Nutritional Facts: Cooks Illustrated Red Beans and Rice

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  1 to taste (0g)
table salt
1 lb (454g)
red beans
4 slices (32g)
bacon
1 medium (110g)
onions
1 small (74g)
green peppers
1 (40g)
celery ribs
3 medium (9g)
garlic cloves
1 teaspoon (1g)
fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon (2g)
sweet paprika
2 (0g)
bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
cayenne pepper
1 to taste (0g)
fresh ground black pepper
3 cups (720g)
low sodium chicken broth
6 cups (1,422g)
water
8 ounces (229g)
andouille sausages
1 teaspoon (5g)
red wine vinegar
1 to taste (0g)
cooked white rice
3 (45g)
scallions
1 to taste (0g)
hot sauce
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.6 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
Alcohol n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine n/a 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.7 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 5 1
Ash n/a 4.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.4 1.4 5.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 15 3
Aspartic acid n/a 4.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.8 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 10 2
Caffeine 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 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium n/a 158.9 1.9 25.3 7.4 16.0 16.3 3.2 5.3 1.0 0.7 n/a 28.8 42.7 48.0 0.3 n/a 32.4 n/a 388 65
Calories n/a 576.6 146.6 44.0 14.8 6.4 13.4 0.8 6.5 0.4 1.4 n/a 115.2 0.0 786.3 1.0 n/a 14.4 n/a 1,728 288
Calories (kj) n/a 2,415.3 613.8 182.6 62.2 26.8 56.1 3.4 27.2 1.6 6.0 n/a 482.4 0.0 3,293.7 4.0 n/a 60.8 n/a 7,236 1,206
Carbohydrates n/a 103.5 0.2 10.3 3.4 1.2 3.0 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.3 n/a 8.6 0.0 9.8 0.0 n/a 3.3 n/a 145 24
Cholesterol n/a 0.0 21.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 130.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 152 25
Copper n/a 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Cystine n/a 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber n/a 29.1 0.0 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.2 n/a 35 6
Folate n/a 590.2 0.6 20.9 7.4 14.4 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.4 n/a n/a 28.8 n/a 676 113
Folate, DFE n/a 590.2 0.6 20.9 7.4 14.4 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.4 n/a n/a 28.8 n/a 676 113
Folate, food n/a 590.2 0.6 20.9 7.4 14.4 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.5 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.4 n/a n/a 28.8 n/a 676 113
Folic acid n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 1.4 0.8 0.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 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 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 2.2 0.9 0.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Glutamic acid n/a 6.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.3 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 14 2
Glycine n/a 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.8 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
Histidine n/a 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a 0.1 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 0 0
Iron n/a 10.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.5 0.0 3.3 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a 17 3
Isoleucine n/a 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.7 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 0 0
Leucine n/a 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 7 1
Lysine n/a 2.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 7 1
Magnesium n/a 190.7 3.8 11.0 7.4 4.4 2.3 1.3 4.1 0.1 0.7 n/a 7.2 14.2 41.1 0.2 n/a 9.0 n/a 298 50
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 0 0
Manganese n/a 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 3 0
Methionine n/a 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat n/a 0.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.0 0.0 29.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 38 6
Niacin n/a 2.6 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 9.9 0.0 9.5 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 24 4
Pantothenic acid n/a 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Phenylalanine n/a 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Phosphorus n/a 626.5 60.2 31.9 14.8 9.6 13.8 0.8 7.2 0.1 1.3 n/a 216.0 0.0 388.6 0.4 n/a 16.7 n/a 1,388 231
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 16.5 6.7 2.4 n/a n/a 4.0 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 30 5
Polyunsaturated Fat n/a 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.0 8.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 12 2
Potassium n/a 1,838.7 66.6 160.6 129.5 104.0 36.1 4.9 52.4 0.6 9.1 n/a 619.2 14.2 694.9 2.0 n/a 124.2 n/a 3,857 643
Proline n/a 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 5 1
Protein n/a 39.4 3.7 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 14.4 0.0 43.7 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a 105 18
Retinol n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 22.9 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 26 4
Riboflavin n/a 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.5 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Saturated Fat n/a 0.3 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.3 0.0 22.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 29 5
Selenium n/a 5.0 6.5 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.3 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 50.3 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 64 11
Serine n/a 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.8 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
Sodium n/a 4.5 266.6 4.4 2.2 32.0 1.5 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 n/a 216.0 42.7 2,758.9 0.4 n/a 7.2 n/a 3,338 556
Starch n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 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
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 1.1 0.1 0.0 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 1 0
Sugar n/a 1.5 0.0 4.7 1.8 0.7 0.1 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.0 2.0 0.0 n/a 1.0 n/a 13 2
Theobromine 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 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin n/a 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Threonine n/a 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.8 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha n/a 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.6 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 2 0
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 1
Total Fat n/a 2.3 14.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 4.3 0.0 62.4 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 84 14
TransFatty acids 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 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan n/a 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Tyrosine n/a 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Valine n/a 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.8 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Vitamin A, IU n/a 0.0 11.8 2.2 273.8 179.6 0.8 38.0 1,132.8 7.4 187.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 36.6 0.0 n/a 448.7 n/a 2,319 386
Vitamin A, RAE n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 13.3 8.8 0.0 1.9 56.6 0.4 9.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 22.9 0.0 n/a 22.5 n/a 139 23
Vitamin B-12 n/a 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 3.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Vitamin B-6 n/a 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.8 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 0
Vitamin C n/a 5.4 0.0 8.1 59.5 1.2 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 8.5 n/a 88 15
Vitamin D n/a 0.0 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 93.7 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 114 19
Water n/a 303.9 12.9 98.0 69.5 38.2 5.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 691.2 1,420.6 107.7 4.7 n/a 40.4 n/a 2,793 466
Zinc n/a 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 5.5 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a 12 2

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