Nutritional Facts: Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

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  8 ounces (242g)
elbow macaroni
8 ounces (227g)
mild cheddar cheese
1/8 cup (29g)
light butter
1 (50g)
eggs
1 cup (246g)
skim milk
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
1 to taste (0g)
breadcrumbs
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 1.1 1.6 n/a 0.4 0.3 n/a n/a 3 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 1.1 2.1 n/a 0.4 0.4 n/a n/a 4 1
Ash (g) 2.1 8.9 0.3 0.5 2.1 n/a n/a 14 2
Aspartic acid (g) 1.5 3.6 n/a 0.7 0.7 n/a n/a 7 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 50.8 1,638.1 13.9 28.0 351.8 n/a n/a 2,083 347
Calories 896.6 915.6 147.6 71.5 100.9 n/a n/a 2,132 355
Calories (kj) 3,753.3 3,826.0 617.6 299.5 418.2 n/a n/a 8,915 1,486
Carbohydrates (g) 180.5 2.9 0.0 0.4 13.7 n/a n/a 197 33
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 238.6 30.7 186.0 4.9 n/a n/a 460 77
Copper (mg) 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.6 0.3 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Folate (mcg) 572.8 40.9 0.3 23.5 14.8 n/a n/a 652 109
Folate, DFE (mcg) 945.0 40.9 0.3 23.5 14.8 n/a n/a 1,024 171
Folate, food (mcg) 43.5 40.9 0.3 23.5 14.8 n/a n/a 123 20
Folic acid (mcg) 529.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 529 88
Fructose (g) 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.3 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 11.1 13.8 n/a 0.8 2.0 n/a n/a 28 5
Glycine (g) 1.1 1.0 n/a 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.7 2.0 n/a 0.2 0.3 n/a n/a 3 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 8.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 0.1 n/a n/a 11 2
Isoleucine (g) 1.2 3.5 n/a 0.3 0.6 n/a n/a 6 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 2.4 5.4 n/a 0.5 1.0 n/a n/a 9 2
Lysine (g) 0.7 4.7 n/a 0.5 0.8 n/a n/a 7 1
Magnesium (mg) 128.1 63.6 1.4 6.0 39.4 n/a n/a 239 40
Maltose (g) 4.7 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Manganese (mg) 2.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Methionine (g) 0.4 1.5 n/a 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.4 21.3 4.6 1.8 0.2 n/a n/a 28 5
Niacin (mg) 17.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 18 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.0 0.9 n/a 0.8 0.9 n/a n/a 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.6 3.0 n/a 0.3 0.5 n/a n/a 5 1
Phosphorus (mg) 456.8 1,163.3 9.9 99.0 275.5 n/a n/a 2,004 334
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.4 2.1 0.6 1.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Potassium (mg) 538.9 222.7 20.6 69.0 447.7 n/a n/a 1,299 216
Proline (g) 3.8 6.4 n/a 0.3 0.9 n/a n/a 11 2
Protein (g) 31.5 56.6 1.0 6.3 9.7 n/a n/a 105 18
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 586.2 132.2 80.0 150.1 n/a n/a 948 158
Riboflavin (mg) 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.5 n/a n/a 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.7 47.9 10.0 1.6 0.4 n/a n/a 61 10
Selenium (mcg) 152.7 31.6 0.3 15.4 5.9 n/a n/a 206 34
Serine (g) 1.5 3.3 n/a 0.5 0.5 n/a n/a 6 1
Sodium (mg) 14.5 1,410.9 130.5 71.0 145.1 n/a n/a 1,772 295
Starch (g) 150.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 151 25
Sucrose (g) 1.2 0.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 6.5 1.2 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 8 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 2 0
Threonine (g) 1.1 2.0 n/a 0.3 0.4 n/a n/a 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 2.1 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Total Fat (g) 3.6 75.3 16.0 4.8 0.6 n/a n/a 100 17
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 0.7 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.6 2.7 n/a 0.2 0.5 n/a n/a 4 1
Valine (g) 1.4 3.8 n/a 0.4 0.7 n/a n/a 6 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2,276.5 492.3 270.0 499.4 n/a n/a 3,538 590
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 602.1 134.8 80.0 150.1 n/a n/a 967 161
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.4 1.1 n/a n/a 3 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 n/a n/a 3 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 54.5 11.6 41.0 98.4 n/a n/a 206 34
Water (g) 23.9 83.5 12.2 38.1 219.8 n/a n/a 378 63
Zinc (mg) 3.4 7.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 n/a n/a 12 2

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