Nutritional Facts: Dan's Favorite Mac and Cheese

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  1 lb (456g)
pasta
6 tablespoons (85g)
butter
6 tablespoons (47g)
flour
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
dry mustard
1 teaspoon (6g)
salt
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
paprika
3 1/2 cups (854g)
whole milk
8 ounces (229g)
whole milk mozzarella
8 ounces (227g)
sharp cheddar cheese
8 ounces (241g)
monterey jack cheese
2 tablespoons (10g)
parmesan cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 0.1 8 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.1 2.2 0.2 9 1
Ash (g) 4.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.7 7.5 8.9 8.5 0.8 44 4
Aspartic acid (g) 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.7 3.6 3.8 0.3 17 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 3.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 95.8 20.4 7.0 2.7 1.4 1.3 965.0 1,154.3 1,638.1 1,796.6 110.9 5,794 579
Calories 1,691.8 610.9 170.6 5.1 0.0 1.6 520.9 685.7 915.6 898.3 43.1 5,544 554
Calories (kj) 7,081.7 2,555.1 713.9 21.3 0.0 6.8 2,177.7 2,866.3 3,826.0 3,761.8 180.5 23,191 2,319
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 0.1 35.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 41.0 5.0 2.9 1.6 0.4 428 43
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 183.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 85.4 180.6 238.6 214.3 8.8 911 91
Copper (mg) 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 14.6 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 2
Folate (mcg) 1,080.7 2.6 85.8 1.6 0.0 0.3 42.7 16.0 40.9 43.3 1.0 1,315 131
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,783.0 2.6 136.4 1.6 0.0 0.3 42.7 16.0 40.9 43.3 1.0 2,068 207
Folate, food (mcg) 82.1 2.6 13.6 1.6 0.0 0.3 42.7 16.0 40.9 43.3 1.0 244 24
Folic acid (mcg) 998.6 0.0 72.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,071 107
Fructose (g) 0.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 2 0
Glutamic acid (g) 21.0 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.2 13.8 14.4 0.9 68 7
Glycine (g) 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.1 6 1
Histidine (g) 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.1 0.1 7 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.0 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.5 1.7 0.1 22 2
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 3.5 3.7 0.2 14 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 43.1 0.2 0.5 n/a 0.0 44 4
Leucine (g) 4.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 4.2 5.4 5.6 0.4 23 2
Lysine (g) 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 4.7 4.9 0.3 15 1
Magnesium (mg) 241.7 1.7 10.3 3.7 0.1 1.0 85.4 45.7 63.6 65.0 3.8 522 52
Maltose (g) 8.9 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 n/a 0.0 9 1
Manganese (mg) 4.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 0
Methionine (g) 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.5 1.5 0.1 6 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.8 17.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 6.9 15.0 21.3 21.1 0.8 84 8
Niacin (mg) 32.7 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 37 4
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 7 1
Phenylalanine (g) 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.3 3.0 3.1 0.2 13 1
Phosphorus (mg) 861.8 20.4 50.6 8.3 0.0 1.8 717.4 809.1 1,163.3 1,069.3 72.9 4,775 477
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 1.2 0.0 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 0.1 13 1
Potassium (mg) 1,016.9 20.4 50.2 7.4 0.5 13.1 1,127.3 173.7 222.7 195.1 12.5 2,840 284
Proline (g) 7.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 5.4 6.4 6.6 0.5 30 3
Protein (g) 59.5 0.7 4.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 26.9 50.7 56.6 59.0 3.8 262 26
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 571.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 384.3 397.7 586.2 462.4 22.3 2,425 242
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.0 6 1
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 43.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.9 30.1 47.9 45.9 1.7 187 19
Selenium (mcg) 288.2 0.9 15.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 31.6 38.9 31.6 34.9 1.8 446 45
Serine (g) 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7 3.3 3.4 0.2 13 1
Sodium (mg) 27.4 608.3 0.9 0.1 2,325.5 0.4 367.2 1,433.1 1,410.9 1,290.9 152.9 7,618 762
Starch (g) 284.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 285 28
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 2.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 n/a 0.0 3 0
Sugar (g) 12.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 43.1 2.4 1.2 1.2 0.1 60 6
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 4.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5 1
Threonine (g) 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 0.1 10 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 5 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 4 0
Total Fat (g) 6.9 69.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 27.8 51.1 75.3 72.9 2.9 307 31
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 2.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 2.8 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.1 4 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 0.2 11 1
Valine (g) 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.8 3.9 0.3 16 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2,129.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 283.2 1,383.5 1,545.1 2,276.5 1,852.0 86.5 9,556 956
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 582.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.2 392.8 409.1 602.1 476.8 22.9 2,501 250
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.2 1.9 2.0 0.2 13 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 51.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 435.5 36.6 54.5 53.0 2.1 633 63
Water (g) 45.1 13.5 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 752.6 114.3 83.5 98.8 2.1 1,116 112
Zinc (mg) 6.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.2 6.7 7.1 7.2 0.4 31 3

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