Nutritional Facts: Healthier Macaroni & Cheese

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  2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
1/2 (55g)
yellow onions
2 tablespoons (16g)
flour
3 cups (732g)
milk
2 cups (264g)
extra-sharp cheddar cheese
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
1 lb (456g)
elbow macaroni
1/4 cup (34g)
pickled jalapeno peppers
2 ounces (57g)
ham
1/2 cup (54g)
breadcrumbs
1/4 cup (25g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.9 n/a 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 6 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.5 n/a 2.2 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 7 1
Ash (g) 0.6 0.2 0.1 5.3 10.4 n/a 4.0 1.5 2.1 1.5 2.0 28 5
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.8 4.2 n/a 2.8 0.0 1.2 0.4 0.7 11 2
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 1.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 6.8 12.7 2.3 871.1 1,903.4 n/a 95.8 7.8 4.0 98.8 277.3 3,280 547
Calories 203.6 22.0 56.9 468.5 1,063.9 n/a 1,691.8 9.2 83.5 213.3 107.8 3,920 653
Calories (kj) 851.7 91.3 238.0 1,961.8 4,445.8 n/a 7,081.7 38.4 349.3 892.6 451.3 16,402 2,734
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 5.1 11.9 34.0 3.4 n/a 340.5 1.6 0.0 38.9 1.0 437 73
Cholesterol (mg) 61.1 0.0 0.0 102.5 277.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 29.5 0.0 22.0 492 82
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 n/a 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 14.6 0.9 0.0 2.4 0.0 19 3
Folate (mcg) 0.9 10.5 28.6 36.6 47.5 n/a 1,080.7 4.8 2.3 57.8 2.5 1,272 212
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.9 10.5 45.5 36.6 47.5 n/a 1,783.0 4.8 2.3 88.6 2.5 2,022 337
Folate, food (mcg) 0.9 10.5 4.5 36.6 47.5 n/a 82.1 4.8 2.3 13.5 2.5 205 34
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 24.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 998.6 0.0 0.0 44.3 0.0 1,067 178
Fructose n/a 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 1.3 0.0 3 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 1.0 0.0 3 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 0.1 0.5 5.0 16.1 n/a 21.0 0.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 49 8
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.1 n/a 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 5 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 n/a 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 5 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.8 n/a 15.0 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.2 22 4
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 4.1 n/a 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 9 2
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 6.3 n/a 4.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.9 16 3
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 5.5 n/a 1.4 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.7 11 2
Magnesium (mg) 0.6 5.5 3.4 95.2 73.9 n/a 241.7 5.1 10.2 23.2 9.5 468 78
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 8.9 n/a n/a 1.0 0.0 10 2
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 5 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.7 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 4 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 6.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 24.8 n/a 0.8 0.0 1.5 0.6 2.1 43 7
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 n/a 32.7 0.1 3.0 3.6 0.0 41 7
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.3 1.1 n/a 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 3.5 n/a 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 9 2
Phosphorus (mg) 6.8 16.0 16.9 680.8 1,351.7 n/a 861.8 6.1 131.8 89.1 182.3 3,343 557
Phytosterols n/a 8.3 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 4.3 n/a 13 2
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.9 0.0 0.1 1.0 2.5 n/a 2.6 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.3 9 1
Potassium (mg) 6.8 80.3 16.7 1,105.3 258.7 n/a 1,016.9 65.6 210.7 105.8 31.3 2,898 483
Proline (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.3 7.4 n/a 7.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.2 20 3
Protein (g) 0.2 0.6 1.6 24.0 65.7 n/a 59.5 0.3 12.7 7.2 9.6 181 30
Retinol (mcg) 190.6 0.0 0.0 226.9 681.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.8 1,154 192
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 1.0 n/a 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 14.6 0.0 0.0 16.7 55.7 n/a 1.3 0.0 1.1 0.6 4.3 94 16
Selenium (mcg) 0.3 0.3 5.3 14.6 36.7 n/a 288.2 0.1 10.7 13.6 4.4 374 62
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 3.8 n/a 2.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.6 10 2
Sodium (mg) 202.8 2.2 0.3 358.7 1,639.4 n/a 27.4 568.1 861.1 395.3 382.3 4,438 740
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 284.8 n/a n/a 32.2 n/a 317 53
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a 2.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 3 1
Sugar (g) 0.0 2.3 0.0 n/a 1.4 n/a 12.2 0.7 0.0 3.3 0.2 20 3
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 n/a 4.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 6 1
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 n/a 2.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 7 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 4.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 4 1
Total Fat (g) 23.0 0.1 0.2 26.8 87.5 n/a 6.9 0.3 3.2 2.9 7.2 158 26
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 n/a 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.2 n/a 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 7 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 4.4 n/a 2.7 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 10 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 709.7 1.1 0.0 1,010.2 2,645.3 n/a 0.0 578.0 0.0 0.0 216.3 5,161 860
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 194.3 0.0 0.0 241.6 699.6 n/a 0.0 28.9 0.0 0.0 57.3 1,222 204
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.6 6 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 n/a 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 4.1 0.0 11.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 18 3
Vitamin D (IU) 17.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 63.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 15.3 0.0 5.3 101 17
Water (g) 4.5 49.0 1.9 641.9 97.0 n/a 45.1 30.2 38.8 3.5 5.2 917 153
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 2.8 8.2 n/a 6.4 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.0 21 3

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