Nutritional Facts: Barefoot Contessa's Creamy Cheddar Grits

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  2 teaspoons (12g)
salt
1 cup (156g)
quick-cooking grits
1 1/4 cups (303g)
half-and-half
2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
1 1/2 cups (198g)
old cheddar cheese
4 stalks (60g)
green onions
1 to taste (3g)
black pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 n/a 3 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.9 0.1 n/a 3 0
Ash (g) 12.0 0.6 2.0 0.6 7.8 0.5 n/a 23 4
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 3.2 0.1 n/a 5 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 2.9 3.1 317.6 6.8 1,427.6 43.2 n/a 1,801 300
Calories 0.0 578.8 393.3 203.6 797.9 19.2 n/a 1,993 332
Calories (kj) 0.0 2,421.1 1,648.6 851.7 3,334.3 81.0 n/a 8,337 1,389
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 124.2 13.0 0.0 2.5 4.4 n/a 144 24
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 111.9 61.1 207.9 0.0 n/a 381 63
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 n/a 4 1
Folate (mcg) 0.0 7.8 9.1 0.9 35.6 38.4 n/a 92 15
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 7.8 9.1 0.9 35.6 38.4 n/a 92 15
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 7.8 9.1 0.9 35.6 38.4 n/a 92 15
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.0 2.6 1.9 0.1 12.1 0.2 n/a 17 3
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.1 n/a 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 n/a 2 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.9 n/a 4 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 3.1 0.0 n/a 4 1
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 1.7 0.9 0.0 4.7 0.1 n/a 7 1
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.0 4.1 0.1 n/a 5 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.1 42.1 30.3 0.6 55.4 12.0 n/a 140 23
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.0 n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.5 10.0 6.0 18.6 0.0 n/a 35 6
Niacin (mg) 0.0 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 n/a 3 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.8 0.0 n/a 3 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 n/a 4 1
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 113.9 287.4 6.8 1,013.8 22.2 n/a 1,444 241
Phytosterols (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.9 1.9 0.0 n/a 5 1
Potassium (mg) 1.0 213.7 393.3 6.8 194.0 165.6 n/a 974 162
Proline (g) 0.0 1.2 0.9 0.0 5.6 0.1 n/a 8 1
Protein (g) 0.0 13.7 9.0 0.2 49.3 1.1 n/a 73 12
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 287.4 190.6 510.8 0.0 n/a 989 165
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 n/a 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.2 21.7 14.6 41.8 0.0 n/a 78 13
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 26.5 5.4 0.3 27.5 0.4 n/a 60 10
Serine (g) 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 2.9 0.0 n/a 4 1
Sodium (mg) 4,651.0 1.6 124.0 202.8 1,229.6 9.6 n/a 6,219 1,036
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.4 n/a 4 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.0 n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 n/a 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.3 n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 0.0 1.9 34.8 23.0 65.6 0.1 n/a 125 21
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 n/a 3 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.0 3.3 0.0 n/a 5 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 333.8 1,070.9 709.7 1,984.0 598.2 n/a 4,697 783
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 17.2 293.4 194.3 524.7 30.0 n/a 1,060 177
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 n/a 3 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 11.3 n/a 14 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 n/a 24.2 17.0 47.5 0.0 n/a 89 15
Water (g) 0.0 15.6 243.7 4.5 72.8 53.9 n/a 391 65
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.6 1.5 0.0 6.2 0.2 n/a 9 1

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