| Nutrient | Content | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 532kCal | 532kCal |
| Proteins | 6.39g | 6g |
| Fats | 33.98g | 34g |
| Carbohydrates | 50.73g | 51g |
| Dietary fiber | 3.1g | 3g |
| Water | 1.86g | 2g |
| Ash | 3.94g | 4g |
| Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.213mg | 0mg |
| Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.088mg | 0mg |
| Vitamin B4, choline | 12.1mg | 12mg |
| Vitamin B5, pantothenic | 0.956mg | 1mg |
| Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.531mg | 1mg |
| Vitamin B9, folate | 29mcg | 29mcg |
| Vitamin C, ascorbic | 21.6mg | 22mg |
| Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, TE | 10.45mg | 10mg |
| beta Tocopherol | 0.24mg | 0mg |
| gamma Tocopherol | 10.83mg | 11mg |
| tocopherol delta | 0.17mg | 0mg |
| Vitamin K, phylloquinone | 22.1mcg | 22mcg |
| Vitamin PP, NE | 4.762mg | 5mg |
| Betaine | 0.2mg | 0mg |
| Potassium, K | 1196mg | 1196mg |
| Calcium, Ca | 21mg | 21mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 63mg | 63mg |
| Sodium, Na | 527mg | 527mg |
| Sera, S | 63.9mg | 64mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 153mg | 153mg |
| Iron, Fe | 1.28mg | 1mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.43mg | 0mg |
| Copper, Cu | 234mcg | 234mcg |
| Selenium, Se | 2.5mcg | 3mcg |
| Fluorine, F | 61.3mcg | 61mcg |
| Zinc, Zn | 1.09mg | 1mg |
| Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) | 0.33g | 0g |
| Sucrose | 0.33g | 0g |
| Arginine | 0.321g | 0g |
| Valin | 0.392g | 0g |
| Histidine | 0.153g | 0g |
| Isoleucine | 0.283g | 0g |
| Leucine | 0.419g | 0g |
| Lysine | 0.424g | 0g |
| Methionine | 0.11g | 0g |
| Threonine | 0.253g | 0g |
| Tryptophan | 0.108g | 0g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.31g | 0g |
| Alanine | 0.214g | 0g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.706g | 2g |
| Glycine | 0.207g | 0g |
| Glutamic acid | 1.17g | 1g |
| Proline | 0.251g | 0g |
| Serine | 0.303g | 0g |
| Tyrosine | 0.259g | 0g |
| Cysteine | 0.089g | 0g |
| Phytosterols | 181mg | 181mg |
| Trans fats | 0.084g | 0g |
| monounsaturated trans fats | 0.021g | 0g |
| Saturated fatty acids | 3.4g | 3g |
| 8: 0 Caprilova | 0.002g | 0g |
| 10: 0 Capricorn | 0.001g | 0g |
| 14: 0 Myristinova | 0.044g | 0g |
| 15: 0 Pentadecane | 0.007g | 0g |
| 16: 0 Palmitic | 2.157g | 2g |
| 17: 0 Margarine | 0.017g | 0g |
| 18: 0 Stearin | 0.802g | 1g |
| 20: 0 Arachin | 0.153g | 0g |
| 22: 0 Begen | 0.148g | 0g |
| 24: 0 Lignocerin | 0.069g | 0g |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 18.963g | 19g |
| 16: 1 Palmitoleic | 0.069g | 0g |
| 16: 1 cis | 0.069g | 0g |
| 17: 1 Heptadecene | 0.02g | 0g |
| 18: 1 Olein (omega-9) | 18.6g | 19g |
| 18: 1 cis | 18.579g | 19g |
| 18: 1 trans | 0.021g | 0g |
| 20: 1 Gadolein (omega-9) | 0.243g | 0g |
| 22: 1 Eruga (omega-9) | 0.01g | 0g |
| 22: 1 cis | 0.01g | 0g |
| 24: 1 Nervous, cis (omega-9) | 0.021g | 0g |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 8.282g | 8g |
| 18: 2 Linoleum | 7.904g | 8g |
| 18: 2 trans isomer, not determined | 0.063g | 0g |
| 18: 2 Omega-6, cis, cis | 7.818g | 8g |
| 18: 2 Conjugated linoleic acid | 0.022g | 0g |
| 18: 3 Linolenic | 0.358g | 0g |
| 18: 3 Omega-3, alpha-linolenic | 0.34g | 0g |
| 18: 3 Omega-6, gamma-linolenic | 0.018g | 0g |
| 20: 2 Eicosadiene, Omega-6, cis, cis | 0.009g | 0g |
| 20: 3 Eicosatriene | 0.001g | 0g |
| 20: 4 Arachidon | 0.009g | 0g |
| 20: 5 Eicosapentaenoic (EPA), Omega-3 | 0.001g | 0g |
| Omega-3 fatty acids | 0.341g | 0g |
| Omega-6 fatty acids | 7.855g | 8g |
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