcg) 288.2 0.4 10.6 9.8 2.1 n/a 31.4 20.4 8.9 15.4 22.2 0.6 410 68
Serine (g) 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 n/a 3.3 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 11 2
Sodium (mg) 27.4 304.2 0.6 239.1 0.1 n/a 1,403.5 764.4 764.5 71.0 1,583.1 405.6 5,563 927
Starch (g) 284.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 49.4 n/a 334 56
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Sucrose (g) 2.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 12.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 1.2 5.6 0.5 0.2 5.2 0.0 25 4
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 4.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 6 1
Threonine (g) 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 n/a 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 7 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.5 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.3 5 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 4.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.8 0.0 5 1
Total Fat (g) 6.9 34.6 0.3 17.9 0.4 n/a 74.9 9.0 14.3 4.8 4.9 46.1 214 36
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.7 3 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 1.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.9 3 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 3 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 n/a 2.7 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 8 1
Valine (g) 2.7 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 n/a 3.8 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.0 12 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,064.6 0.0 673.4 0.3 n/a 2,264.5 294.0 432.5 270.0 173.7 1,419.4 6,592 1,099
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 291.4 0.0 161.0 0.0 n/a 598.9 77.7 114.5 80.0 9.0 388.5 1,721 287
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.0 n/a 1.9 0.9 1.1 0.4 n/a 0.1 6 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 10 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 25.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 54.2 6.3 10.5 41.0 n/a 34.1 172 29
Water (g) 45.1 6.8 3.7 427.9 0.1 n/a 83.1 167.6 10.4 38.1 5.7 9.0 797 133
Zinc (mg) 6.4 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.1 n/a 7.0 0.8 1.9 0.6 1.3 0.1 20 3

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