Nutritional Facts: Simply, a Great Macaroni and Cheese

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  3 tablespoons (43g)
butter
2 cups (210g)
macaroni
4 cups (976g)
whole milk
8 ounces (227g)
extra-sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon (2g)
salt
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 4 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 1.0 0.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 4 1
Ash (g) 0.9 1.8 6.5 8.9 1.5 0.0 20 3
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 7 1
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 10.2 44.1 1,102.9 1,638.1 0.4 2.5 2,798 466
Calories 305.4 779.1 595.4 915.6 0.0 1.4 2,597 433
Calories (kj) 1,277.6 3,261.3 2,488.8 3,826.0 0.0 6.0 10,860 1,810
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 156.8 46.8 2.9 0.0 0.4 207 34
Cholesterol (mg) 91.6 0.0 97.6 238.6 0.0 0.0 428 71
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 7 1
Folate (mcg) 1.3 497.7 48.8 40.9 0.0 0.1 589 98
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1.3 821.1 48.8 40.9 0.0 0.1 912 152
Folate, food (mcg) 1.3 37.8 48.8 40.9 0.0 0.1 129 21
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 459.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 460 77
Fructose n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 9.7 6.2 13.8 0.0 0.0 30 5
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 3 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 6.9 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.1 9 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 1.1 1.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 6 1
Lactose n/a 0.0 49.3 0.5 n/a 0.0 50 8
Leucine (g) 0.0 2.1 2.5 5.4 0.0 0.0 10 2
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.6 1.3 4.7 0.0 0.0 7 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.9 111.3 97.6 63.6 0.0 1.0 274 46
Maltose n/a 4.1 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.0 4 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 3 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 9.0 0.4 7.9 21.3 0.0 0.0 39 6
Niacin (mg) 0.0 15.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 16 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.9 3.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 1.4 1.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 6 1
Phosphorus (mg) 10.2 396.9 819.8 1,163.3 0.0 0.9 2,391 399
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.5 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 1.2 1.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 7 1
Potassium (mg) 10.2 468.3 1,288.3 222.7 0.1 7.6 1,997 333
Proline (g) 0.0 3.3 3.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 13 2
Protein (g) 0.4 27.4 30.7 56.6 0.0 0.1 115 19
Retinol (mcg) 285.8 0.0 439.2 586.2 0.0 0.0 1,311 219
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 21.9 0.6 18.2 47.9 0.0 0.0 89 15
Selenium (mcg) 0.4 132.7 36.1 31.6 0.0 0.0 201 33
Serine (g) 0.0 1.3 1.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 6 1
Sodium (mg) 304.2 12.6 419.7 1,410.9 581.4 0.1 2,729 455
Starch n/a 131.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 131 22
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 1.0 0.0 0.5 n/a 0.0 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 5.6 49.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 56 9
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 3 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 2 0
Total Fat (g) 34.6 3.2 31.7 75.3 0.0 0.0 145 24
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 1.3 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 1.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 5 1
Valine (g) 0.0 1.2 1.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 7 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1,064.6 0.0 1,581.1 2,276.5 0.0 3.1 4,925 821
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 291.4 0.0 449.0 602.1 0.0 0.2 1,343 224
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.1 0.0 4.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 6 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 25.6 0.0 497.8 54.5 0.0 0.0 578 96
Water (g) 6.8 20.8 860.1 83.5 0.0 0.1 971 162
Zinc (mg) 0.0 3.0 3.6 7.1 0.0 0.0 14 2

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