Nutritional Facts: Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

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  1 1/3 cups (151g)
sharp cheddar cheese
2/3 cup (75g)
monterey jack cheese
8 slices (200g)
white bread
4 tablespoons (57g)
unsalted butter
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 2 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 3 1
Ash (g) 5.9 2.7 4.1 0.0 13 3
Aspartic acid (g) 2.4 1.2 0.7 0.0 4 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a 2.3 2 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 1,086.0 562.3 302.0 13.6 1,964 491
Calories 607.0 281.1 532.0 407.3 1,827 457
Calories (kj) 2,536.6 1,177.3 2,226.0 1,703.4 7,643 1,911
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 1.9 0.5 101.2 0.0 104 26
Cholesterol (mg) 158.2 67.1 0.0 122.1 347 87
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 5 1
Folate (mcg) 27.1 13.6 222.0 1.7 264 66
Folate, DFE (mcg) 27.1 13.6 342.0 1.7 384 96
Folate, food (mcg) 27.1 13.6 50.0 1.7 92 23
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 172.0 0.0 172 43
Fructose n/a n/a 3.7 n/a 4 1
Galactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a 2.8 n/a 3 1
Glutamic acid (g) 9.2 4.5 4.9 0.1 19 5
Glycine (g) 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.0 2 0
Histidine (g) 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 2 1
Iron (mg) 1.0 0.5 7.5 0.0 9 2
Isoleucine (g) 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.0 4 1
Lactose (g) 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 3.6 1.8 1.1 0.0 6 2
Lysine (g) 3.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 5 1
Magnesium (mg) 42.2 20.4 46.0 1.1 110 27
Maltose (g) 0.2 n/a 2.2 n/a 2 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1 0
Methionine (g) 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 14.1 6.6 1.4 11.9 34 9
Niacin (mg) 0.1 0.1 8.8 0.0 9 2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 1 0
Phenylalanine (g) 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 4 1
Phosphorus (mg) 771.2 334.6 198.0 13.6 1,317 329
Phytosterols n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.4 0.7 2.7 1.7 7 2
Potassium (mg) 147.6 61.1 200.0 13.6 422 106
Proline (g) 4.2 2.1 1.6 0.0 8 2
Protein (g) 37.5 18.5 15.3 0.5 72 18
Retinol (mcg) 388.6 144.7 0.0 381.1 914 229
Riboflavin (mg) 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.0 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 31.8 14.4 1.4 29.2 77 19
Selenium (mcg) 20.9 10.9 34.6 0.6 67 17
Serine (g) 2.2 1.1 0.7 0.0 4 1
Sodium (mg) 935.4 404.0 1,022.0 6.2 2,368 592
Starch n/a n/a 81.2 n/a 81 20
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Sugar (g) 0.8 0.4 8.6 0.0 10 2
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.0 2 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.3 2 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Total Fat (g) 49.9 22.8 6.6 46.1 125 31
Tryptophan (g) 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 3 1
Valine (g) 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.0 4 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 1,509.3 579.6 0.0 1,419.4 3,508 877
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 399.2 149.2 0.0 388.5 937 234
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 2 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 36.2 16.6 0.0 34.1 87 22
Water (g) 55.4 30.9 72.9 10.2 169 42
Zinc (mg) 4.7 2.3 1.5 0.1 8 2

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