Nutritional Facts: The Very Best Macaroni and Cheese

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  1 cup (227g)
butter
1 1/2 lbs (684g)
elbow macaroni
2 cups (476g)
heavy cream
2 cups (488g)
milk
1 small (70g)
onions
4 (12g)
minced garlic cloves
1 cup (125g)
flour
5 cups (565g)
sharp cheddar cheese
6 slices (85g)
American cheese
2 cups (200g)
parmesan cheese
1 to taste (0g)
salt & pepper
1/2 cup (60g)
seasoned bread crumbs
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.1 3.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.0 0.4 2.3 n/a 0.3 11 2
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 5.3 0.7 3.1 n/a 0.4 14 2
Ash (g) 4.8 6.0 2.1 3.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 22.2 3.8 16.1 n/a 3.3 63 10
Aspartic acid (g) 0.1 4.3 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 9.0 1.0 5.3 n/a 0.5 23 4
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 9.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 2
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 54.5 143.6 309.4 580.7 16.1 21.7 18.8 4,073.7 423.4 2,218.0 n/a 109.2 7,969 1,328
Calories 1,627.6 2,537.6 1,642.2 312.3 28.0 17.9 455.0 2,277.0 282.0 862.0 n/a 229.8 10,271 1,712
Calories (kj) 6,807.7 10,622.5 6,868.7 1,307.8 116.2 74.8 1,903.8 9,514.6 1,180.9 3,610.0 n/a 962.4 42,969 7,162
Campesterol (mg) 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
Carbohydrates (g) 0.1 510.7 13.3 22.7 6.5 4.0 95.4 7.2 7.1 8.1 n/a 41.1 716 119
Cholesterol (mg) 488.1 0.0 652.1 68.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 593.3 54.5 176.0 n/a 0.6 2,033 339
Copper (mg) 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 n/a 0.1 3 1
Cystine (g) 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.1 3 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 21.9 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.9 30 5
Folate (mcg) 6.8 1,621.1 19.0 24.4 13.3 0.4 228.8 101.7 4.3 20.0 n/a 71.4 2,111 352
Folate, DFE (mcg) 6.8 2,674.4 19.0 24.4 13.3 0.4 363.8 101.7 4.3 20.0 n/a 112.8 3,341 557
Folate, food (mcg) 6.8 123.1 19.0 24.4 13.3 0.4 36.3 101.7 4.3 20.0 n/a 12.0 361 60
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 1,498.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 59.4 1,750 292
Fructose n/a 0.8 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 1.2 3 1
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.8 n/a n/a 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 1.1 4 1
Glutamic acid (g) 0.4 31.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.1 4.3 34.4 3.5 17.4 n/a 2.6 100 17
Glycine (g) 0.0 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 0.3 1.5 n/a 0.3 9 1
Histidine (g) 0.1 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.9 0.7 2.2 n/a 0.2 11 2
Hydroxyproline n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 22.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 5.8 3.8 0.7 1.8 n/a 3.0 38 6
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 3.5 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 8.7 0.8 3.9 n/a 0.4 19 3
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 2 0
Leucine (g) 0.2 6.8 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.9 13.5 1.5 7.4 n/a 0.6 33 6
Lysine (g) 0.2 2.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 11.7 1.7 6.0 n/a 0.3 24 4
Magnesium (mg) 4.5 362.5 33.3 63.4 7.0 3.0 27.5 158.2 25.6 76.0 n/a 27.6 789 131
Maltose n/a 13.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.8 n/a 0.3 n/a 1.2 16 3
Manganese (mg) 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.6 8 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.7 0.4 2.0 n/a 0.1 8 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 47.7 1.2 50.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 53.1 6.1 16.8 n/a 0.7 182 30
Niacin (mg) 0.1 49.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 7.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 n/a 3.7 62 10
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 2.9 1.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 2.3 0.8 0.7 n/a 0.4 11 2
Phenylalanine (g) 0.1 4.6 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.4 0.9 4.2 n/a 0.4 19 3
Phosphorus (mg) 54.5 1,292.8 295.1 453.8 20.3 18.4 135.0 2,892.8 340.8 1,458.0 n/a 106.2 7,068 1,178
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 10.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 2
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 6.9 3.9 6.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 n/a 1.4 28 5
Potassium (mg) 54.5 1,525.3 357.0 736.9 102.2 48.1 133.8 553.7 309.3 250.0 n/a 138.6 4,209 702
Proline (g) 0.2 10.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.9 1.7 9.2 n/a 0.9 43 7
Protein (g) 1.9 89.2 9.8 16.0 0.8 0.8 12.9 140.7 16.8 76.9 n/a 8.5 374 62
Retinol (mcg) 1,523.2 0.0 1,927.8 151.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,457.7 126.1 446.0 n/a n/a 5,632 939
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 2.7 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 n/a 0.2 8 1
Saturated Fat (g) 116.6 1.9 109.6 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 119.2 13.1 34.6 n/a 0.8 407 68
Selenium (mcg) 2.3 432.3 2.4 9.8 0.4 1.7 42.4 78.5 13.8 35.4 n/a 14.8 634 106
Serine (g) 0.1 4.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 8.2 0.8 4.6 n/a 0.4 20 3
Sodium (mg) 1,620.8 41.0 180.9 239.1 2.8 2.0 2.5 3,508.7 823.0 3,058.0 n/a 1,055.4 10,534 1,756
Starch n/a 427.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 33.0 460 77
Stigmasterol (mg) 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
Sucrose n/a 3.3 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a n/a 1.4 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 6 1
Sugar (g) 0.1 18.3 0.5 n/a 3.0 0.1 0.3 2.9 n/a 1.8 n/a 3.4 31 5
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 6.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.6 8 1
Threonine (g) 0.1 3.2 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.0 0.5 2.9 n/a 0.3 14 2
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 5.3 0.8 5.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.2 13 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.2 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 6.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.5 7 1
Total Fat (g) 184.1 10.3 176.1 17.9 0.1 0.1 1.2 187.2 20.8 57.2 n/a 3.3 658 110
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 6.8 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 1
TransFatty acids (g) 7.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.8 0.2 1.0 n/a 0.1 5 1
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.8 0.9 4.7 n/a 0.2 16 3
Valine (g) 0.1 4.0 0.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 9.4 1.0 5.0 n/a 0.4 22 4
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 5,672.7 0.0 6,997.2 673.4 1.4 1.1 0.0 5,661.3 600.7 1,730.0 n/a 115.8 21,454 3,576
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 1,552.7 0.0 1,956.4 161.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,497.3 135.5 458.0 n/a 6.0 5,767 961
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7 1.1 4.5 n/a n/a 13 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.1 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.9 7.3 5.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.6 21 3
Vitamin D (IU) 136.2 0.0 128.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 135.6 n/a 42.0 n/a n/a 442 74
Water (g) 36.0 67.7 274.7 427.9 62.4 7.0 14.9 207.6 36.7 41.7 n/a 3.8 1,181 197
Zinc (mg) 0.2 9.6 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.9 17.6 2.6 7.7 n/a 0.9 43 7

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