Nutritional Facts: Best-Ever Macaroni and Cheese

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  1/2 cup (54g)
panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon (5g)
butter
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1/2 cup (63g)
flour
5 cups (1,220g)
milk
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
white pepper
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon (0g)
nutmeg
1 teaspoon (6g)
salt
1 (0g)
bay leaves
4 cups (452g)
shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups (324g)
gruyere cheese
1 lb (456g)
pasta shells
1/2 cup (119g)
heavy cream
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3.2 3.1 2.0 0.1 10 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4.3 3.1 2.2 0.1 12 1
Ash (g) 1.5 0.1 2.4 0.3 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 17.8 13.9 4.0 0.5 55 3
Aspartic acid (g) 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 3.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 7.2 5.3 2.8 0.2 19 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a 0.2 4.5 n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 98.8 1.1 27.2 9.4 1,451.8 2.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.4 0.5 3,258.9 3,275.6 95.8 77.4 8,303 519
Calories 213.3 33.6 813.8 227.5 780.8 5.1 1.8 1.4 1.5 0.0 0.2 1,821.6 1,338.1 1,691.8 410.6 7,341 459
Calories (kj) 892.6 140.5 3,403.9 951.9 3,269.6 21.3 7.4 6.0 6.4 0.0 0.8 7,611.7 5,598.7 7,081.7 1,717.2 30,710 1,919
Campesterol n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 38.9 0.0 0.1 47.7 56.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.8 1.2 340.5 3.3 495 31
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 10.1 244.0 0.0 170.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 474.6 356.4 0.0 163.0 1,419 89
Copper (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.0 3 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 0.0 19 1
Folate (mcg) 57.8 0.1 3.4 114.4 61.0 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 81.4 32.4 1,080.7 4.8 1,438 90
Folate, DFE (mcg) 88.6 0.1 3.4 181.9 61.0 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 81.4 32.4 1,783.0 4.8 2,239 140
Folate, food (mcg) 13.5 0.1 3.4 18.1 61.0 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 81.4 32.4 82.1 4.8 299 19
Folic acid (mcg) 44.3 0.0 0.0 96.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 998.6 0.0 1,139 71
Fructose (g) 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 2 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 2 0
Glutamic acid (g) 2.2 0.0 0.2 2.2 8.4 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 27.5 19.4 21.0 0.5 81 5
Glycine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.9 1.7 2.0 0.1 7 0
Histidine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4.0 3.6 1.4 0.1 10 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.6 15.0 0.0 25 2
Isoleucine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 7.0 5.2 2.3 0.1 18 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 3.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 10.8 10.1 4.5 0.2 31 2
Lysine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 3.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 9.4 8.8 1.4 0.2 23 1
Magnesium (mg) 23.2 0.1 2.3 13.8 158.6 3.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 126.6 116.6 241.7 8.3 697 44
Maltose (g) 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 8.9 n/a 11 1
Manganese (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.2 0.0 5 0
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 8 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.6 1.0 23.9 0.1 12.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.4 32.5 0.8 12.7 127 8
Niacin (mg) 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 32.7 0.0 42 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 3.8 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.9 1.8 2.0 0.3 10 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5.9 5.6 3.0 0.1 17 1
Phosphorus (mg) 89.1 1.1 27.2 67.5 1,134.6 8.3 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 2,314.2 1,960.2 861.8 73.8 6,541 409
Phytosterols (mg) 4.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.1 0.1 3.5 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.6 2.6 1.6 21 1
Potassium (mg) 105.8 1.1 27.2 66.9 1,842.2 7.4 0.4 9.1 1.0 0.5 0.3 443.0 262.4 1,016.9 89.3 3,874 242
Proline (g) 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 3.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 12.7 12.5 7.2 0.2 38 2
Protein (g) 7.2 0.0 1.0 6.5 40.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 112.5 96.6 59.5 2.4 326 20
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 31.4 761.6 0.0 378.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,166.2 868.3 0.0 482.0 3,688 230
Riboflavin (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.9 1.8 0.1 7 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.6 2.4 58.3 0.1 27.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 95.3 61.3 1.3 27.4 275 17
Selenium (mcg) 13.6 0.0 1.1 21.2 24.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62.8 47.0 288.2 0.6 461 29
Serine (g) 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 6.6 5.6 2.8 0.1 18 1
Sodium (mg) 395.3 33.5 810.4 1.3 597.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 2,325.5 0.0 2,806.9 1,088.6 27.4 45.2 8,132 508
Starch (g) 32.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 284.8 n/a 317 20
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.1 n/a 2.2 n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 2.4 1.2 12.2 0.1 20 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 4.1 0.0 6 0
Threonine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4.0 3.5 2.1 0.1 12 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.3 7 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4.0 n/a 5 0
Total Fat (g) 2.9 3.8 92.1 0.6 44.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 149.8 104.8 6.9 44.0 450 28
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.1 3.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.2 3.7 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.0 4 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5.4 5.8 1.1 0.1 15 1
Valine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.7 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 7.5 7.3 2.7 0.2 21 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 117.1 2,836.4 0.0 1,683.6 0.3 0.0 187.2 0.3 0.0 3.7 4,529.0 3,071.5 0.0 1,749.3 14,178 886
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 32.1 776.3 0.0 402.6 0.0 0.0 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1,197.8 878.0 0.0 489.1 3,786 237
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.2 0.0 0.2 14 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 20 1
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 2.8 68.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 108.5 77.8 0.0 32.1 289 18
Water (g) 3.5 0.7 18.0 7.5 1,069.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 166.1 107.5 45.1 68.7 1,487 93
Zinc (mg) 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.4 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.1 12.6 6.4 0.3 39 2

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