Nutritional Facts: Basbousa - Semolina Cakes With Syrup

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  2 1/4 cups (450g)
sugar
1 1/2 cups (356g)
water
1 (48g)
lemons, juice of
1 teaspoon (7g)
honey
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1 cup (200g)
sugar
2 (100g)
eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons (6g)
vanilla extract
2 cups (334g)
semolina
1 tablespoon (14g)
baking powder
1 tablespoon (14g)
baking soda
1 cup (244g)
whole milk
1 to taste (0g)
almond halves
1 to taste (0g)
whipped cream
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a 1.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 2 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Arginine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a 1.6 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 3 0
Ash (g) 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.6 9.9 5.1 1.6 n/a n/a 23 1
Aspartic acid n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 1.3 n/a 1.7 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a n/a 4 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 4.5 10.7 2.9 0.4 27.2 2.0 56.0 0.7 56.8 1,016.2 0.0 275.7 n/a n/a 1,453 48
Calories 1,741.5 0.0 10.6 21.1 813.8 774.0 143.0 18.1 1,202.4 7.0 0.0 148.8 n/a n/a 4,880 163
Calories (kj) 7,281.0 0.0 43.7 88.1 3,403.9 3,236.0 599.0 75.9 5,030.0 29.4 0.0 622.2 n/a n/a 20,409 680
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 449.9 0.0 3.3 5.7 0.1 200.0 0.7 0.8 243.3 3.3 0.0 11.7 n/a n/a 919 31
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 244.0 0.0 372.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.4 n/a n/a 640 21
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Cystine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 1.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 13 0
Folate (mcg) 0.0 0.0 9.6 0.1 3.4 0.0 47.0 0.0 611.2 0.0 0.0 12.2 n/a n/a 684 23
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 9.6 0.1 3.4 0.0 47.0 0.0 871.7 0.0 0.0 12.2 n/a n/a 944 31
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 0.0 9.6 0.1 3.4 0.0 47.0 0.0 240.5 0.0 0.0 12.2 n/a n/a 313 10
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 370.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 371 12
Fructose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.5 2.8 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 n/a 0.5 2.5 n/a 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Glutamic acid n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.2 n/a 1.7 n/a 15.3 n/a n/a 1.5 n/a n/a 19 1
Glycine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 1.3 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 2 0
Histidine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.9 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Iron (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.0 14.6 1.6 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 18 1
Isoleucine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.7 n/a 1.6 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 3 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 12.3 n/a n/a 12 0
Leucine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 1.1 n/a 2.9 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a n/a 5 0
Lysine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.9 n/a 0.8 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a 2 0
Magnesium (mg) 0.0 3.6 2.9 0.1 2.3 0.0 12.0 0.8 157.0 5.4 0.0 24.4 n/a n/a 208 7
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Methionine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.7 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.9 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.0 n/a n/a 30 1
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 20 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a 5 0
Phenylalanine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a 2.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 3 0
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.3 27.2 0.0 198.0 0.4 454.2 1,368.7 0.0 205.0 n/a n/a 2,258 75
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 n/a n/a 7 0
Potassium (mg) 9.0 3.6 49.4 3.6 27.2 4.0 138.0 9.3 621.2 0.7 0.0 322.1 n/a n/a 1,188 40
Proline n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.5 n/a 4.7 n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a 6 0
Protein (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 42.4 0.0 0.0 7.7 n/a n/a 64 2
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 761.6 0.0 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 109.8 n/a n/a 1,031 34
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.3 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 n/a n/a 67 2
Selenium (mcg) 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.2 30.7 0.0 298.6 0.0 0.0 9.0 n/a n/a 344 11
Serine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 1.0 n/a 2.0 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a 3 0
Sodium (mg) 4.5 10.7 0.5 0.3 810.4 2.0 142.0 0.6 3.3 1,089.2 3,757.2 104.9 n/a n/a 5,926 198
Starch n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 449.1 n/a 0.2 0.1 n/a 199.6 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 649 22
Sugar (g) 449.1 0.0 1.2 5.7 0.1 199.6 0.4 0.8 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.3 n/a n/a 669 22
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 3 0
Threonine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.6 n/a 1.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 5 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 92.1 0.0 9.5 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 7.9 n/a n/a 113 4
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Tryptophan n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a 1.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 2 0
Valine n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.9 n/a 1.8 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 3 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 2,836.4 0.0 540.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 395.3 n/a n/a 3,775 126
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 776.3 0.0 160.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 112.2 n/a n/a 1,049 35
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a 2 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 19 1
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 68.1 0.0 82.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 124.4 n/a n/a 275 9
Water (g) 0.1 355.1 44.3 1.2 18.0 0.0 76.2 3.3 42.3 0.6 0.0 215.0 n/a n/a 756 25
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a 6 0

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