Nutritional Facts: Homemade Baked Macaroni and Cheese

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  3 tablespoons (43g)
butter
3 tablespoons (23g)
flour
2 cups (488g)
milk
1 1/4 cups (0g)
American cheese
1 1/4 cups (141g)
sharp cheddar cheese
1 to taste (0g)
salt
1 lb (456g)
elbow macaroni
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.6 n/a 1.0 n/a 2.0 4 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.6 n/a 1.3 n/a 2.2 4 1
Ash (g) 0.9 0.1 3.5 n/a 5.6 n/a 4.0 14 2
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.1 1.2 n/a 2.3 n/a 2.8 6 1
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 10.2 3.5 580.7 n/a 1,018.4 n/a 95.8 1,709 285
Calories 305.4 85.3 312.3 n/a 569.2 n/a 1,691.8 2,964 494
Calories (kj) 1,277.6 357.0 1,307.8 n/a 2,378.7 n/a 7,081.7 12,403 2,067
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 17.9 22.7 n/a 1.8 n/a 340.5 383 64
Cholesterol (mg) 91.6 0.0 68.3 n/a 148.3 n/a 0.0 308 51
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.3 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 1.2 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14.6 15 3
Folate (mcg) 1.3 42.9 24.4 n/a 25.4 n/a 1,080.7 1,175 196
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1.3 68.2 24.4 n/a 25.4 n/a 1,783.0 1,902 317
Folate, food (mcg) 1.3 6.8 24.4 n/a 25.4 n/a 82.1 140 23
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 36.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 998.6 1,035 172
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 1 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 0.8 3.4 n/a 8.6 n/a 21.0 34 6
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.3 n/a 0.6 n/a 2.0 3 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.4 n/a 1.2 n/a 1.4 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 1.1 0.2 n/a 1.0 n/a 15.0 17 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.0 n/a 2.2 n/a 2.3 6 1
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.2 1.6 n/a 3.4 n/a 4.5 10 2
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.3 n/a 2.9 n/a 1.4 6 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.9 5.2 63.4 n/a 39.6 n/a 241.7 351 58
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 8.9 9 2
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4.2 4 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.9 n/a 0.7 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 9.0 0.0 5.2 n/a 13.3 n/a 0.8 28 5
Niacin (mg) 0.0 1.4 0.4 n/a 0.1 n/a 32.7 35 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.1 1.5 n/a 0.6 n/a 2.0 4 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.8 n/a 1.9 n/a 3.0 6 1
Phosphorus (mg) 10.2 25.3 453.8 n/a 723.2 n/a 861.8 2,074 346
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 0.1 0.7 n/a 1.3 n/a 2.6 6 1
Potassium (mg) 10.2 25.1 736.9 n/a 138.4 n/a 1,016.9 1,927 321
Proline (g) 0.0 0.3 1.6 n/a 4.0 n/a 7.2 13 2
Protein (g) 0.4 2.4 16.0 n/a 35.2 n/a 59.5 113 19
Retinol (mcg) 285.8 0.0 151.3 n/a 364.4 n/a 0.0 802 134
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.8 n/a 0.5 n/a 1.8 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 21.9 0.0 11.1 n/a 29.8 n/a 1.3 64 11
Selenium (mcg) 0.4 7.9 9.8 n/a 19.6 n/a 288.2 326 54
Serine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.9 n/a 2.1 n/a 2.8 6 1
Sodium (mg) 304.2 0.5 239.1 n/a 877.2 n/a 27.4 1,448 241
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 284.8 285 47
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 2.2 3 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 12.2 13 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.2 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 4.1 4 1
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.7 n/a 1.3 n/a 2.1 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 1.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 0.5 2 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4.0 4 1
Total Fat (g) 34.6 0.2 17.9 n/a 46.8 n/a 6.9 106 18
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.8 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.8 n/a 1.7 n/a 1.1 4 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.1 1.1 n/a 2.3 n/a 2.7 6 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1,064.6 0.0 673.4 n/a 1,415.3 n/a 0.0 3,153 526
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 291.4 0.0 161.0 n/a 374.3 n/a 0.0 827 138
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.1 0.0 1.8 n/a 1.2 n/a 0.0 3 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.6 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 7.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 7 1
Vitamin D (IU) 25.6 0.0 n/a n/a 33.9 n/a 0.0 59 10
Water (g) 6.8 2.8 427.9 n/a 51.9 n/a 45.1 535 89
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.2 1.9 n/a 4.4 n/a 6.4 13 2

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