Nutritional Facts: Indian Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

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  2 1/2 lbs (1,138g)
boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 (110g)
onions
4 large (14g)
garlic cloves
2 tablespoons (28g)
butter
13 1/2 ounces (383g)
coconut milk
5 1/2 ounces (157g)
tomato paste
1 cup (245g)
plain yogurt
2 tablespoons (0g)
masala paste
1 tablespoon (0g)
mild curry paste
2 teaspoons (4g)
curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons (26g)
garam masala
15 (0g)
green cardamom pods
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
cayenne pepper
1 to taste (0g)
salt
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 3
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Arginine (g) 13.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 15 4
Ash (g) 10.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.7 4.4 1.8 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 22 6
Aspartic acid (g) 19.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 23 6
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 113.8 25.3 26.1 6.8 68.9 56.6 296.5 n/a n/a 19.1 n/a n/a 1.3 n/a 614 154
Calories 1,353.9 44.0 21.5 203.6 754.0 128.9 149.5 n/a n/a 13.0 n/a n/a 2.9 n/a 2,671 668
Calories (kj) 5,666.0 182.6 89.7 851.7 3,153.6 539.0 629.7 n/a n/a 54.4 n/a n/a 12.0 n/a 11,179 2,795
Campesterol 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
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 10.3 4.8 0.0 10.8 29.7 11.4 n/a n/a 2.3 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 70 17
Cholesterol (mg) 944.3 0.0 0.0 61.1 0.0 0.0 31.9 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1,037 259
Copper (mg) 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 2 1
Cystine (g) 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 1.9 0.3 0.0 n/a 6.4 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 10 3
Folate (mcg) 113.8 20.9 0.4 0.9 53.6 18.9 17.2 n/a n/a 6.2 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 233 58
Folate, DFE (mcg) 113.8 20.9 0.4 0.9 53.6 18.9 17.2 n/a n/a 6.2 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 233 58
Folate, food (mcg) 113.8 20.9 0.4 0.9 53.6 18.9 17.2 n/a n/a 6.2 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 233 58
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Fructose n/a 1.4 n/a n/a n/a 9.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 3
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 2.2 n/a n/a n/a 9.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 3
Glutamic acid (g) 33.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.8 3.3 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 41 10
Glycine (g) 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 3
Histidine (g) 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 2
Iron (mg) 11.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 12.6 4.7 0.1 n/a n/a 1.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 31 8
Isoleucine (g) 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 3
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 5
Lysine (g) 19.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 20 5
Magnesium (mg) 273.1 11.0 3.6 0.6 176.1 66.0 29.4 n/a n/a 10.2 n/a n/a 1.4 n/a 571 143
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 2.9 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 4 1
Methionine (g) 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 2
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 13.8 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.5 0.1 2.2 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 26 6
Niacin (mg) 72.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.4 4.8 0.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 80 20
Pantothenic acid (mg) 14.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 16 4
Phenylalanine (g) 8.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 2
Phosphorus (mg) 1,911.4 31.9 22.0 6.8 367.4 130.4 232.8 n/a n/a 14.0 n/a n/a 2.6 n/a 2,719 680
Phytosterols n/a 16.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.9 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 20 5
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 13 3
Potassium (mg) 2,628.2 160.6 57.7 6.8 842.0 1,593.4 379.8 n/a n/a 61.7 n/a n/a 18.1 n/a 5,748 1,437
Proline (g) 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 11 3
Protein (g) 223.6 1.2 0.9 0.2 7.7 6.8 8.5 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 250 62
Retinol (mcg) 227.6 0.0 0.0 190.6 0.0 0.0 66.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 484 121
Riboflavin (mg) 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 3 1
Saturated Fat (g) 11.4 0.0 0.0 14.6 72.4 0.2 5.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 104 26
Selenium (mcg) 153.6 0.6 2.0 0.3 n/a 8.3 5.4 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 171 43
Serine (g) 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 2
Sodium (mg) 978.5 4.4 2.4 202.8 49.8 1,241.4 112.7 n/a n/a 2.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 2,594 649
Starch n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Stigmasterol 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
Sucrose n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 4.7 0.1 0.0 n/a 19.1 11.4 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 36 9
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Threonine (g) 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 3
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 n/a 6.8 0.1 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 12 3
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Total Fat (g) 44.5 0.1 0.1 23.0 81.6 0.7 8.0 n/a n/a 0.6 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 159 40
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 1.2 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 1
Tryptophan (g) 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 1
Tyrosine (g) 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 2
Valine (g) 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12 3
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 739.5 2.2 1.3 709.7 0.0 2,396.4 242.6 n/a n/a 39.4 n/a n/a 374.5 n/a 4,506 1,126
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 227.6 0.0 0.0 194.3 0.0 119.4 66.2 n/a n/a 2.0 n/a n/a 18.7 n/a 628 157
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 8.1 4.5 0.0 3.8 34.4 1.2 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 53 13
Vitamin D (IU) 56.9 0.0 0.0 17.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 79 20
Water (g) 862.5 98.0 8.4 4.5 278.9 115.5 215.4 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1,584 396
Zinc (mg) 21.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.1 1.0 1.4 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 27 7

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