Nutritional Facts: Budget Macaroni and Cheese

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  1 ounce (30g)
elbow macaroni
3 tablespoons (43g)
butter
3 tablespoons (23g)
flour
1/4 teaspoon (2g)
salt
1 dash (0g)
pepper
1 cup (244g)
milk
1 cup (113g)
cheddar cheese
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 1 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Arginine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 2 0
Ash (g) 0.3 0.9 0.1 1.5 0.0 1.8 4.4 9 2
Aspartic acid (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8 3 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 6.3 10.2 3.5 0.4 0.4 290.4 814.7 1,126 281
Calories 112.1 305.4 85.3 0.0 0.3 156.2 455.4 1,115 279
Calories (kj) 469.2 1,277.6 357.0 0.0 1.1 653.9 1,902.9 4,662 1,165
Campesterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 22.6 0.0 17.9 0.0 0.1 11.3 1.4 53 13
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 91.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.2 118.7 244 61
Copper (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Cystine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Folate (mcg) 71.6 1.3 42.9 0.0 0.0 12.2 20.3 148 37
Folate, DFE (mcg) 118.1 1.3 68.2 0.0 0.0 12.2 20.3 220 55
Folate, food (mcg) 5.4 1.3 6.8 0.0 0.0 12.2 20.3 46 12
Folic acid (mcg) 66.2 0.0 36.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 102 26
Fructose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 1.4 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.7 6.9 11 3
Glycine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 1 0
Histidine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 1 0
Hydroxyproline (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 3 1
Isoleucine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.7 2 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 0 0
Leucine (g) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.7 4 1
Lysine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.3 3 1
Magnesium (mg) 16.0 0.9 5.2 0.0 0.2 31.7 31.6 86 21
Maltose (g) 0.6 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.2 1 0
Manganese (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 1 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.1 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 10.6 22 6
Niacin (mg) 2.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 4 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 2 0
Phenylalanine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 2 1
Phosphorus (mg) 57.1 10.2 25.3 0.0 0.2 226.9 578.6 898 225
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 0 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 3 1
Potassium (mg) 67.4 10.2 25.1 0.1 1.3 368.4 110.7 583 146
Proline (g) 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.2 5 1
Protein (g) 3.9 0.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 8.0 28.1 43 11
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 285.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.6 291.5 653 163
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.1 21.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 23.8 51 13
Selenium (mcg) 19.1 0.4 7.9 0.0 0.0 4.9 15.7 48 12
Serine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 2 1
Sodium (mg) 1.8 304.2 0.5 581.4 0.0 119.6 701.7 1,709 427
Starch (g) 18.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 5
Stigmasterol n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose (g) 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 0 0
Sugar (g) 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.6 1 0
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 2 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 1 0
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.3 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 0 0
Total Fat (g) 0.5 34.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.9 37.4 82 20
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 0.0 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
TransFatty acids (g) 0.0 1.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 2 0
Valine (g) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.9 3 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 1,064.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 336.7 1,132.3 2,534 634
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 291.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.5 299.5 671 168
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.9 2 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 4 1
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 25.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 27.1 53 13
Water (g) 3.0 6.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 214.0 41.5 268 67
Zinc (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.5 5 1

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