Nutritional Facts: Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

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  1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1/2 cup (63g)
all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon (3g)
salt
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
pepper
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
garlic granules
2 cups (484g)
half-and-half
2 cups (488g)
milk
20 ounces (568g)
sharp cheddar cheese
10 ounces (284g)
extra-sharp cheddar cheese
16 ounces (483g)
elbow macaroni
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 0.6 4.0 2.0 2.1 9 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.5 0.6 5.3 2.7 2.3 12 1
Ash (g) 2.4 0.3 3.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.5 22.3 11.2 4.3 50 6
Aspartic acid (g) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.1 1.2 9.1 4.5 3.0 19 2
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 27.2 9.4 0.7 5.1 0.7 0.6 508.2 580.7 4,095.3 2,047.6 101.5 7,377 922
Calories 813.8 227.5 0.0 2.9 1.4 2.6 629.2 312.3 2,289.0 1,144.5 1,793.3 7,217 902
Calories (kj) 3,403.9 951.9 0.0 12.1 6.0 10.7 2,637.8 1,307.8 9,565.1 4,782.6 7,506.6 30,184 3,773
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.1 47.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.6 20.8 22.7 7.3 3.6 360.9 465 58
Cholesterol (mg) 244.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 179.1 68.3 596.4 298.2 0.0 1,386 173
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.4 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.2 3 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 18 2
Folate (mcg) 3.4 16.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 14.5 24.4 102.2 51.1 1,145.6 1,359 170
Folate, DFE (mcg) 3.4 16.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 14.5 24.4 102.2 51.1 1,889.9 2,103 263
Folate, food (mcg) 3.4 16.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 14.5 24.4 102.2 51.1 87.0 300 37
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,058.6 1,059 132
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 1 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.6 1 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3.0 3.4 34.6 17.3 22.2 83 10
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.4 1.2 2.1 7 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.4 5.0 2.5 1.4 10 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 3.9 1.9 16.0 23 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.9 1.0 8.8 4.4 2.5 18 2
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 0.7 0.0 2 0
Leucine (g) 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.4 1.6 13.5 6.8 4.8 29 4
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.1 1.3 11.8 5.9 1.4 22 3
Magnesium (mg) 2.3 13.8 0.0 2.0 0.7 0.6 48.4 63.4 159.0 79.5 256.2 626 78
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.9 0.4 9.5 11 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 4.4 5 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.4 0.4 3.7 1.9 0.7 7 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 23.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.1 5.2 53.3 26.7 0.8 126 16
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 34.7 37 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.4 1.5 2.3 1.2 2.1 9 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.7 0.8 7.4 3.7 3.2 16 2
Phosphorus (mg) 27.2 67.5 0.0 1.8 1.3 3.2 459.8 453.8 2,908.2 1,454.1 913.6 6,291 786
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.7 5.4 2.7 2.7 17 2
Potassium (mg) 27.2 66.9 0.2 15.3 9.1 9.2 629.2 736.9 556.6 278.3 1,077.9 3,407 426
Proline (g) 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.4 1.6 15.9 8.0 7.6 35 4
Protein (g) 1.0 6.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 14.3 16.0 141.4 70.7 63.0 313 39
Retinol (mcg) 761.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 459.8 151.3 1,465.4 732.7 0.0 3,571 446
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 2.1 1.1 1.9 7 1
Saturated Fat (g) 58.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.6 11.1 119.8 59.9 1.3 285 36
Selenium (mcg) 1.1 21.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 8.7 9.8 79.0 39.5 305.5 465 58
Serine (g) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.8 0.9 8.3 4.1 3.0 17 2
Sodium (mg) 810.4 1.3 1,162.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 198.4 239.1 3,527.3 1,763.6 29.0 7,733 967
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 301.9 302 38
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 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 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.4 0.7 2.3 4 1
Sugar (g) 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 n/a 3.0 1.5 12.9 18 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 4.3 5 1
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.6 0.7 5.0 2.5 2.2 11 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 n/a 1.6 0.8 0.5 7 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 4.3 4 1
Total Fat (g) 92.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 55.7 17.9 188.2 94.1 7.3 456 57
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 3.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 3 0
TransFatty acids (g) 3.7 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 4 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.9 0.9 4 1
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.7 0.8 6.8 3.4 1.2 13 2
Valine (g) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 1.0 1.1 9.4 4.7 2.8 19 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 2,836.4 0.0 0.0 6.3 187.2 0.0 1,713.4 673.4 5,691.4 2,845.7 0.0 13,954 1,744
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 776.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 9.4 0.0 469.5 161.0 1,505.2 752.6 0.0 3,674 459
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.8 4.7 2.4 0.0 11 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 2 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 4.4 7.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 2
Vitamin D (IU) 68.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.7 n/a 136.3 68.2 0.0 311 39
Water (g) 18.0 7.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 390.0 427.9 208.7 104.4 47.9 1,205 151
Zinc (mg) 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.9 17.7 8.8 6.8 38 5

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