Nutritional Facts: Grilled Cheese Sandwich 101

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  4 slices (100g)
white bread
3 tablespoons (43g)
butter
2 slices (56g)
cheddar cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.4 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.5 1 0
Ash (g) 2.0 0.9 2.2 5 3
Aspartic acid (g) 0.4 0.0 0.9 1 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a 1.7 n/a 2 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 151.0 10.2 403.8 565 282
Calories 266.0 305.4 225.7 797 399
Calories (kj) 1,113.0 1,277.6 943.0 3,334 1,667
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 50.6 0.0 0.7 51 26
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 91.6 58.8 150 75
Copper (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0
Cystine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 2.4 0.0 0.0 2 1
Folate (mcg) 111.0 1.3 10.1 122 61
Folate, DFE (mcg) 171.0 1.3 10.1 182 91
Folate, food (mcg) 25.0 1.3 10.1 36 18
Folic acid (mcg) 86.0 0.0 0.0 86 43
Fructose (g) 1.8 n/a n/a 2 1
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 1.4 n/a n/a 1 1
Glutamic acid (g) 2.5 0.1 3.4 6 3
Glycine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.2 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.5 1 0
Iron (mg) 3.7 0.0 0.4 4 2
Isoleucine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.9 1 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.5 0.0 1.3 2 1
Lysine (g) 0.2 0.0 1.2 1 1
Magnesium (mg) 23.0 0.9 15.7 40 20
Maltose (g) 1.1 n/a 0.1 1 1
Manganese (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0
Methionine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.4 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.7 9.0 5.3 15 7
Niacin (mg) 4.4 0.0 0.0 4 2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.4 0.0 0.7 1 1
Phosphorus (mg) 99.0 10.2 286.7 396 198
Phytosterols (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.4 1.3 0.5 3 2
Potassium (mg) 100.0 10.2 54.9 165 83
Proline (g) 0.8 0.0 1.6 2 1
Protein (g) 7.6 0.4 13.9 22 11
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 285.8 144.5 430 215
Riboflavin (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.2 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.7 21.9 11.8 34 17
Selenium (mcg) 17.3 0.4 7.8 26 13
Serine (g) 0.4 0.0 0.8 1 1
Sodium (mg) 511.0 304.2 347.8 1,163 581
Starch (g) 40.6 n/a n/a 41 20
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.0 n/a 0.1 0 0
Sugar (g) 4.3 0.0 0.3 5 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.5 1 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.2 1.0 0.2 1 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Fat (g) 3.3 34.6 18.6 56 28
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 1.3 n/a 1 1
TransFatty acids n/a 1.4 n/a 1 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.7 1 0
Valine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.9 1 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,064.6 561.1 1,626 813
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 291.4 148.4 440 220
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.1 0.5 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 25.6 13.4 39 20
Water (g) 36.4 6.8 20.6 64 32
Zinc (mg) 0.7 0.0 1.7 3 1

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