Nutritional Facts: Traditional Costa Rican Bean Soup

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  2 cups (388g)
dried black beans
6 (300g)
eggs
2/3 cup (137g)
lard
8 cups (1,896g)
water
1 1/2 cups (240g)
yellow onions
1 cup (149g)
red bell peppers
1 teaspoon (0g)
oregano
1/4 cup (4g)
cilantro
1 (40g)
celery ribs
3 (9g)
garlic cloves
2 tablespoons (32g)
fresh cilantro leaves
1 to taste (0g)
salt and pepper
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 3.5 2.2 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 6 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 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 5.2 2.5 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 8 1
Ash (g) 14.0 3.2 0.0 1.9 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 n/a 22 4
Aspartic acid (g) 10.1 4.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 15 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 477.2 168.0 0.0 56.9 55.2 10.4 5.3 2.7 16.0 16.3 21.4 n/a 830 138
Calories 1,323.1 429.0 1,233.3 0.0 96.0 46.2 0.9 0.9 6.4 13.4 7.4 n/a 3,157 526
Calories (kj) 5,529.0 1,797.0 5,160.4 0.0 398.4 192.2 3.7 3.8 26.8 56.1 30.4 n/a 13,198 2,200
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 242.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 22.4 9.0 0.2 0.1 1.2 3.0 1.2 n/a 281 47
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 1,116.0 129.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,246 208
Copper (mg) 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 4 1
Cystine (g) 0.9 0.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 59.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.9 n/a 68 11
Folate (mcg) 1,722.7 141.0 0.0 0.0 45.6 68.5 0.8 2.5 14.4 0.3 19.8 n/a 2,016 336
Folate, DFE (mcg) 1,722.7 141.0 0.0 0.0 45.6 68.5 0.8 2.5 14.4 0.3 19.8 n/a 2,016 336
Folate, food (mcg) 1,722.7 141.0 0.0 0.0 45.6 68.5 0.8 2.5 14.4 0.3 19.8 n/a 2,016 336
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3.1 3.4 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 1.1 n/a n/a 4.7 2.9 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a 9 1
Glutamic acid (g) 12.8 5.0 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 19 3
Glycine (g) 3.3 1.3 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Histidine (g) 2.3 0.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 19.5 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 n/a 27 4
Isoleucine (g) 3.7 2.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 6.7 3.3 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 10 2
Lysine (g) 5.8 2.7 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Magnesium (mg) 663.5 36.0 0.0 19.0 24.0 17.9 0.9 1.0 4.4 2.3 8.3 n/a 777 130
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 n/a 5 1
Methionine (g) 1.3 1.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.5 11.0 61.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 73 12
Niacin (mg) 7.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 n/a 10 2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 3.5 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 n/a 9 2
Phenylalanine (g) 4.5 2.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Phosphorus (mg) 1,365.8 594.0 0.0 0.0 69.6 38.7 0.5 1.9 9.6 13.8 15.4 n/a 2,109 352
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 36.0 n/a 0.7 0.2 2.4 n/a 1.6 n/a 41 7
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 2.4 5.7 15.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 24 4
Potassium (mg) 5,754.0 414.0 0.0 19.0 350.4 314.4 4.2 20.8 104.0 36.1 166.7 n/a 7,184 1,197
Proline (g) 3.6 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Protein (g) 83.8 37.7 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.7 n/a 127 21
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 480.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 480 80
Riboflavin (mg) 0.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 1.4 9.4 53.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 65 11
Selenium (mcg) 12.4 92.1 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.3 n/a 108 18
Serine (g) 4.6 2.9 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Sodium (mg) 19.4 426.0 0.0 56.9 9.6 6.0 0.1 1.8 32.0 1.5 14.7 n/a 568 95
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 1 0
Sucrose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 8.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 10.2 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.3 n/a 27 4
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 3.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 4 1
Threonine (g) 3.5 1.7 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.8 3.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 n/a 8 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Total Fat (g) 5.5 28.5 136.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a 172 29
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 1.0 0.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tyrosine (g) 2.4 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Valine (g) 4.4 2.6 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,620.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 4,665.2 5.7 269.9 179.6 0.8 2,159.4 n/a 8,905 1,484
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 480.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 233.9 0.3 13.5 8.8 0.0 107.8 n/a 844 141
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 3 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 190.3 0.0 1.1 1.2 2.8 8.6 n/a 222 37
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 246.0 139.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 385 64
Water (g) 42.8 228.5 0.0 1,894.1 213.9 137.4 0.0 3.7 38.2 5.3 29.5 n/a 2,593 432
Zinc (mg) 14.2 3.9 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 n/a 19 3

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