Nutritional Facts: Sure to Please Cheese Grits

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  2 quarts (1,896g)
water
12 ounces (340g)
quick-cooking grits
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
2 (28g)
jalapeno peppers
1 (17g)
poblano peppers
1 medium (110g)
onions
1/2 lb (227g)
cheddar cheese
1/2 lb (228g)
monterey jack cheese
4 (200g)
eggs
1 to taste (0g)
salt
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a 2.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 n/a 7 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine n/a 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.1 1.6 n/a 8 1
Ash (g) 1.9 1.4 2.4 0.1 1.0 0.4 8.9 8.1 2.1 n/a 26 2
Aspartic acid n/a 2.1 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.1 3.6 3.6 2.7 n/a 12 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a 4.5 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 56.9 6.8 27.2 3.4 10.4 25.3 1,638.1 1,700.2 112.0 n/a 3,580 298
Calories 0.0 1,262.2 813.8 8.1 47.8 44.0 915.6 850.1 286.0 n/a 4,228 352
Calories (kj) 0.0 5,280.3 3,403.9 33.3 199.9 182.6 3,826.0 3,560.0 1,198.0 n/a 17,684 1,474
Campesterol n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 270.8 0.1 1.8 8.7 10.3 2.9 1.5 1.4 n/a 298 25
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 244.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 238.6 202.8 744.0 n/a 1,429 119
Copper (mg) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 n/a 1 0
Cystine n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.8 3.7 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 12 1
Folate (mcg) 0.0 17.0 3.4 7.6 11.7 20.9 40.9 41.0 94.0 n/a 237 20
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 17.0 3.4 7.6 11.7 20.9 40.9 41.0 94.0 n/a 237 20
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 17.0 3.4 7.6 11.7 20.9 40.9 41.0 94.0 n/a 237 20
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 1.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 2.2 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 3 0
Glutamic acid n/a 5.6 0.2 n/a 0.3 0.3 13.8 13.7 3.3 n/a 37 3
Glycine n/a 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 n/a 4 0
Histidine n/a 0.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.6 n/a 6 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.2 1.5 1.6 3.5 n/a 12 1
Isoleucine n/a 1.1 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.3 n/a 10 1
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Leucine n/a 3.7 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 5.4 5.3 2.2 n/a 17 1
Lysine n/a 0.8 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 4.7 4.6 1.8 n/a 12 1
Magnesium (mg) 19.0 91.9 2.3 4.2 19.2 11.0 63.6 61.5 24.0 n/a 297 25
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 1 0
Methionine n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.8 n/a 4 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 1.0 23.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 21.3 19.9 7.3 n/a 74 6
Niacin (mg) 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 n/a 6 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 3.1 n/a 7 1
Phenylalanine n/a 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 3.0 2.9 1.4 n/a 9 1
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 248.4 27.2 7.3 34.2 31.9 1,163.3 1,011.9 396.0 n/a 2,920 243
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 16.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 17 1
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 1.8 3.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 2.1 2.0 3.8 n/a 14 1
Potassium (mg) 19.0 466.1 27.2 69.4 409.9 160.6 222.7 184.6 276.0 n/a 1,835 153
Proline n/a 2.6 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 6.4 6.3 1.0 n/a 16 1
Protein (g) 0.0 29.9 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.2 56.6 55.8 25.1 n/a 172 14
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 761.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 586.2 437.6 320.0 n/a 2,105 175
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 n/a 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.5 58.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 47.9 43.5 6.3 n/a 157 13
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 57.8 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 31.6 33.0 61.4 n/a 186 16
Serine n/a 1.4 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.9 n/a 10 1
Sodium (mg) 56.9 3.4 810.4 0.8 7.3 4.4 1,410.9 1,221.6 284.0 n/a 3,800 317
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.1 0.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 2.2 0.1 1.2 n/a 4.7 1.2 1.1 0.7 n/a 11 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 1 0
Threonine n/a 1.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.1 n/a 6 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 n/a 2.6 1.0 n/a 0.0 0.7 0.6 2.1 n/a 7 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.0 n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 0.0 4.1 92.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 75.3 69.0 19.0 n/a 261 22
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 3.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 3.7 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 4 0
Tryptophan n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 n/a 2 0
Tyrosine n/a 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 n/a 8 1
Valine n/a 1.5 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 3.8 3.7 1.7 n/a 11 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 728.1 2,836.4 301.8 3,474.5 2.2 2,276.5 1,752.6 1,080.0 n/a 12,452 1,038
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 37.4 776.3 15.1 173.7 0.0 602.1 451.3 320.0 n/a 2,376 198
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 n/a 6 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 n/a 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.2 0.3 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 42 3
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 n/a 68.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 54.5 50.1 164.0 n/a 337 28
Water (g) 1,894.1 34.0 18.0 25.7 3.8 98.0 83.5 93.5 152.3 n/a 2,403 200
Zinc (mg) 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 7.1 6.8 2.6 n/a 18 2

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