Nutritional Facts: Cuban Ropa Vieja... so Good!

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  1 tablespoon (14g)
vegetable oil
2 lbs (907g)
beef flank steak
1 cup (240g)
beef broth
8 ounces (229g)
tomato sauce
1 small (70g)
onions
1 (119g)
green bell peppers
2 (6g)
garlic cloves
6 ounces (171g)
tomato paste
1 teaspoon (2g)
ground cumin
1 teaspoon (0g)
fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon (14g)
olive oil
1 tablespoon (15g)
white vinegar
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 15.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 16 4
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
Arginine (g) 0.0 16.2 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 17 4
Ash (g) 0.0 9.6 2.5 4.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 23 6
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 22.8 n/a 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 25 6
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Caffeine (mg) 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
Calcium (mg) 0.0 163.3 14.4 29.7 16.1 11.9 10.9 61.7 19.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 329 82
Calories 120.2 1,832.5 16.8 54.9 28.0 23.8 8.9 140.6 7.9 0.1 119.3 3.1 2,356 589
Calories (kj) 503.1 7,647.6 69.6 228.6 116.2 100.0 37.4 588.0 32.9 0.3 499.4 13.4 9,836 2,459
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 12.3 6.5 5.5 2.0 32.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 60 15
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 734.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 735 184
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 3.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 3 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.2 2.0 0.1 7.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 14 4
Folate (mcg) 0.0 81.6 4.8 25.1 13.3 11.9 0.2 20.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 158 39
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 81.6 4.8 25.1 13.3 11.9 0.2 20.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 158 39
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 81.6 4.8 25.1 13.3 11.9 0.2 20.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 158 39
Folic acid (mcg) 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
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 3.8 0.9 1.3 n/a 10.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 16 4
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 5.3 1.4 1.4 n/a 9.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 18 4
Glutamic acid (g) 0.0 37.5 n/a 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 3.6 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 43 11
Glycine (g) 0.0 15.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 16 4
Histidine (g) 0.0 8.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 8 2
Hydroxyproline n/a 2.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Iron (mg) 0.0 16.3 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 5.1 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 26 7
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 11.4 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 12 3
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 19.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 20 5
Lysine (g) 0.0 21.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 22 5
Magnesium (mg) 0.0 199.6 4.8 36.6 7.0 11.9 1.5 72.0 7.7 0.1 0.0 0.7 342 85
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Manganese n/a 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 6.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 7 2
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 3.8 34.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 9.8 0.0 48 12
Niacin (mg) 0.0 67.8 1.9 2.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 5.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 78 19
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 2
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 9.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 10 3
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 1,823.4 31.2 59.4 20.3 23.8 9.2 142.3 10.5 0.2 0.0 1.2 2,121 530
Phytosterols (mg) 131.6 n/a n/a n/a 10.5 10.7 n/a n/a 1.4 0.0 29.8 0.0 184 46
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 7.4 3.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.0 13 3
Potassium (mg) 0.0 2,957.4 129.6 756.6 102.2 208.3 24.1 1,738.3 37.5 1.7 0.1 10.9 5,967 1,492
Proline (g) 0.0 11.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 12 3
Protein (g) 0.0 249.9 2.7 3.0 0.8 1.0 0.4 7.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 266 66
Retinol (mcg) 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
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 1.8 34.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 39 10
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 262.2 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.9 9.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 275 69
Serine (g) 0.0 9.8 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 10 3
Sodium (mg) 0.0 480.8 892.8 1,197.7 2.8 3.6 1.0 1,354.3 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 3,938 984
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 0.6 0.7 0.1 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 3.0 2.9 0.1 20.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 37 9
Theobromine (mg) 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
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 10.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 10 3
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.9 3.5 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 7.4 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.0 19 5
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.9 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 13.6 84.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 114 29
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 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
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 1.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 8.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 8 2
Valine (g) 0.0 12.4 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 13 3
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 989.7 1.4 440.3 0.5 2,614.3 26.7 22.4 0.0 0.0 4,095 1,024
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.3 0.0 21.4 0.0 130.3 1.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 204 51
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 16.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17 4
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 2
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 5.2 95.7 1.9 37.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 157 39
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Water (g) 0.0 574.5 234.1 208.3 62.4 111.7 3.5 126.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 14.0 1,335 334
Zinc (mg) 0.0 43.5 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 45 11

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