Nutritional Facts: Homemade Mexican Chorizo

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  1 lb (454g)
ground lean pork
1/4 cup (60g)
cider vinegar
2 tablespoons (16g)
chili powder
1 tablespoon (7g)
sweet paprika
1 teaspoon (2g)
ground cumin
1 teaspoon (6g)
table salt
1 teaspoon (3g)
garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon (0g)
ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon (0g)
ground black pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 5 1
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 5 1
Ash (g) 4.0 0.1 1.9 0.5 0.2 6.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 3
Aspartic acid (g) 7.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 8 2
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 63.6 4.2 52.8 15.6 19.6 1.4 2.4 6.4 8.0 0.7 1.8 1.3 178 44
Calories 1,195.1 12.5 45.1 19.2 7.9 0.0 10.3 2.7 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 1,297 324
Calories (kj) 4,998.4 53.8 188.6 80.3 32.9 0.0 43.0 11.2 5.5 6.0 3.7 3.0 5,426 1,357
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.6 8.0 3.7 0.9 0.0 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 17 4
Cholesterol (mg) 327.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 327 82
Copper (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Cystine (g) 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 9 2
Folate (mcg) 22.7 0.0 4.5 3.3 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 34 9
Folate, DFE (mcg) 22.7 0.0 4.5 3.3 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 34 9
Folate, food (mcg) 22.7 0.0 4.5 3.3 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 34 9
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 0.2 0.7 0.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.1 0.3 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 12.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 13 3
Glycine (g) 3.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 4 1
Histidine (g) 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Iron (mg) 4.0 0.1 2.8 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 3
Isoleucine (g) 3.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 4 1
Lactose n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 6.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 6 2
Lysine (g) 6.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 7 2
Magnesium (mg) 86.3 3.0 23.8 12.1 7.7 0.1 2.4 3.0 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 142 35
Maltose n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1 0
Methionine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 2 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 42.9 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44 11
Niacin (mg) 19.7 0.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 3.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Phosphorus (mg) 795.2 4.8 48.0 21.4 10.5 0.0 12.8 3.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.5 899 225
Phytosterols n/a 0.0 13.3 11.9 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 30 7
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 8.7 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 3
Potassium (mg) 1,304.1 43.6 312.0 155.0 37.5 0.5 37.0 11.4 6.3 9.1 3.0 3.8 1,923 481
Proline (g) 3.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Protein (g) 76.7 0.0 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 81 20
Retinol (mcg) 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9 2
Riboflavin (mg) 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 35.8 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36 9
Selenium (mcg) 111.8 0.1 3.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 117 29
Serine (g) 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Sodium (mg) 254.5 3.0 262.4 4.6 3.5 2,325.5 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 2,857 714
Sucrose n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sugar n/a 0.2 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 1
Threonine (g) 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.0 6.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 8 2
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 0.5 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Total Fat (g) 96.3 0.0 2.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 100 25
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 3 1
Valine (g) 4.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 4 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 31.8 0.0 4,744.0 3,349.3 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 187.2 1.5 1.6 8,351 2,088
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 9.1 0.0 237.3 167.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 9.4 0.1 0.1 425 106
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1
Vitamin C (mg) 3.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 4 1
Vitamin D n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Water (g) 277.5 56.1 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 337 84
Zinc (mg) 10.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 3

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