Nutritional Facts: Carnitas

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  4 lbs (1,814g)
country-style boneless pork ribs
2 cups (474g)
water
1 teaspoon (2g)
orange zest
1 1/2 cups (372g)
fresh orange juice
6 (18g)
garlic cloves
2 teaspoons (12g)
kosher salt
2 tablespoons (28g)
brandy
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 22.1 n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 22 3
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.8 12 1
Arginine (g) 25.1 n/a n/a 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 25 3
Ash (g) 18.3 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.3 12.0 0.0 33 4
Aspartic acid (g) 36.8 n/a n/a 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 37 5
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 381.0 14.2 3.2 40.9 32.6 2.9 0.0 475 59
Calories 2,540.1 0.0 1.9 167.4 26.8 0.0 82.0 2,818 352
Calories (kj) 10,595.9 0.0 8.1 699.4 112.1 0.0 343.1 11,759 1,470
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 0.5 38.7 6.0 0.0 0.0 45 6
Cholesterol (mg) 1,342.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,343 168
Copper (mg) 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 4.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 1 0
Folate (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.6 111.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 113 14
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.6 111.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 113 14
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.6 111.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 113 14
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 60.1 n/a n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 60 8
Glycine (g) 17.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17 2
Histidine (g) 16.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 2
Hydroxyproline (g) 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Iron (mg) 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 17 2
Isoleucine (g) 18.5 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19 2
Leucine (g) 32.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 32 4
Lysine (g) 34.9 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 4
Magnesium (mg) 417.3 4.7 0.4 40.9 4.5 0.1 0.0 468 59
Manganese (mg) 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 1 0
Methionine (g) 10.4 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 44.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 45 6
Niacin (mg) 56.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 58 7
Pantothenic acid (mg) 31.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 32 4
Phenylalanine (g) 15.8 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 2
Phosphorus (mg) 3,701.3 0.0 0.4 63.2 27.5 0.0 1.1 3,794 474
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.7 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 1
Potassium (mg) 6,132.6 4.7 4.2 744.0 72.2 1.0 0.6 6,959 870
Proline (g) 15.2 n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 15 2
Protein (g) 376.7 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 380 48
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Riboflavin (mg) 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1
Saturated Fat (g) 36.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 37 5
Selenium (mcg) 631.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.6 0.0 0.0 634 79
Serine (g) 16.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 2
Sodium (mg) 1,215.6 14.2 0.1 3.7 3.1 4,651.0 0.3 5,888 736
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a 31.2 0.2 0.0 n/a 31 4
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 1
Threonine (g) 16.9 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17 2
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 5 1
Total Fat (g) 102.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 103 13
Tryptophan (g) 4.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 0
Tyrosine (g) 14.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14 2
Valine (g) 19.7 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 20 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 8.4 744.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 754 94
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.4 37.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 38 5
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 18.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18 2
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 11 1
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.7 186.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 194 24
Vitamin D (IU) 399.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 399 50
Water (g) 1,321.6 473.5 1.5 328.5 10.5 0.0 16.0 2,152 269
Zinc (mg) 54.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 55 7

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