Nutritional Facts: The Best Turkey Ever

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  15 lbs (4,980g)
whole turkey
2 cups (584g)
kosher salt
1 gallon (3,792g)
water
2 (40g)
shallots
4 (12g)
garlic cloves
3 small (447g)
apples
3 small (210g)
bermuda onions
1 (131g)
oranges
1 (58g)
lemons
3 (183g)
carrots
1 bunch (0g)
leeks
1 head (480g)
celery
3 sprigs (0g)
fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons (4g)
fresh sage
8 (0g)
bay leaves
1/2 gallon (1,440g)
apple cider
24 ounces (713g)
beer
4 cups (960g)
low sodium chicken broth
1/2 lb (227g)
unsalted butter
1 to taste (0g)
salt
1 to taste (0g)
pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 64.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 66 7
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 28 3
Arginine (g) 71.7 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 72 7
Ash (g) 43.8 582.8 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.8 n/a 3.6 n/a 0.3 0.0 1.4 1.1 1.9 0.1 n/a n/a 644 64
Aspartic acid (g) 98.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 100 10
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9.1 n/a n/a 9 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 747.0 140.2 113.8 14.8 21.7 26.8 48.3 52.4 15.1 60.4 n/a 192.0 n/a 66.1 4.0 158.4 28.5 38.4 54.5 n/a n/a 1,782 178
Calories 7,968.0 0.0 0.0 28.8 17.9 232.4 84.0 61.6 16.8 75.0 n/a 76.8 n/a 12.6 1.5 14.4 306.5 153.6 1,627.6 n/a n/a 10,678 1,068
Calories (kj) 33,316.2 0.0 0.0 120.8 74.8 974.5 348.6 258.1 70.2 316.6 n/a 321.6 n/a 52.7 6.3 57.6 1,290.2 643.2 6,807.7 n/a n/a 44,659 4,466
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 4.0 61.7 19.6 15.4 5.4 17.5 n/a 14.3 n/a 2.4 0.4 4.3 25.3 11.5 0.1 n/a n/a 189 19
Cholesterol (mg) 3,386.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 488.1 n/a n/a 3,874 387
Copper (mg) 5.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Cystine (g) 11.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 10.7 3.6 3.1 1.6 5.1 n/a 7.7 n/a 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 34 3
Folate (mcg) 398.4 0.0 0.0 13.6 0.4 13.4 39.9 39.3 6.4 34.8 n/a 172.8 n/a 11.0 0.9 0.0 42.8 0.0 6.8 n/a n/a 780 78
Folate, DFE (mcg) 398.4 0.0 0.0 13.6 0.4 13.4 39.9 39.3 6.4 34.8 n/a 172.8 n/a 11.0 0.9 0.0 42.8 0.0 6.8 n/a n/a 780 78
Folate, food (mcg) 398.4 0.0 0.0 13.6 0.4 13.4 39.9 39.3 6.4 34.8 n/a 172.8 n/a 11.0 0.9 0.0 42.8 0.0 6.8 n/a n/a 780 78
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26.4 2.7 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 2.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 33 3
Galactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10.9 4.1 n/a n/a 1.1 n/a 2.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 2
Glutamic acid (g) 162.2 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 165 17
Glycine (g) 61.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 62 6
Histidine (g) 30.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 31 3
Iron (mg) 71.2 1.9 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 n/a 1.0 n/a 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.0 0.0 n/a n/a 81 8
Isoleucine (g) 51.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 52 5
Lactose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 79.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 80 8
Lysine (g) 92.5 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 93 9
Magnesium (mg) 1,095.6 5.8 37.9 8.4 3.0 22.4 21.0 13.1 4.6 22.0 n/a 52.8 n/a 17.1 0.6 14.4 42.8 9.6 4.5 n/a n/a 1,376 138
Maltose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Methionine (g) 28.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 29 3
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 144.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 47.7 n/a n/a 195 20
Niacin (mg) 203.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.8 n/a 1.5 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.7 13.2 0.1 n/a n/a 225 23
Pantothenic acid (mg) 40.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 n/a 1.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 44 4
Phenylalanine (g) 39.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 40 4
Phosphorus (mg) 8,864.4 0.0 0.0 24.0 18.4 49.2 60.9 18.3 9.3 64.1 n/a 115.2 n/a 3.6 0.5 172.8 99.8 288.0 54.5 n/a n/a 9,843 984
Phytosterols n/a 0.0 n/a 2.0 n/a 53.6 31.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 28.8 n/a 9.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 126 13
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 98.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 6.9 n/a n/a 108 11
Potassium (mg) 13,246.8 46.7 37.9 133.6 48.1 478.3 306.6 237.1 80.0 585.6 n/a 1,248.0 n/a 42.8 2.5 0.0 192.5 825.6 54.5 n/a n/a 17,567 1,757
Proline (g) 47.3 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 48 5
Protein (g) 1,016.9 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 2.3 1.2 0.6 1.7 n/a 3.3 n/a 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.3 19.2 1.9 n/a n/a 1,054 105
Retinol (mcg) 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,523.2 n/a n/a 1,623 162
Riboflavin (mg) 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 n/a n/a 9 1
Saturated Fat (g) 112.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 116.6 n/a n/a 232 23
Selenium (mcg) 1,215.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.0 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 n/a 1.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.3 0.0 2.3 n/a n/a 1,229 123
Serine (g) 44.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 45 5
Sodium (mg) 3,237.0 226,346.7 113.8 4.8 2.0 4.5 8.4 0.0 1.2 126.3 n/a 384.0 n/a 0.4 0.1 201.6 28.5 288.0 25.0 n/a n/a 230,772 23,077
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 2.6 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9.3 2.1 n/a n/a 6.6 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 18 2
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 46.4 8.9 12.2 1.5 8.7 n/a 8.8 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 n/a n/a 88 9
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 4 0
Threonine (g) 44.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 45 5
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 17.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.2 n/a 1.3 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 n/a n/a 27 3
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 399.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 n/a 0.8 n/a 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 184.1 n/a n/a 592 59
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 11.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 11 1
Tyrosine (g) 38.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 39 4
Valine (g) 52.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 54 5
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 298.8 0.0 0.0 476.0 1.1 241.4 4.2 294.8 12.8 30,572.0 n/a 2,155.2 n/a 236.0 29.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,672.7 n/a n/a 39,995 3,999
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 99.6 0.0 0.0 24.0 0.0 13.4 0.0 14.4 0.6 1,528.1 n/a 105.6 n/a 11.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,552.7 n/a n/a 3,352 335
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 19.9 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.4 n/a n/a 21 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 20.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 22 2
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.7 20.6 15.5 69.7 30.7 10.8 n/a 14.9 n/a 1.3 0.2 360.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 531 53
Vitamin D (IU) 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 136.2 n/a n/a 385 39
Water (g) 3,505.9 1.2 3,788.2 31.9 7.0 382.5 187.1 113.6 51.6 161.6 n/a 458.1 n/a 0.3 0.0 1,435.7 655.5 921.6 40.7 n/a n/a 11,743 1,174
Zinc (mg) 109.6 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.6 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.2 n/a n/a 114 11

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