Nutritional Facts: My Favorite Mac and Cheese

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  4 tablespoons (57g)
butter
4 tablespoons (31g)
flour
2 1/2 cups (610g)
milk
1 1/2 cups (170g)
sharp cheddar cheese
1 to taste (0g)
salt
1 to taste (0g)
fresh ground pepper
1 to taste (5g)
cayenne
1/2 lb (228g)
macaroni
1/4 cup (20g)
parmigiano-reggiano cheese
1/2 cup (54g)
buttered bread crumbs
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.2 n/a n/a n/a 1.0 0.2 0.3 4 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.6 n/a n/a n/a 1.1 0.3 0.3 4 1
Ash (g) 1.2 0.1 4.4 6.7 n/a n/a n/a 2.0 1.3 1.5 17 4
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.1 1.5 2.7 n/a n/a n/a 1.4 0.5 0.4 7 2
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 2.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 13.6 4.7 725.9 1,222.1 n/a n/a n/a 47.9 250.6 98.8 2,364 591
Calories 407.3 113.8 390.4 683.1 n/a n/a n/a 845.9 83.0 213.3 2,737 684
Calories (kj) 1,703.4 475.9 1,634.8 2,854.4 n/a n/a n/a 3,540.8 347.4 892.6 11,449 2,862
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 23.8 28.4 2.2 n/a n/a n/a 170.2 0.7 38.9 264 66
Cholesterol (mg) 122.1 0.0 85.4 178.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 14.4 0.0 400 100
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.7 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.6 0.1 0.2 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7.3 0.0 2.4 11 3
Folate (mcg) 1.7 57.2 30.5 30.5 n/a n/a n/a 540.4 1.6 57.8 720 180
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1.7 90.9 30.5 30.5 n/a n/a n/a 891.5 1.6 88.6 1,135 284
Folate, food (mcg) 1.7 9.1 30.5 30.5 n/a n/a n/a 41.0 1.6 13.5 128 32
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 48.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 499.3 0.0 44.3 592 148
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 1.3 2 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 1.0 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 1.1 4.2 10.3 n/a n/a n/a 10.5 1.9 2.2 30 8
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.7 n/a n/a n/a 1.0 0.1 0.3 3 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.7 0.3 0.2 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 1.5 0.3 1.2 n/a n/a n/a 7.5 0.2 2.6 13 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.2 2.6 n/a n/a n/a 1.2 0.4 0.3 6 1
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.2 2.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a 2.3 0.8 0.5 10 2
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.6 3.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.7 0.8 0.2 7 2
Magnesium (mg) 1.1 6.9 79.3 47.5 n/a n/a n/a 120.8 10.2 23.2 289 72
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a 1.0 6 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2.1 0.0 0.5 3 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.2 0.1 2 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 11.9 0.0 6.4 15.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.4 1.7 0.6 37 9
Niacin (mg) 0.0 1.8 0.5 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 16.4 0.1 3.6 23 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.7 n/a n/a n/a 1.0 0.1 0.3 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.2 n/a n/a n/a 1.5 0.4 0.4 6 1
Phosphorus (mg) 13.6 33.8 567.3 867.8 n/a n/a n/a 430.9 147.0 89.1 2,150 537
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.3 4 1
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.7 0.1 0.8 1.6 n/a n/a n/a 1.3 0.1 1.1 7 2
Potassium (mg) 13.6 33.4 921.1 166.1 n/a n/a n/a 508.4 19.4 105.8 1,768 442
Proline (g) 0.0 0.4 1.9 4.8 n/a n/a n/a 3.6 1.0 0.7 12 3
Protein (g) 0.5 3.2 20.0 42.2 n/a n/a n/a 29.7 7.6 7.2 110 28
Retinol (mcg) 381.1 0.0 189.1 437.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 44.6 0.0 1,052 263
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.6 n/a n/a n/a 0.9 0.1 0.2 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 29.2 0.0 13.9 35.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.6 3.5 0.6 84 21
Selenium (mcg) 0.6 10.6 12.2 23.6 n/a n/a n/a 144.1 4.8 13.6 209 52
Serine (g) 0.0 0.2 1.1 2.5 n/a n/a n/a 1.4 0.5 0.4 6 1
Sodium (mg) 405.6 0.6 298.9 1,052.6 n/a n/a n/a 13.7 339.2 395.3 2,506 626
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 142.4 n/a 32.2 175 44
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a 1.1 n/a 0.0 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a 6.1 0.2 3.3 11 3
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2.0 0.0 0.5 3 1
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.5 n/a n/a n/a 1.1 0.3 0.2 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.3 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.1 0.0 2 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2.0 n/a 0.4 3 1
Total Fat (g) 46.1 0.3 22.3 56.2 n/a n/a n/a 3.4 5.5 2.9 137 34
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
TransFatty acids (g) 1.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.4 0.1 0.1 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.0 2.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.6 0.5 0.2 4 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.3 2.8 n/a n/a n/a 1.3 0.6 0.3 7 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1,419.4 0.0 841.8 1,698.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 173.0 0.0 4,133 1,033
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 388.5 0.0 201.3 449.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 45.8 0.0 1,085 271
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.1 0.0 2.2 1.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.3 0.2 4 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 0.1 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 9 2
Vitamin D (IU) 34.1 0.0 n/a 40.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 4.2 0.0 79 20
Water (g) 9.0 3.7 534.9 62.3 n/a n/a n/a 22.6 5.0 3.5 641 160
Zinc (mg) 0.1 0.2 2.3 5.3 n/a n/a n/a 3.2 0.6 0.8 12 3

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