Nutritional Facts: Good Eats Turkey Tamales (Alton Brown 2009)

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  1 tablespoon (7g)
smoked paprika
2 teaspoons (5g)
chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons (3g)
ground cumin
1 teaspoon (2g)
cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon (1g)
dried oregano
1 teaspoon (6g)
kosher salt
1 teaspoon (2g)
black pepper
2 (1,632g)
turkey legs
1/4 cup (55g)
vegetable oil
1 small (70g)
onions
3 (9g)
garlic cloves
1 (6g)
serrano chilies
3 ounces (86g)
tomato paste
15 ounces (429g)
masa harina
1 tablespoon (18g)
kosher salt
2 1/4 teaspoons (10g)
baking powder
1/2 cup (103g)
lard
24 (24g)
corn husks
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 3.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 23 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 0.1 1.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 24 0
Ash (g) 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 6.0 0.1 14.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.4 6.5 18.0 7.4 0.0 n/a 57 0
Aspartic acid (g) 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.6 2.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 34 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 15.6 17.8 29.3 2.7 16.0 1.4 10.2 277.4 0.0 16.1 16.3 0.7 30.9 582.9 4.3 762.2 0.0 n/a 1,784 0
Calories 19.2 15.2 11.8 5.7 2.7 0.0 5.8 2,350.1 481.8 28.0 13.4 2.0 70.3 1,564.3 0.0 5.3 924.6 n/a 5,500 0
Calories (kj) 80.3 63.7 49.4 24.0 11.1 0.0 24.2 9,824.6 2,016.0 116.2 56.1 8.2 294.0 6,548.6 0.0 22.0 3,868.4 n/a 23,007 0
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 3.7 2.7 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 6.5 3.0 0.4 16.2 327.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 n/a 367 0
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,158.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 97.4 n/a 1,256 0
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 4 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 2.4 1.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 3.5 27.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 39 0
Folate (mcg) 3.3 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.4 0.0 0.4 163.2 0.0 13.3 0.3 1.4 10.3 895.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,094 0
Folate, DFE (mcg) 3.3 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.4 0.0 0.4 163.2 0.0 13.3 0.3 1.4 10.3 1,435.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,634 0
Folate, food (mcg) 3.3 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.4 0.0 0.4 163.2 0.0 13.3 0.3 1.4 10.3 124.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 323 0
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 0.0 0.0 771.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 771 0
Fructose (g) 0.5 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a n/a 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.4 n/a n/a 4.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 n/a 1.8 7.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 61 0
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 19 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 11 0
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 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
Iron (mg) 1.4 0.9 2.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 28.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.6 32.1 0.1 1.2 0.0 n/a 70 0
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 18 0
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 4.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 30 0
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 31 0
Magnesium (mg) 12.1 8.0 11.5 2.7 2.7 0.1 3.9 342.7 0.0 7.0 2.3 1.3 36.0 398.6 0.2 4.0 0.0 n/a 833 0
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 n/a 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 3 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 10 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.6 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 46.2 n/a 100 0
Niacin (mg) 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.6 42.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 95 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 19 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 15 0
Phosphorus (mg) 21.4 16.2 15.7 5.3 1.5 0.0 3.6 2,888.6 0.0 20.3 13.8 2.4 71.1 917.1 0.0 1,026.5 0.0 n/a 5,004 0
Phytosterols (mg) 11.9 4.5 2.1 1.5 2.0 0.0 2.1 n/a 527.6 10.5 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 563 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.9 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 7.4 0.0 0.0 11.5 n/a 80 0
Potassium (mg) 155.0 105.3 56.3 36.3 12.6 0.5 30.6 4,455.4 0.0 102.2 36.1 18.6 869.1 1,127.1 1.4 0.5 0.0 n/a 7,007 0
Proline (g) 0.2 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 3.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 18 0
Protein (g) 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 318.9 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.1 3.7 39.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 367 0
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 16 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 7 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.6 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 0.0 0.0 40.2 n/a 84 0
Selenium (mcg) 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 430.8 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.0 4.5 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 499 0
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 2.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 16 0
Sodium (mg) 4.6 88.6 5.3 0.5 0.3 2,325.5 0.5 1,207.7 0.0 2.8 1.5 0.6 677.1 21.4 6,976.4 816.9 0.0 n/a 12,130 0
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 282.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 283 0
Stigmasterol 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 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Sugar (g) 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.1 0.2 10.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 15 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 8 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 15 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 2.0 2.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.6 n/a 17 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 109.7 54.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 16.5 0.0 0.0 102.5 n/a 287 0
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 4 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 14 0
Valine (g) 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 1.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 19 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 3,349.3 1,601.1 40.0 749.0 17.0 0.0 12.6 49.0 0.0 1.4 0.8 57.2 1,307.1 917.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 8,102 0
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 167.5 80.1 2.0 37.5 0.9 0.0 0.6 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 65.1 47.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 420 0
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 6 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 8 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.2 2.8 2.7 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 31 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 104.6 n/a 105 0
Water (g) 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 1,186.3 0.0 62.4 5.3 5.5 63.0 38.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a 1,364 0
Zinc (mg) 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 60 0

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