Nutritional Facts: Carnitas (Authentic)

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  4 lbs (1,816g)
boneless pork shoulder
32 ounces (976g)
chicken broth
5 (15g)
garlic cloves
1 tablespoon (6g)
cumin seeds
2 (220g)
onions
1/2 bunch (15g)
cilantro
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 18.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 18 3
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 19.5 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 20 3
Ash (g) 15.3 10.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 27 4
Aspartic acid (g) 27.5 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 28 5
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0 0
Caffeine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 90.8 39.0 27.2 55.9 50.6 10.1 274 46
Calories 4,594.5 156.2 22.4 22.5 88.0 3.5 4,887 814
Calories (kj) 19,231.4 653.9 93.5 94.0 365.2 14.3 20,452 3,409
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 3.7 5.0 2.7 20.5 0.6 32 5
Cholesterol (mg) 1,289.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,289 215
Copper (mg) 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 3.7 0.4 5 1
Folate (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.5 0.6 41.8 9.3 144 24
Folate, DFE (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.5 0.6 41.8 9.3 144 24
Folate, food (mcg) 72.6 19.5 0.5 0.6 41.8 9.3 144 24
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.8 n/a 3 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.3 n/a 4 1
Glutamic acid (g) 45.7 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.6 n/a 46 8
Glycine (g) 17.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 18 3
Histidine (g) 11.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 11 2
Iron (mg) 18.0 2.0 0.3 4.0 0.5 0.3 25 4
Isoleucine (g) 13.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 2
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 23.9 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 24 4
Lysine (g) 26.9 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 27 5
Magnesium (mg) 308.7 9.8 3.8 22.0 22.0 3.9 370 62
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 2 0
Methionine (g) 7.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 8 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 162.9 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 166 28
Niacin (mg) 72.3 13.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 87 14
Pantothenic acid (mg) 11.9 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.3 0.1 13 2
Phenylalanine (g) 12.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 12 2
Phosphorus (mg) 3,432.2 292.8 23.0 29.9 63.8 7.2 3,849 641
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 4.1 33.0 0.8 38 6
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 39.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 41 7
Potassium (mg) 5,284.6 839.4 60.2 107.3 321.2 78.2 6,691 1,115
Proline (g) 13.9 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 2
Protein (g) 303.1 19.7 1.0 1.1 2.4 0.3 328 55
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 127.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 129 21
Selenium (mcg) 443.1 0.0 2.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 447 74
Serine (g) 12.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 13 2
Sodium (mg) 1,234.9 2,986.6 2.6 10.1 8.8 6.9 4,250 708
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.2 n/a 2 0
Sugar n/a 2.8 0.2 0.1 9.3 0.1 13 2
Theobromine n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 13.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 13 2
Threonine (g) 13.5 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 2
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 1 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 366.7 5.6 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 374 62
Tryptophan (g) 3.6 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Tyrosine (g) 10.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 10 2
Valine (g) 16.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 16 3
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 109.0 0.0 1.4 76.2 4.4 1,012.2 1,203 201
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 50.6 54 9
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 11.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 7.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 8 1
Vitamin C (mg) 12.7 0.0 4.7 0.5 16.3 4.1 38 6
Vitamin D (IU) 345.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 345 58
Water (g) 1,127.0 936.5 8.8 0.5 196.0 13.8 2,283 380
Zinc (mg) 43.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 45 7

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