Nutritional Facts: Budget Bytes' Chana Saag

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  2 tablespoons (27g)
olive oil
1 medium (110g)
onions
2 (6g)
garlic cloves
2 inches (0g)
fresh ginger
1 tablespoon (6g)
curry powder
1 teaspoon (2g)
cumin
3/4 teaspoon (5g)
salt
1 large (182g)
tomatoes
1 lb (454g)
frozen chopped spinach
19 ounces (539g)
chickpeas
12 ounces (340g)
evaporated milk
1/2 cup (119g)
water
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.8 n/a 3 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.5 0.8 n/a 6 1
Ash (g) 0.0 0.4 0.1 n/a 0.4 0.2 4.5 0.9 6.5 8.7 5.3 0.1 27 4
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.8 n/a 7 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 0.3 25.3 10.9 n/a 30.1 19.6 1.1 18.2 585.7 172.4 888.0 3.6 1,755 292
Calories 238.7 44.0 8.9 n/a 20.5 7.9 0.0 32.8 131.7 641.0 455.9 0.0 1,581 264
Calories (kj) 998.7 182.6 37.4 n/a 85.7 32.9 0.0 134.7 544.8 2,677.3 1,912.1 0.0 6,606 1,101
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 10.3 2.0 n/a 3.7 0.9 0.0 7.1 19.1 121.8 34.2 0.0 199 33
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 98.7 0.0 99 16
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 1.9 0.1 n/a 2.1 0.2 0.0 2.2 13.2 23.7 0.0 0.0 43 7
Folate (mcg) 0.0 20.9 0.2 n/a 9.7 0.2 0.0 27.3 658.3 360.9 27.2 0.0 1,105 184
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 20.9 0.2 n/a 9.7 0.2 0.0 27.3 658.3 360.9 27.2 0.0 1,105 184
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 20.9 0.2 n/a 9.7 0.2 0.0 27.3 658.3 360.9 27.2 0.0 1,105 184
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a 1.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2.5 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 2.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 2.3 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 6 1
Glutamic acid (g) 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.8 2.3 4.7 4.9 n/a 13 2
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.5 n/a 3 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.6 n/a 2 0
Iron (mg) 0.2 0.2 0.1 n/a 1.9 1.4 0.0 0.5 8.6 7.3 0.6 0.0 21 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.4 n/a 3 1
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.9 2.3 n/a 5 1
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 1.8 n/a 5 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.0 11.0 1.5 n/a 16.0 7.7 0.0 20.0 340.5 156.2 81.7 1.2 636 106
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 3.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 7 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 n/a 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 19.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.4 7.9 0.0 30 5
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.1 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 5 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.2 0.0 5 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 1.1 n/a 4 1
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 31.9 9.2 n/a 22.0 10.5 0.0 43.7 222.5 484.8 690.7 0.0 1,515 253
Phytosterols (mg) 59.7 16.5 n/a n/a 4.5 1.4 0.0 12.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 95 16
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.7 0.8 0.0 7 1
Potassium (mg) 0.3 160.6 24.1 n/a 97.2 37.5 0.4 431.3 1,570.8 926.5 1,030.9 1.2 4,281 713
Proline (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 2.2 n/a 4 1
Protein (g) 0.0 1.2 0.4 n/a 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.6 16.5 26.7 23.2 0.0 71 12
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 1.1 0.0 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 3.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 15.6 0.0 20 3
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 0.6 0.9 n/a 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 27.2 15.1 7.8 0.0 53 9
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 1.3 n/a 3 1
Sodium (mg) 0.5 4.4 1.0 n/a 3.3 3.5 1,744.1 9.1 336.0 1,610.7 360.6 3.6 4,077 679
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 1.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 4.7 0.1 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.8 3.0 n/a n/a 0.0 13 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 n/a 3 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 3.9 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 13.2 n/a n/a 0.0 20 3
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.2 0.6 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 27.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.4 2.6 6.1 25.7 0.0 63 11
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.1 n/a 3 0
Valine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.6 n/a 4 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2.2 0.5 n/a 62.1 26.7 0.0 1,516.1 53,236.1 113.1 1,350.7 0.0 56,307 9,385
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3.1 1.3 0.0 76.4 2,660.4 5.4 n/a 0.0 2,747 458
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 2.5 0.2 0.0 4 1
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 8.1 1.9 n/a 0.7 0.2 0.0 24.9 25.0 20.5 6.5 0.0 88 15
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Water (g) 0.0 98.0 3.5 n/a 0.6 0.2 0.0 172.0 409.4 375.4 251.9 118.4 1,429 238
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 2.5 5.7 2.6 0.0 12 2

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