Nutritional Facts: Best French Onion Soup (America's Test Kitchen)

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  3 tablespoons (43g)
unsalted butter
6 large (900g)
yellow onions
1 to taste (0g)
table salt
2 cups (474g)
water
1/2 cup (118g)
dry sherry
4 cups (960g)
low sodium chicken broth
2 cups (480g)
beef broth
6 sprigs (0g)
fresh thyme
1 (0g)
bay leaves
1 to taste (0g)
ground black pepper
1 small (32g)
baguette
8 ounces (227g)
gruyere cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 2.2 2 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12 2
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 2.2 3 1
Ash (g) 0.0 3.2 n/a 0.5 0.3 1.9 5.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.7 9.8 21 4
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 3.7 5 1
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 10.2 207.0 n/a 14.2 9.4 38.4 28.8 n/a 0.5 n/a 14.1 2,297.0 2,620 437
Calories 305.4 360.0 n/a 0.0 97.9 153.6 33.6 n/a 0.2 n/a 92.5 938.3 1,982 330
Calories (kj) 1,277.6 1,494.0 n/a 0.0 409.5 643.2 139.2 n/a 0.8 n/a 387.2 3,926.0 8,277 1,380
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a 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 84.1 n/a 0.0 3.2 11.5 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 18.1 0.8 118 20
Cholesterol (mg) 91.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 249.9 342 57
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.7 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 15.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.8 0.0 16 3
Folate (mcg) 1.3 171.0 n/a 0.0 1.2 0.0 9.6 n/a 0.1 n/a 47.4 22.7 253 42
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1.3 171.0 n/a 0.0 1.2 0.0 9.6 n/a 0.1 n/a 73.6 22.7 279 47
Folate, food (mcg) 1.3 171.0 n/a 0.0 1.2 0.0 9.6 n/a 0.1 n/a 9.9 22.7 216 36
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 37.4 0.0 37 6
Fructose n/a 11.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 2
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 17.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 3
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 2.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.1 13.6 17 3
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 1.2 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 2.5 3 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 1.9 n/a 0.0 0.4 2.0 0.8 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.2 0.4 7 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 3.7 4 1
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 7.0 8 1
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 6.2 7 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.9 90.0 n/a 4.7 13.0 9.6 9.6 n/a 0.1 n/a 9.0 81.8 219 36
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 1.2 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.0 2 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1.9 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 9.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 22.8 35 6
Niacin (mg) 0.0 1.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 13.2 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.5 0.2 20 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 1.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 1.3 3 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 4.0 4 1
Phosphorus (mg) 10.2 261.0 n/a 0.0 23.6 288.0 62.4 n/a 0.1 n/a 36.5 1,374.6 2,056 343
Phytosterols n/a 135.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 135 23
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 3.9 7 1
Potassium (mg) 10.2 1,314.0 n/a 4.7 116.8 825.6 259.2 n/a 0.3 n/a 41.0 184.0 2,756 459
Proline (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 8.8 9 2
Protein (g) 0.4 9.9 n/a 0.0 0.1 19.2 5.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 3.8 67.7 107 18
Retinol (mcg) 285.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 608.9 895 149
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.6 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 21.9 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 43.0 68 11
Selenium (mcg) 0.4 4.5 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 8.7 32.9 50 8
Serine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 3.9 4 1
Sodium (mg) 4.7 36.0 n/a 14.2 5.9 288.0 1,785.6 n/a 0.0 n/a 164.2 763.4 3,062 510
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a 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 n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 8.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 1
Sugar (g) 0.0 38.2 n/a 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.8 0.8 42 7
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 2.5 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.6 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 34.6 0.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 5.8 1.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 73.5 116 19
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1.0 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 4.0 4 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 5.1 5 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1,064.6 18.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.7 n/a 0.0 2,153.9 3,240 540
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 291.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 615.7 907 151
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 3.6 5 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 1.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 66.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 67 11
Vitamin D (IU) 25.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 54.5 80 13
Water (g) 7.6 802.0 n/a 473.5 102.2 921.6 468.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 8.9 75.4 2,859 477
Zinc (mg) 0.0 1.5 n/a 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 8.9 12 2

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