Nutritional Facts: Spicy Grits

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  16 ounces (454g)
sharp cheddar cheese
2 (28g)
jalapenos
2 cups (312g)
grits
4 cups (976g)
chicken broth
4 cups (976g)
milk
4 tablespoons (57g)
butter
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 3.2 n/a 2.1 n/a 1.1 0.0 n/a 6 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 4.3 n/a 0.9 n/a 1.2 0.0 n/a 6 1
Ash (g) 17.9 0.1 1.9 10.0 7.0 1.2 n/a 38 5
Aspartic acid (g) 7.3 n/a 1.6 n/a 2.4 0.0 n/a 11 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.3 n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 3,276.2 3.4 12.5 39.0 1,161.4 13.6 n/a 4,506 563
Calories 1,831.2 8.1 1,154.4 156.2 624.6 407.3 n/a 4,182 523
Calories (kj) 7,652.1 33.3 4,832.9 653.9 2,615.7 1,703.4 n/a 17,491 2,186
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 5.8 1.8 246.8 3.7 45.4 0.0 n/a 304 38
Cholesterol (mg) 477.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 136.6 122.1 n/a 736 92
Copper (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 n/a 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.6 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.8 14.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 15 2
Folate (mcg) 81.8 7.6 533.5 19.5 48.8 1.7 n/a 693 87
Folate, DFE (mcg) 81.8 7.6 820.6 19.5 48.8 1.7 n/a 980 122
Folate, food (mcg) 81.8 7.6 121.7 19.5 48.8 1.7 n/a 281 35
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 411.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 412 51
Fructose n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 27.7 n/a 5.4 n/a 6.7 0.1 n/a 40 5
Glycine (g) 1.9 n/a 0.8 n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a 3 0
Histidine (g) 4.0 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.9 0.0 n/a 6 1
Iron (mg) 3.1 0.1 9.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 n/a 15 2
Isoleucine (g) 7.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 1.9 0.0 n/a 10 1
Lactose (g) 1.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 10.8 n/a 3.6 n/a 3.1 0.0 n/a 18 2
Lysine (g) 9.4 n/a 0.5 n/a 2.5 0.0 n/a 12 2
Magnesium (mg) 127.2 4.2 112.3 9.8 126.9 1.1 n/a 382 48
Maltose (g) 0.7 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2 0
Methionine (g) 3.0 n/a 0.6 n/a 0.8 0.0 n/a 4 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 42.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 10.3 11.9 n/a 68 9
Niacin (mg) 0.4 0.4 13.9 13.4 0.8 0.0 n/a 29 4
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.9 0.1 0.8 0.2 3.1 0.1 n/a 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 6.0 n/a 1.4 n/a 1.5 0.0 n/a 9 1
Phosphorus (mg) 2,326.5 7.3 346.3 292.8 907.7 13.6 n/a 3,894 487
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 4.3 0.0 2.7 1.1 1.3 1.7 n/a 11 1
Potassium (mg) 445.3 69.4 439.9 839.4 1,473.8 13.6 n/a 3,281 410
Proline (g) 12.8 n/a 2.8 n/a 3.1 0.0 n/a 19 2
Protein (g) 113.1 0.3 23.9 19.7 32.0 0.5 n/a 189 24
Retinol (mcg) 1,172.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 302.6 381.1 n/a 1,856 232
Riboflavin (mg) 1.7 0.0 1.1 0.3 1.6 0.0 n/a 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 95.8 0.0 1.1 1.6 22.2 29.2 n/a 150 19
Selenium (mcg) 63.2 0.1 53.0 0.0 19.5 0.6 n/a 136 17
Serine (g) 6.6 n/a 1.2 n/a 1.7 0.0 n/a 10 1
Sodium (mg) 2,821.8 0.8 3.1 2,986.6 478.2 405.6 n/a 6,696 837
Starch n/a n/a 212.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 213 27
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 1.1 0.0 1.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 2.4 1.2 1.8 2.8 n/a 0.0 n/a 8 1
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.1 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a 5 1
Threonine (g) 4.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 1.4 0.0 n/a 6 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.2 n/a 1.3 n/a 4 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Total Fat (g) 150.6 0.1 5.5 5.6 35.7 46.1 n/a 244 30
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 1.7 n/a 2 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 1.9 n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 1.5 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 5.5 n/a 0.5 n/a 1.5 0.0 n/a 8 1
Valine (g) 7.6 n/a 1.2 n/a 2.1 0.0 n/a 11 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 4,553.1 301.8 9.4 0.0 1,346.9 1,419.4 n/a 7,631 954
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 1,204.2 15.1 0.0 0.0 322.1 388.5 n/a 1,930 241
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 3.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.5 0.1 n/a 8 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 n/a 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 33.2 0.0 0.0 14.6 0.0 n/a 48 6
Vitamin D (IU) 109.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 34.1 n/a 143 18
Water (g) 167.0 25.7 34.1 936.5 855.9 9.0 n/a 2,028 254
Zinc (mg) 14.1 0.0 2.2 1.0 3.7 0.1 n/a 21 3

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