Nutritional Facts: Classic Mac & Cheese (Southern Living Feb 2007)

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  8 ounces (242g)
elbow macaroni
2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
2 tablespoons (15g)
all-purpose flour
2 cups (488g)
milk
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
ground red pepper
8 ounces (227g)
sharp cheddar cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.6 3 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.1 4 1
Ash (g) 2.1 0.6 0.1 3.5 3.0 0.1 0.0 8.9 18 5
Aspartic acid (g) 1.5 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.6 6 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 50.8 6.8 2.2 580.7 0.7 5.1 0.7 1,638.1 2,285 571
Calories 896.6 203.6 54.6 312.3 0.0 2.9 1.4 915.6 2,387 597
Calories (kj) 3,753.3 851.7 228.4 1,307.8 0.0 12.1 6.0 3,826.0 9,985 2,496
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 180.5 0.0 11.4 22.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.9 219 55
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 61.1 0.0 68.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 238.6 368 92
Copper (mg) 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 7.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 9 2
Folate (mcg) 572.8 0.9 3.9 24.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 40.9 644 161
Folate, DFE (mcg) 945.0 0.9 3.9 24.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 40.9 1,016 254
Folate, food (mcg) 43.5 0.9 3.9 24.4 0.0 0.2 0.5 40.9 114 29
Folic acid (mcg) 529.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 529 132
Fructose (g) 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 11.1 0.1 0.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 13.8 29 7
Glycine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.0 2 1
Histidine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.0 3 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 8.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.5 10 3
Isoleucine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.5 6 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 1 0
Leucine (g) 2.4 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 5.4 10 2
Lysine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 4.7 7 2
Magnesium (mg) 128.1 0.6 3.3 63.4 0.0 2.0 0.7 63.6 262 65
Maltose (g) 4.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 5 1
Manganese (mg) 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 3 1
Methionine (g) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.5 2 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.4 6.0 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.3 33 8
Niacin (mg) 17.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 18 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.9 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.0 5 1
Phosphorus (mg) 456.8 6.8 16.2 453.8 0.0 1.8 1.3 1,163.3 2,100 525
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.4 n/a 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 5 1
Potassium (mg) 538.9 6.8 16.0 736.9 0.2 15.3 9.1 222.7 1,546 386
Proline (g) 3.8 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 6.4 12 3
Protein (g) 31.5 0.2 1.5 16.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 56.6 106 27
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 190.6 0.0 151.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 586.2 928 232
Riboflavin (mg) 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.7 14.6 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.9 74 19
Selenium (mcg) 152.7 0.3 5.1 9.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 31.6 200 50
Serine (g) 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.3 6 1
Sodium (mg) 14.5 202.8 0.3 239.1 1,162.7 0.2 0.1 1,410.9 3,031 758
Starch (g) 150.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 151 38
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 1.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 2 0
Sugar (g) 6.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 8 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 1
Threonine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.0 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.3 0.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 2.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 2 1
Total Fat (g) 3.6 23.0 0.1 17.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 75.3 120 30
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.7 4 1
Valine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.8 6 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 709.7 0.0 673.4 0.0 6.3 187.2 2,276.5 3,853 963
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 194.3 0.0 161.0 0.0 0.3 9.4 602.1 967 242
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 4 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 8 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 17.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 54.5 72 18
Water (g) 23.9 4.5 1.8 427.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 83.5 542 135
Zinc (mg) 3.4 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 12 3

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