Nutritional Facts: Basic Macaroni and Cheese

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  2 cups (210g)
macaroni
1/4 cup (57g)
butter
1/4 cup (31g)
flour
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
black pepper
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
dry mustard
2 cups (488g)
whole milk
3 cups (339g)
cheddar cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.9 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.4 4 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 1.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2 5 1
Ash (g) 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 13.3 23 6
Aspartic acid (g) 1.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.4 8 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 2.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 44.1 13.6 4.7 1.5 0.7 2.5 1.3 551.4 2,444.2 3,064 766
Calories 779.1 406.9 113.8 1.1 0.0 1.4 2.5 297.7 1,366.2 2,969 742
Calories (kj) 3,261.3 1,701.9 475.9 4.6 0.0 6.0 10.6 1,244.4 5,708.8 12,414 3,103
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 156.8 0.0 23.8 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 23.4 4.3 209 52
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 122.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.8 356.0 527 132
Copper (mg) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.5 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 6.7 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 8 2
Folate (mcg) 497.7 1.7 57.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 24.4 61.0 643 161
Folate, DFE (mcg) 821.1 1.7 90.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 24.4 61.0 1,000 250
Folate, food (mcg) 37.8 1.7 9.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 24.4 61.0 135 34
Folic acid (mcg) 459.9 0.0 48.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 508 127
Fructose (g) 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 9.7 0.1 1.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 20.7 35 9
Glycine (g) 0.9 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 3 1
Histidine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 4 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 6.9 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 2.3 11 3
Isoleucine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.2 7 2
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 24.6 0.8 25 6
Leucine (g) 2.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 8.1 12 3
Lysine (g) 0.6 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.0 8 2
Magnesium (mg) 111.3 1.1 6.9 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.9 48.8 94.9 266 67
Maltose (g) 4.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5 1
Manganese (mg) 1.9 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1
Methionine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.2 3 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.4 11.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.0 31.8 48 12
Niacin (mg) 15.1 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 18 4
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.9 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.4 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.4 7 2
Phosphorus (mg) 396.9 13.6 33.8 0.8 0.0 0.9 4.1 409.9 1,735.7 2,596 649
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.5 0.6 n/a n/a 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 3.2 7 2
Potassium (mg) 468.3 13.6 33.4 11.3 0.2 7.6 3.7 644.2 332.2 1,515 379
Proline (g) 3.3 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 9.5 15 4
Protein (g) 27.4 0.5 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 15.4 84.4 131 33
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 380.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 219.6 874.6 1,475 369
Riboflavin (mg) 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.6 29.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 71.5 110 28
Selenium (mcg) 132.7 0.6 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 18.1 47.1 210 53
Serine (g) 1.3 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.9 7 2
Sodium (mg) 12.6 405.2 0.6 13.9 1,162.7 0.1 0.1 209.8 2,105.2 3,910 978
Starch (g) 131.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 131 33
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2 0
Sugar (g) 5.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.6 1.8 32 8
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 2 1
Threonine (g) 1.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.0 5 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 3 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 1.8 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 1
Total Fat (g) 3.2 46.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 15.9 112.3 178 44
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 1.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 1.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.5 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.1 5 1
Valine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 5.6 8 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,418.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 3.1 0.2 790.6 3,396.8 5,610 1,402
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 388.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 224.5 898.4 1,511 378
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.8 5 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 34.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.9 81.4 364 91
Water (g) 20.8 9.0 3.7 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 430.1 124.6 589 147
Zinc (mg) 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 10.5 16 4

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