Nutritional Facts: Chorizo or Homemade Mexican Sausage

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  2 lbs (909g)
ground pork
3 1/2 teaspoons (21g)
salt
6 tablespoons (48g)
red chili powder
6 small (243g)
dried red chilies
4 cloves (12g)
garlic
2 tablespoons (11g)
dry oregano leaves
2 teaspoons (4g)
whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon (2g)
fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons (6g)
sugar
4 tablespoons (0g)
cider
2 1/2 tablespoons (36g)
water
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 8.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 9 1
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 9.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 10 1
Ash (g) 7.9 21.0 5.7 2.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 38 4
Aspartic acid (g) 14.2 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 16 2
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 127.2 5.0 158.4 34.0 21.7 171.6 39.1 10.2 0.1 n/a 1.1 568 57
Calories 2,390.1 0.0 135.4 97.2 17.9 28.5 15.8 5.8 24.4 n/a 0.0 2,715 271
Calories (kj) 9,996.6 0.0 565.9 403.4 74.8 119.0 65.8 24.2 101.9 n/a 0.0 11,352 1,135
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 23.9 21.4 4.0 7.4 1.9 1.5 6.3 n/a 0.0 66 7
Cholesterol (mg) 654.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 654 65
Copper (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 16.7 3.6 0.3 4.6 0.4 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 26 3
Folate (mcg) 45.4 0.0 13.4 55.9 0.4 25.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 141 14
Folate, DFE (mcg) 45.4 0.0 13.4 55.9 0.4 25.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 141 14
Folate, food (mcg) 45.4 0.0 13.4 55.9 0.4 25.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 141 14
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a 2.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Galactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a 1.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 24.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 26 3
Glycine (g) 7.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 8 1
Histidine (g) 6.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 6 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 8.0 0.1 8.3 2.5 0.2 4.0 2.8 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 26 3
Isoleucine (g) 7.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 8 1
Lactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 12.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 13 1
Lysine (g) 13.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 14 1
Magnesium (mg) 172.7 0.2 71.5 55.9 3.0 29.0 15.4 3.9 0.0 n/a 0.4 352 35
Maltose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 3 0
Methionine (g) 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 85.8 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 88 9
Niacin (mg) 39.4 0.0 5.6 3.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 49 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 6.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 7 1
Phenylalanine (g) 6.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Phosphorus (mg) 1,590.4 0.0 144.0 104.5 18.4 15.9 21.0 3.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 1,898 190
Phytosterols n/a 0.0 39.8 n/a n/a 21.8 2.9 2.1 n/a n/a n/a 67 7
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 17.4 0.0 3.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 22 2
Potassium (mg) 2,608.2 1.7 936.0 782.5 48.1 135.4 75.1 30.6 0.1 n/a 0.4 4,618 462
Proline (g) 6.2 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Protein (g) 153.4 0.0 6.5 4.5 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 167 17
Retinol (mcg) 18.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 18 2
Riboflavin (mg) 2.1 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 71.5 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 73 7
Selenium (mcg) 223.6 0.0 9.8 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 237 24
Serine (g) 6.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Sodium (mg) 508.9 8,139.2 787.2 21.9 2.0 2.7 7.1 0.5 0.1 n/a 1.1 9,471 947
Sucrose n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 6.3 n/a n/a 7 1
Sugar n/a 0.0 3.5 12.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 6.3 n/a 0.0 23 2
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 6.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 7 1
Threonine (g) 7.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.0 18.3 1.7 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 22 2
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 1.6 n/a n/a 2.6 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 4 0
Total Fat (g) 192.6 0.0 6.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 202 20
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 6 1
Valine (g) 8.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 9 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 63.6 0.0 14,232.0 2,313.4 1.1 182.8 53.3 12.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 16,859 1,686
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 18.2 0.0 711.8 116.6 0.0 9.1 2.7 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 859 86
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 6 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 6 1
Vitamin C (mg) 6.4 0.0 0.3 349.2 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 360 36
Vitamin D n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Water (g) 554.9 0.0 5.2 213.9 7.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 n/a 36.3 819 82
Zinc (mg) 20.0 0.0 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 23 2

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