Nutritional Facts: Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

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  16 ounces (456g)
macaroni
2 cups (226g)
monterey jack cheese
2 cups (224g)
mozzarella cheese
2 cups (226g)
cheddar cheese
7 ounces (196g)
Velveeta cheese
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1 quart (968g)
half-and-half
2 (100g)
eggs
1 1/2 cups (366g)
milk
1 to taste (0g)
pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.4 n/a 9 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 2.2 2.1 1.2 2.1 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 n/a 10 2
Ash (g) 4.0 8.0 7.3 8.9 11.8 2.4 6.5 1.1 2.6 n/a 53 9
Aspartic acid (g) 2.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 n/a 0.1 2.2 1.3 0.9 n/a 18 3
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 95.8 1,686.0 1,131.2 1,629.5 913.4 27.2 1,016.4 56.0 435.5 n/a 6,991 1,165
Calories 1,691.8 843.0 672.0 910.8 593.9 813.8 1,258.4 143.0 234.2 n/a 7,161 1,193
Calories (kj) 7,081.7 3,530.1 2,809.0 3,805.8 2,485.3 3,403.9 5,275.6 599.0 980.9 n/a 29,971 4,995
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 1.5 4.9 2.9 19.2 0.1 41.6 0.7 17.0 n/a 428 71
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 201.1 177.0 237.3 156.8 244.0 358.2 372.0 51.2 n/a 1,798 300
Copper (mg) 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 2 0
Cystine (g) 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 n/a 3 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 14.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 15 2
Folate (mcg) 1,080.7 40.7 15.7 40.7 n/a 3.4 29.0 47.0 18.3 n/a 1,276 213
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,783.0 40.7 15.7 40.7 n/a 3.4 29.0 47.0 18.3 n/a 1,978 330
Folate, food (mcg) 82.1 40.7 15.7 40.7 n/a 3.4 29.0 47.0 18.3 n/a 277 46
Folic acid (mcg) 998.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 999 166
Fructose (g) 0.5 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.5 n/a 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 2 0
Glutamic acid (g) 21.0 13.5 10.0 13.8 n/a 0.2 6.0 1.7 2.5 n/a 69 11
Glycine (g) 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 n/a 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 n/a 6 1
Histidine (g) 1.4 1.9 1.2 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 n/a 8 1
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 15.0 1.6 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.2 n/a 22 4
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 3.4 2.5 3.5 n/a 0.1 1.7 0.7 0.7 n/a 15 2
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Leucine (g) 4.5 5.3 4.1 5.4 n/a 0.1 2.8 1.1 1.2 n/a 24 4
Lysine (g) 1.4 4.6 2.2 4.7 n/a 0.1 2.3 0.9 1.0 n/a 17 3
Magnesium (mg) 241.7 61.0 44.8 63.3 n/a 2.3 96.8 12.0 47.6 n/a 569 95
Maltose (g) 8.9 n/a 0.2 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 9 2
Manganese (mg) 4.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.5 n/a 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 n/a 6 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.8 19.8 14.7 21.2 n/a 23.9 32.1 3.7 3.9 n/a 120 20
Niacin (mg) 32.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.3 n/a 35 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 n/a 0.1 2.8 1.5 1.1 n/a 9 2
Phenylalanine (g) 3.0 2.9 2.3 3.0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 n/a 14 2
Phosphorus (mg) 861.8 1,003.4 793.0 1,157.1 1,691.5 27.2 919.6 198.0 340.4 n/a 6,992 1,165
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.6 2.0 1.7 2.1 n/a 3.5 4.1 1.9 0.5 n/a 18 3
Potassium (mg) 1,016.9 183.1 170.2 221.5 656.6 27.2 1,258.4 138.0 552.7 n/a 4,225 704
Proline (g) 7.2 6.2 5.3 6.3 n/a 0.1 2.8 0.5 1.2 n/a 30 5
Protein (g) 59.5 55.3 49.7 56.3 31.9 1.0 28.7 12.6 12.0 n/a 307 51
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 433.9 389.8 583.1 n/a 761.6 919.6 160.0 113.5 n/a 3,361 560
Riboflavin (mg) 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.6 n/a 7 1
Saturated Fat (g) 1.3 43.1 29.5 47.7 28.2 58.3 69.3 3.1 8.3 n/a 289 48
Selenium (mcg) 288.2 32.8 38.1 31.4 n/a 1.1 17.4 30.7 7.3 n/a 447 75
Serine (g) 2.8 3.2 1.6 3.3 n/a 0.1 1.6 1.0 0.7 n/a 14 2
Sodium (mg) 27.4 1,211.4 1,404.5 1,403.5 2,938.0 810.4 396.9 142.0 179.3 n/a 8,513 1,419
Starch (g) 284.8 n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 2.2 n/a 0.1 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 12.2 1.1 2.3 1.2 15.9 0.1 1.5 0.4 n/a n/a 35 6
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 5 1
Threonine (g) 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.6 0.5 n/a 11 2
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.7 n/a 2.6 3.2 1.1 n/a n/a 9 2
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 4.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 5 1
Total Fat (g) 6.9 68.4 50.1 74.9 43.1 92.1 111.3 9.5 13.4 n/a 470 78
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.7 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 n/a 4 1
Tyrosine (g) 1.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.6 n/a 11 2
Valine (g) 2.7 3.7 3.0 3.8 n/a 0.1 1.9 0.9 0.8 n/a 17 3
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,737.9 1,514.2 2,264.5 2,169.7 2,836.4 3,426.7 540.0 505.1 n/a 14,995 2,499
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 447.5 401.0 598.9 n/a 776.3 939.0 160.0 120.8 n/a 3,443 574
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 1.9 5.1 1.9 n/a 0.2 3.2 0.9 1.3 n/a 14 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 n/a 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 8.7 0.0 5.5 n/a 15 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 49.7 35.8 54.2 n/a 68.1 77.4 82.0 n/a n/a 367 61
Water (g) 45.1 92.7 112.0 83.1 89.8 18.0 779.9 76.2 320.9 n/a 1,618 270
Zinc (mg) 6.4 6.8 6.5 7.0 3.6 0.1 4.9 1.3 1.4 n/a 38 6

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