Nutritional Facts: Carnitas (Authentic)

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  4 lbs (1,816g)
boneless pork shoulder
32 ounces (976g)
chicken broth
6 large (22g)
garlic cloves
1 tablespoon (6g)
cumin seeds
2 (220g)
onions
1/2 bunch (15g)
fresh cilantro
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 18.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 18 5
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 19.5 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 20 5
Ash (g) 15.3 10.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.2 27 7
Aspartic acid (g) 27.5 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 28 7
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0 0
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 90.8 39.0 39.1 55.9 50.6 10.1 285 71
Calories 4,594.5 156.2 32.2 22.5 88.0 3.5 4,897 1,224
Calories (kj) 19,231.4 653.9 134.6 94.0 365.2 14.3 20,493 5,123
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 3.7 7.1 2.7 20.5 0.6 35 9
Cholesterol (mg) 1,289.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,289 322
Copper (mg) 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 2 1
Cystine (g) 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 3.7 0.4 5 1
Folate (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.6 0.6 41.8 9.3 145 36
Folate, DFE (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.6 0.6 41.8 9.3 145 36
Folate, food (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.6 0.6 41.8 9.3 145 36
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.8 n/a 3 1
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.3 n/a 4 1
Glutamic acid (g) 45.7 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.6 n/a 46 12
Glycine (g) 17.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 18 4
Histidine (g) 11.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 11 3
Iron (mg) 18.0 2.0 0.4 4.0 0.5 0.3 25 6
Isoleucine (g) 13.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 3
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 23.9 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 24 6
Lysine (g) 26.9 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 27 7
Magnesium (mg) 308.7 9.8 5.4 22.0 22.0 3.9 372 93
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 2 1
Methionine (g) 7.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 8 2
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 162.9 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 166 42
Niacin (mg) 72.3 13.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 87 22
Pantothenic acid (mg) 11.9 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.1 13 3
Phenylalanine (g) 12.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 12 3
Phosphorus (mg) 3,432.2 292.8 33.0 29.9 63.8 7.2 3,859 965
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 4.1 33.0 0.8 38 9
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 39.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 41 10
Potassium (mg) 5,284.6 839.4 86.6 107.3 321.2 78.2 6,717 1,679
Proline (g) 13.9 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 3
Protein (g) 303.1 19.7 1.4 1.1 2.4 0.3 328 82
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 127.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 129 32
Selenium (mcg) 443.1 0.0 3.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 448 112
Serine (g) 12.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 13 3
Sodium (mg) 1,234.9 2,986.6 3.7 10.1 8.8 6.9 4,251 1,063
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.2 n/a 2 1
Sugar n/a 2.8 0.2 0.1 9.3 0.1 13 3
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 13.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 13 3
Threonine (g) 13.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 3
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 1 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 366.7 5.6 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 374 93
Tryptophan (g) 3.6 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Tyrosine (g) 10.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 10 3
Valine (g) 16.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 16 4
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 109.0 0.0 1.9 76.2 4.4 1,012.2 1,204 301
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 50.6 54 14
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 11.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 3
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 7.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 8 2
Vitamin C (mg) 12.7 0.0 6.7 0.5 16.3 4.1 40 10
Vitamin D (IU) 345.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 345 86
Water (g) 1,127.0 936.5 12.7 0.5 196.0 13.8 2,286 572
Zinc (mg) 43.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 45 11

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