Nutritional Facts: Simple and Delicious Mac 'n' Cheese

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  16 ounces (456g)
cavatappi pasta
2 cups (226g)
sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (50g)
parmesan cheese
2 cups (488g)
milk
1/4 cup (31g)
flour
1/4 cup (57g)
butter
1 to taste (0g)
pepper
1 to taste (0g)
breadcrumbs
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 2.2 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Ash (g) 4.0 8.9 4.0 3.5 0.1 1.2 n/a n/a 22 4
Aspartic acid (g) 2.8 3.6 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 9 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.3 n/a n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 95.8 1,629.5 554.5 580.7 4.7 13.6 n/a n/a 2,879 480
Calories 1,691.8 910.8 215.5 312.3 113.8 406.9 n/a n/a 3,651 609
Calories (kj) 7,081.7 3,805.8 902.5 1,307.8 475.9 1,701.9 n/a n/a 15,276 2,546
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 2.9 2.0 22.7 23.8 0.0 n/a n/a 392 65
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 237.3 44.0 68.3 0.0 122.0 n/a n/a 472 79
Copper (mg) 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Cystine (g) 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 14.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 15 3
Folate (mcg) 1,080.7 40.7 5.0 24.4 57.2 1.7 n/a n/a 1,210 202
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,783.0 40.7 5.0 24.4 90.9 1.7 n/a n/a 1,946 324
Folate, food (mcg) 82.1 40.7 5.0 24.4 9.1 1.7 n/a n/a 163 27
Folic acid (mcg) 998.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.1 0.0 n/a n/a 1,047 174
Fructose (g) 0.5 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.5 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 21.0 13.8 4.3 3.4 1.1 0.1 n/a n/a 44 7
Glycine (g) 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Histidine (g) 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.0 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.0 n/a n/a 19 3
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 3.5 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.5 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 4.5 5.4 1.9 1.6 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 14 2
Lysine (g) 1.4 4.7 1.5 1.3 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Magnesium (mg) 241.7 63.3 19.0 63.4 6.9 1.1 n/a n/a 395 66
Maltose (g) 8.9 0.3 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 2
Manganese (mg) 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.8 21.2 4.2 5.2 0.0 11.9 n/a n/a 43 7
Niacin (mg) 32.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.8 0.0 n/a n/a 35 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 5 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Phosphorus (mg) 861.8 1,157.1 364.5 453.8 33.8 13.6 n/a n/a 2,885 481
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 1.7 n/a n/a 8 1
Potassium (mg) 1,016.9 221.5 62.5 736.9 33.4 13.6 n/a n/a 2,085 347
Proline (g) 7.2 6.3 2.3 1.6 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 18 3
Protein (g) 59.5 56.3 19.2 16.0 3.2 0.5 n/a n/a 155 26
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 583.1 111.5 151.3 0.0 380.8 n/a n/a 1,227 204
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 47.7 8.7 11.1 0.0 29.2 n/a n/a 98 16
Selenium (mcg) 288.2 31.4 8.9 9.8 10.6 0.6 n/a n/a 349 58
Serine (g) 2.8 3.3 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Sodium (mg) 27.4 1,403.5 764.5 239.1 0.6 405.2 n/a n/a 2,840 473
Starch (g) 284.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 285 47
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 2.2 0.5 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 12.2 1.2 0.5 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 14 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Threonine (g) 2.1 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.5 0.7 0.1 n/a 0.0 1.3 n/a n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 4.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Total Fat (g) 6.9 74.9 14.3 17.9 0.3 46.0 n/a n/a 160 27
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.7 n/a n/a 2 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.9 n/a n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.1 2.7 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Valine (g) 2.7 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2,264.5 432.5 673.4 0.0 1,418.2 n/a n/a 4,789 798
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 598.9 114.5 161.0 0.0 388.2 n/a n/a 1,263 210
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 1.9 1.1 1.8 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 5 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 54.2 10.5 n/a 0.0 34.1 n/a n/a 99 16
Water (g) 45.1 83.1 10.4 427.9 3.7 9.0 n/a n/a 579 97
Zinc (mg) 6.4 7.0 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 18 3

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