Nutritional Facts: Somali Sweet (Halwad/Halwo/Halwa)

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  1 cup (128g)
cornstarch
1 teaspoon (0g)
color powder
4 cups (948g)
water
3 cups (600g)
sugar
1 cup (220g)
light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
cardamom powder
1/4 teaspoon (1g)
nutmeg
1/2 cup (109g)
oil
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1/4 cup (37g)
peanuts
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.4 0 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.1 1 0
Ash (g) 0.1 n/a 0.9 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.9 5 0
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 1.1 1 0
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a 5 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 2.6 n/a 28.4 6.0 182.6 3.8 1.1 0.0 27.2 33.6 285 14
Calories 487.7 n/a 0.0 2,322.0 836.0 3.1 3.1 963.6 813.8 207.0 5,636 282
Calories (kj) 2,040.3 n/a 0.0 9,708.0 3,498.0 13.0 12.9 4,031.9 3,403.9 866.5 23,575 1,179
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 116.8 n/a 0.0 599.9 215.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 5.9 939 47
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 244.0 0.0 244 12
Copper (mg) 0.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.1 5 0
Folate (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.2 n/a 0.4 0.0 3.4 87.6 94 5
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.2 n/a 0.4 0.0 3.4 87.6 94 5
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.2 n/a 0.4 0.0 3.4 87.6 94 5
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 2.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Galactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a n/a 0.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.2 2.0 2 0
Glycine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.6 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.6 n/a 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 4 0
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.3 0 0
Lactose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.6 1 0
Lysine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.3 0 0
Magnesium (mg) 3.8 n/a 9.5 0.0 19.8 2.3 1.1 0.0 2.3 61.3 100 5
Maltose n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.7 1 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.1 23.9 8.9 63 3
Niacin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 5 0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.6 1 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.5 1 0
Phosphorus (mg) 16.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.8 1.8 1.2 0.0 27.2 137.2 193 10
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 0.4 1,055.1 n/a 80.3 1,136 57
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.6 3.5 5.7 69 3
Potassium (mg) 3.8 n/a 9.5 12.0 292.6 11.2 2.1 0.0 27.2 257.3 616 31
Proline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.4 1 0
Protein (g) 0.3 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 9.4 11 1
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 761.6 0.0 762 38
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 14.1 58.3 2.5 75 4
Selenium (mcg) 3.6 n/a 0.0 3.6 2.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.6 14 1
Serine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.5 1 0
Sodium (mg) 11.5 n/a 28.4 6.0 61.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 810.4 6.6 925 46
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a n/a 598.8 208.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 807 40
Sugar (g) 0.0 n/a 0.0 598.8 213.4 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.4 814 41
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 15.6 2.6 3.0 21 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Total Fat (g) 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 109.0 92.1 18.0 219 11
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 3.4 n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 3.7 n/a 4 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.4 0 0
Valine (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.4 0 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 2,836.4 0.0 2,837 142
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 776.3 0.0 776 39
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 68.1 0.0 68 3
Water (g) 10.6 n/a 947.1 0.1 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 18.0 2.4 981 49
Zinc (mg) 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 2 0

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