Nutritional Facts: Martha Washington's Great Cake

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  40 (2,000g)
eggs
4 lbs (1,816g)
butter
4 lbs (1,814g)
sugar
5 lbs (2,270g)
flour
5 lbs (0g)
fruit
1/2 ounce (15g)
mace
1 (0g)
nutmeg
1 cup (236g)
wine
1 to taste (0g)
brandy
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 14.7 0.5 n/a 7.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 23 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 24.5 n/a 25 1
Arginine (g) 16.4 0.6 n/a 9.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26 1
Ash (g) 21.2 38.3 0.2 10.7 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.6 n/a 71 2
Aspartic acid (g) 26.6 1.2 n/a 9.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 38 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a 72.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 73 2
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 1,120.0 435.8 18.1 340.5 n/a 37.8 n/a 18.9 n/a 1,971 49
Calories 2,860.0 13,020.7 7,021.6 8,262.8 n/a 71.3 n/a 195.9 n/a 31,432 786
Calories (kj) 11,980.0 54,461.8 29,356.5 34,572.1 n/a 298.4 n/a 818.9 n/a 131,488 3,287
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 14.4 1.1 1,814.0 1,732.2 n/a 7.6 n/a 6.4 n/a 3,576 89
Cholesterol (mg) 7,440.0 3,904.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 11,344 284
Copper (mg) 1.4 0.0 0.1 3.3 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 5 0
Cystine (g) 5.4 0.1 n/a 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 61.3 n/a 3.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 64 2
Folate (mcg) 940.0 54.5 0.0 4,154.1 n/a 11.4 n/a 2.4 n/a 5,162 129
Folate, DFE (mcg) 940.0 54.5 0.0 6,605.7 n/a 11.4 n/a 2.4 n/a 7,614 190
Folate, food (mcg) 940.0 54.5 0.0 658.3 n/a 11.4 n/a 2.4 n/a 1,667 42
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,495.8 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 3,496 87
Fructose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 7.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 0
Glutamic acid (g) 33.5 3.2 n/a 79.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 116 3
Glycine (g) 8.6 0.3 n/a 8.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 17 0
Histidine (g) 6.2 0.4 n/a 5.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 0
Iron (mg) 35.0 0.4 0.9 105.3 n/a 2.1 n/a 0.9 n/a 145 4
Isoleucine (g) 13.4 0.9 n/a 8.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 22 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 21.7 1.5 n/a 16.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 39 1
Lysine (g) 18.2 1.2 n/a 5.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 25 1
Magnesium (mg) 240.0 36.3 0.0 499.4 n/a 24.5 n/a 26.0 n/a 826 21
Maltose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.6 0.0 0.1 15.5 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.3 n/a 17 0
Methionine (g) 7.6 0.4 n/a 4.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 73.2 381.7 0.0 2.0 n/a 1.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 459 11
Niacin (mg) 1.5 0.8 0.0 134.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.4 n/a 137 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 30.7 2.0 0.0 9.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 43 1
Phenylalanine (g) 13.6 0.7 n/a 11.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26 1
Phosphorus (mg) 3,960.0 435.8 0.0 2,451.6 n/a 16.5 n/a 47.2 n/a 6,911 173
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11.0 n/a n/a n/a 11 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 38.2 55.3 0.0 9.4 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 104 3
Potassium (mg) 2,760.0 435.8 36.3 2,428.9 n/a 69.5 n/a 233.6 n/a 5,964 149
Proline (g) 10.2 1.5 n/a 27.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 39 1
Protein (g) 251.2 15.4 0.0 234.5 n/a 1.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 502 13
Retinol (mcg) 3,200.0 12,185.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 15,385 385
Riboflavin (mg) 9.1 0.6 0.3 11.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 21 1
Saturated Fat (g) 62.5 932.8 0.0 3.5 n/a 1.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 1,000 25
Selenium (mcg) 614.0 18.2 10.9 769.5 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.5 n/a 1,413 35
Serine (g) 19.4 0.8 n/a 11.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 32 1
Sodium (mg) 2,840.0 12,966.2 18.1 45.4 n/a 12.0 n/a 11.8 n/a 15,894 397
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a 1,810.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,811 45
Sugar (g) 7.4 1.1 1,810.7 6.1 n/a n/a n/a 1.9 n/a 1,827 46
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.8 0.1 0.0 17.8 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 19 0
Threonine (g) 11.1 0.7 n/a 6.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 21.0 42.1 0.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 64 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 10.0 0.0 n/a 8.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 0
Total Fat (g) 190.2 1,473.0 0.0 22.2 n/a 4.9 n/a 0.0 n/a 1,690 42
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.5 54.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 55 1
TransFatty acids (g) 0.8 59.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 60 2
Tryptophan (g) 3.3 0.2 n/a 2.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 0
Tyrosine (g) 10.0 0.7 n/a 7.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 0
Valine (g) 17.2 1.0 n/a 9.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 28 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 10,800.0 45,381.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 120.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 56,302 1,408
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 3,200.0 12,421.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 6.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 15,627 391
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 17.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 21 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 3.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 5 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 3 0
Vitamin D (IU) 1,640.0 1,089.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 2,730 68
Water (g) 1,523.0 288.2 0.4 270.6 n/a 1.2 n/a 204.3 n/a 2,288 57
Zinc (mg) 25.8 1.6 0.2 15.9 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.3 n/a 44 1

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