Nutritional Facts: Classic Mac & Cheese (Stovetop Version)

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  1 tablespoon (18g)
kosher salt
1 teaspoon (6g)
kosher salt
8 ounces (228g)
small elbow macaroni
5 tablespoons (71g)
salted butter
2 cups (216g)
fresh breadcrumbs
1 ounce (29g)
parmigiano-reggiano cheese
3/4 cup (120g)
yellow onions
1/4 cup (31g)
all-purpose flour
2 cups (488g)
whole milk
1/2 cup (119g)
heavy cream
6 ounces (170g)
gruyere cheese
6 ounces (170g)
cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon (1g)
mustard powder
1/4 teaspoon (0g)
cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon (0g)
nutmeg
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.6 1.2 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Alcohol (g) 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 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.6 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Ash (g) 18.0 6.0 2.0 1.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 0.1 3.3 0.5 7.3 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 54 9
Aspartic acid (g) 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.7 0.0 n/a n/a 11 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a 2.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
Caffeine (mg) 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 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 4.3 1.4 47.9 17.0 395.3 358.0 27.6 4.7 551.4 77.4 1,722.7 1,228.6 2.7 0.7 0.5 4,440 740
Calories 0.0 0.0 845.9 509.1 853.2 118.6 48.0 113.8 297.7 410.6 703.8 686.7 5.1 1.4 1.5 4,595 766
Calories (kj) 0.0 0.0 3,540.8 2,129.3 3,570.5 496.3 199.2 475.9 1,244.4 1,717.2 2,944.5 2,869.5 21.3 6.0 6.4 19,221 3,204
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 n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.0 0.0 170.2 0.0 155.5 1.0 11.2 23.8 23.4 3.3 0.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 392 65
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 152.7 0.0 20.6 0.0 0.0 48.8 163.0 187.4 178.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 751 125
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 7.3 0.0 9.7 0.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 20 3
Folate (mcg) 0.0 0.0 540.4 2.1 231.1 2.3 22.8 8.1 24.4 4.8 17.0 30.7 1.6 0.5 0.2 886 148
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 891.5 2.1 354.2 2.3 22.8 8.1 24.4 4.8 17.0 30.7 1.6 0.5 0.2 1,360 227
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 0.0 41.0 2.1 54.0 2.3 22.8 8.1 24.4 4.8 17.0 30.7 1.6 0.5 0.2 210 35
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 499.3 0.0 177.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 676 113
Fructose n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 5.3 n/a 1.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Galactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 3.9 n/a 2.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Glutamic acid (g) 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.1 8.9 2.7 0.3 1.1 3.1 0.5 10.2 10.4 0.1 n/a n/a 48 8
Glycine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Histidine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.9 1.5 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a 0.0 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 0
Iron (mg) 0.1 0.0 7.5 0.0 10.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 21 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 2.7 2.6 0.0 n/a n/a 9 2
Lactose n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 24.6 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 25 4
Leucine (g) 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.1 2.1 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.2 5.3 4.1 0.0 n/a n/a 17 3
Lysine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.2 4.6 3.5 0.0 n/a n/a 12 2
Magnesium (mg) 0.2 0.1 120.8 1.4 92.9 14.6 12.0 6.9 48.8 8.3 61.3 47.7 3.7 0.7 0.5 420 70
Maltose n/a n/a 4.5 n/a 4.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 9 1
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.4 14.9 2.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 12.7 17.1 16.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 70 12
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.0 16.4 0.0 14.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 32 5
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 3.0 2.2 0.0 n/a n/a 10 2
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 0.0 430.9 17.0 356.4 210.0 34.8 33.8 409.9 73.8 1,030.9 872.4 8.3 1.3 0.6 3,480 580
Phytosterols (mg) 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 17.3 n/a 18.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.2 0.4 0.2 37 6
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.2 4.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 16 3
Potassium (mg) 1.4 0.5 508.4 17.0 423.4 27.7 175.2 33.4 644.2 89.3 138.0 167.0 7.4 9.1 1.0 2,243 374
Proline (g) 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.1 3.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 1.6 0.2 6.6 4.8 0.0 n/a n/a 22 4
Protein (g) 0.0 0.0 29.7 0.6 28.8 10.8 1.3 3.2 15.4 2.4 50.8 42.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 186 31
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 476.4 0.0 63.7 0.0 0.0 219.6 482.0 456.7 439.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,138 356
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 0.6 36.5 2.6 5.0 0.1 0.0 9.1 27.4 32.2 35.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 150 25
Selenium (mcg) 0.0 0.0 144.1 0.7 54.4 6.8 0.6 10.6 18.1 0.6 24.7 23.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 286 48
Serine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 2.9 2.5 0.0 n/a n/a 10 2
Sodium (mg) 6,976.4 2,325.5 13.7 506.9 1,581.1 484.6 4.8 0.6 209.8 45.2 572.5 1,058.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 13,780 2,297
Starch n/a n/a 142.4 n/a 128.9 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 271 45
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 n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a n/a 1.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 1.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Sugar (g) 0.0 0.0 6.1 0.0 13.4 0.3 5.1 0.1 24.6 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 51 9
Theobromine (mg) 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 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1
Threonine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.9 1.5 0.0 n/a n/a 7 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 5 1
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.4 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a 2.0 0.0 1.6 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.2 n/a 0.0 4 1
Total Fat (g) 0.0 0.0 3.4 57.6 11.4 7.8 0.1 0.3 15.9 44.0 55.1 56.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 253 42
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 2.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 0.0 2.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 3.0 2.0 0.0 n/a n/a 8 1
Valine (g) 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 2.8 0.0 n/a n/a 11 2
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,774.3 0.0 247.1 2.4 0.0 790.6 1,749.3 1,615.4 1,707.4 0.3 187.2 0.3 8,074 1,346
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 485.6 0.0 65.4 0.0 0.0 224.5 489.1 461.8 451.6 0.0 9.4 0.0 2,187 365
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.2 2.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 1
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 10 2
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 248.9 32.1 40.9 40.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 411 69
Water (g) 0.0 0.0 22.6 11.3 14.1 7.1 106.9 3.7 430.1 68.7 56.6 62.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 784 131
Zinc (mg) 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.1 3.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.3 6.6 5.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 22 4

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