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Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared
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  • Calories 84 4% DV
  • Protein 3.2g 6% DV
  • Carbs 12g 4% DV
  • Fat 2.7g 3% DV
  • Fiber 0.5g 2% DV
  • Sugar 1.6g 3% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 6%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.13
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 15% RDI 42mg
  • Histidine 9% RDI 63mg
  • Isoleucine 8% RDI 119mg
  • Leucine 8% RDI 215mg
  • Lysine 5% RDI 106mg
  • Methionine 6% RDI 41mg
  • Phenylalanine 15% RDI 131mg
  • Threonine 10% RDI 100mg
  • Tryptophan 13% RDI 37mg
  • Tyrosine 8% RDI 73mg
  • Valine 7% RDI 135mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 25 25
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 63
(9%)		 63
(9%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 119
(8%)		 119
(8%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 215
(8%)		 215
(8%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 106
(5%)		 106
(5%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 41
(6%)		 41
(6%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 131
(15%)		 131
(15%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 100
(10%)		 100
(10%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 37
(13%)		 37
(13%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 135
(7%)		 135
(7%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 94
94
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 42
(15%)		 42
(15%)
Glycine (mg) 78
78
Proline (mg) 293
293
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 73
(8%)		 73
(8%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 88
88
Aspartic acid (mg) 149
149
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 798
798
Hydroxyproline (mg) 0
0
Serine (mg) 129
129
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.13
Data Source
Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, unprepared
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.