Nutritional Facts: One Pot Macaroni and Cheese by Consumer Reports

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  2 cups (474g)
water
1/4 teaspoon (2g)
salt
1 cup (105g)
elbow macaroni
1 cup (113g)
sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons (28g)
margarine
2 tablespoons (30g)
heavy cream
1 pinch (0g)
paprika
1 pinch (0g)
white pepper
1 pinch (0g)
cayenne
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine n/a 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Ash (g) 0.5 1.5 0.9 4.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 4
Aspartic acid n/a 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 14.2 0.4 22.1 814.7 8.5 19.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 881 440
Calories 0.0 0.0 389.6 455.4 202.8 103.5 0.4 0.4 1.4 1,153 577
Calories (kj) 0.0 0.0 1,630.7 1,902.9 848.0 432.9 1.7 1.5 6.0 4,824 2,412
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 78.4 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 81 41
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 118.7 0.0 41.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 160 80
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Cystine n/a 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 4 2
Folate (mcg) 0.0 0.0 248.9 20.3 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 271 136
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 410.6 20.3 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 433 216
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 0.0 18.9 20.3 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 41 21
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 230.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 230 115
Fructose n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid n/a 0.0 4.8 6.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 12 6
Glycine n/a 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Histidine n/a 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 2
Isoleucine n/a 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Lactose n/a n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine n/a 0.0 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 2
Lysine n/a 0.0 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Magnesium (mg) 4.7 0.0 55.7 31.6 0.8 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 96 48
Maltose n/a n/a 2.1 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Methionine n/a 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 10.6 11.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 13
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 4
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 1 1
Phenylalanine n/a 0.0 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 0.0 198.5 578.6 6.5 18.6 0.5 0.2 1.3 804 402
Phytosterols n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 41.2 n/a 0.3 0.1 0.4 42 21
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 5.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 4
Potassium (mg) 4.7 0.1 234.2 110.7 11.8 22.5 3.3 0.1 9.1 397 198
Proline n/a 0.0 1.6 3.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 5 2
Protein (g) 0.0 0.0 13.7 28.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 43 21
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 291.5 216.6 121.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 630 315
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.3 23.8 4.7 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 36 18
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 0.0 66.4 15.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 82 41
Serine n/a 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Sodium (mg) 14.2 581.4 6.3 701.7 265.9 11.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 1,581 791
Starch n/a n/a 65.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 66 33
Sucrose n/a n/a 0.5 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Threonine n/a 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.1 2 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 0.9 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 1.6 37.4 22.7 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 73 36
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan n/a 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine n/a 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 1
Valine n/a 0.0 0.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,132.3 1,008.7 441.0 70.8 0.0 187.2 2,840 1,420
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 299.5 231.0 123.3 3.5 0.0 9.4 667 333
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.1 n/a 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 18
Water (g) 473.5 0.0 10.4 41.5 4.4 17.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 547 274
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 3

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