Nutritional Facts: Real Macaroni and Cheese

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  1 lb (456g)
elbow macaroni
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1/2 cup (63g)
flour
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
5 cups (1,220g)
milk
16 ounces (454g)
cheddar cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 1.4 3.2 7 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 2.2 0.0 0.3 n/a 1.5 4.3 8 1
Ash (g) 4.0 2.4 0.3 n/a 8.8 17.9 33 4
Aspartic acid (g) 2.8 0.1 0.3 n/a 3.0 7.3 13 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 95.8 27.2 9.4 n/a 1,451.8 3,276.2 4,860 608
Calories 1,691.8 813.8 227.5 n/a 780.8 1,831.2 5,345 668
Calories (kj) 7,081.7 3,403.9 951.9 n/a 3,269.6 7,652.1 22,359 2,795
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 0.1 47.7 n/a 56.7 5.8 451 56
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 244.0 0.0 n/a 170.8 477.1 892 111
Copper (mg) 1.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.1 2 0
Cystine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.4 0.6 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 14.6 0.0 1.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 16 2
Folate (mcg) 1,080.7 3.4 114.4 n/a 61.0 81.8 1,341 168
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,783.0 3.4 181.9 n/a 61.0 81.8 2,111 264
Folate, food (mcg) 82.1 3.4 18.1 n/a 61.0 81.8 246 31
Folic acid (mcg) 998.6 0.0 96.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 1,095 137
Fructose (g) 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 21.0 0.2 2.2 n/a 8.4 27.7 59 7
Glycine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.8 1.9 5 1
Histidine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.1 n/a 1.1 4.0 7 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.0 0.0 2.9 n/a 0.6 3.1 22 3
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 0.1 0.2 n/a 2.4 7.0 12 2
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.0 1 0
Leucine (g) 4.5 0.1 0.4 n/a 3.9 10.8 20 2
Lysine (g) 1.4 0.1 0.1 n/a 3.2 9.4 14 2
Magnesium (mg) 241.7 2.3 13.8 n/a 158.6 127.2 544 68
Maltose (g) 8.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.7 10 1
Manganese (mg) 4.2 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 5 1
Methionine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.1 n/a 1.0 3.0 5 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.8 23.9 0.1 n/a 12.9 42.7 80 10
Niacin (mg) 32.7 0.0 3.7 n/a 1.0 0.4 38 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.0 0.1 0.3 n/a 3.8 1.9 8 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.0 0.0 0.3 n/a 1.9 6.0 11 1
Phosphorus (mg) 861.8 27.2 67.5 n/a 1,134.6 2,326.5 4,418 552
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 3.5 0.3 n/a 1.7 4.3 12 2
Potassium (mg) 1,016.9 27.2 66.9 n/a 1,842.2 445.3 3,399 425
Proline (g) 7.2 0.1 0.7 n/a 3.9 12.8 25 3
Protein (g) 59.5 1.0 6.5 n/a 40.0 113.1 220 28
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 761.6 0.0 n/a 378.2 1,172.4 2,312 289
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.0 0.3 n/a 2.0 1.7 6 1
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 58.3 0.1 n/a 27.8 95.8 183 23
Selenium (mcg) 288.2 1.1 21.2 n/a 24.4 63.2 398 50
Serine (g) 2.8 0.1 0.3 n/a 2.2 6.6 12 1
Sodium (mg) 27.4 810.4 1.3 n/a 597.8 2,821.8 4,259 532
Starch (g) 284.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 285 36
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 2.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.1 3 0
Sugar (g) 12.2 0.1 0.2 n/a n/a 2.4 15 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 4.1 0.0 0.5 n/a 0.5 0.1 5 1
Threonine (g) 2.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 1.8 4.0 8 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.5 2.6 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 4 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 4.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 4 1
Total Fat (g) 6.9 92.1 0.6 n/a 44.7 150.6 295 37
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 3.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 3.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.8 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.6 1.5 3 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 1.9 5.5 9 1
Valine (g) 2.7 0.1 0.3 n/a 2.7 7.6 13 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2,836.4 0.0 n/a 1,683.6 4,553.1 9,073 1,134
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 776.3 0.0 n/a 402.6 1,204.2 2,383 298
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 4.4 3.8 8 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.3 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 18.3 0.0 18 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 68.1 0.0 n/a n/a 109.1 177 22
Water (g) 45.1 18.0 7.5 n/a 1,069.8 167.0 1,307 163
Zinc (mg) 6.4 0.1 0.4 n/a 4.6 14.1 26 3

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