Nutritional Facts: The Best Butter Chicken

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  2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
1 large (150g)
onions
4 large (580g)
chicken breasts
2 teaspoons (5g)
cinnamon
2 teaspoons (4g)
ginger
2 teaspoons (4g)
cumin
2 teaspoons (4g)
turmeric
1 teaspoon (6g)
salt
1 teaspoon (17g)
garam masala
13 1/2 ounces (383g)
coconut milk
2 tablespoons (0g)
mild curry paste
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 7 2
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.2 7.5 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.3 n/a 9 2
Ash (g) 0.6 0.5 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 6.0 n/a 3.7 n/a 18 4
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.1 10.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a 12 3
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 6.8 34.5 63.8 52.4 4.1 39.1 8.1 1.4 n/a 68.9 n/a 279 70
Calories 203.6 60.0 997.6 12.9 12.1 15.8 15.6 0.0 n/a 754.0 n/a 2,071 518
Calories (kj) 851.7 249.0 4,176.0 54.1 50.5 65.8 65.2 0.0 n/a 3,153.6 n/a 8,666 2,166
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 14.0 0.0 4.2 2.6 1.9 2.9 0.0 n/a 10.8 n/a 36 9
Cholesterol (mg) 61.1 0.0 371.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 432 108
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 2.6 0.0 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 2
Folate (mcg) 0.9 28.5 23.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.0 n/a 53.6 n/a 109 27
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.9 28.5 23.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.0 n/a 53.6 n/a 109 27
Folate, food (mcg) 0.9 28.5 23.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.0 n/a 53.6 n/a 109 27
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a 1.9 n/a 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 3.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 0.4 17.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.8 n/a 20 5
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 8 2
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 4 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 0.3 4.3 0.4 0.7 2.8 1.8 0.0 n/a 12.6 n/a 23 6
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 7 2
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 n/a 10 2
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.1 10.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 10 3
Magnesium (mg) 0.6 15.0 145.0 3.1 7.7 15.4 8.5 0.1 n/a 176.1 n/a 371 93
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 n/a 2.9 n/a 6 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 3 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 6.0 0.0 22.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 n/a 3.5 n/a 32 8
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.2 57.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 2.4 n/a 61 15
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.2 4.7 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 n/a 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 5 1
Phosphorus (mg) 6.8 43.5 1,009.2 3.3 6.0 21.0 11.8 0.0 n/a 367.4 n/a 1,469 367
Phytosterols n/a 22.5 n/a 1.4 3.0 2.9 3.6 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 33 8
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.9 0.0 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 13 3
Potassium (mg) 6.8 219.0 1,276.0 22.5 47.5 75.1 111.1 0.5 n/a 842.0 n/a 2,601 650
Proline (g) 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 6 1
Protein (g) 0.2 1.7 120.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 n/a 7.7 n/a 132 33
Retinol (mcg) 190.6 0.0 139.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 330 82
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 14.6 0.1 15.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 72.4 n/a 103 26
Selenium (mcg) 0.3 0.8 96.3 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 100 25
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 5 1
Sodium (mg) 202.8 6.0 365.4 0.5 1.0 7.1 1.7 2,325.5 n/a 49.8 n/a 2,960 740
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
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 1.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 6.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 7 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 5 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.7 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 23.0 0.2 53.7 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 n/a 81.6 n/a 160 40
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.8 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.9 n/a 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 4 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a 6 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 709.7 3.0 481.4 15.4 1.1 53.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1,264 316
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 194.3 0.0 139.2 0.8 0.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 337 84
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 2 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 3 1
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0 n/a 3.8 n/a 17 4
Vitamin D (IU) 17.0 0.0 92.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 110 27
Water (g) 4.5 133.7 402.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 n/a 278.9 n/a 822 205
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.3 4.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 2.1 n/a 8 2

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