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Cakes

Category: Cakes

Belongs to:

Biscuits and cakes, Sweet snacks, Snacks

Contains:

Cake is a form of sweet food that is usually baked. The most commonly used cake ingredients include flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and leavening agents, such as baking soda or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include dried, candied, or fresh fruit, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla, with numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients. Cakes can also be filled with fruit preserves, nuts or dessert sauces -like pastry cream-, iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders, or candied fruit.

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 9413 products of the Cakes category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 9594 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,580 kj
(379 kcal) 		193 kj
(46 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		1,210 kj
(290 kcal) 		1,600 kj
(383 kcal) 		1,870 kj
(446 kcal) 		4,780 kj
(1140 kcal)
Energy from fat 255 kj
(61 kcal) 		233 kj
(56 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		21 kj
(5 kcal) 		251 kj
(60 kcal) 		789 kj
(189 kcal) 		1,050 kj
(251 kcal)
Fat 14.5 g 6.55 g 0 g 2.54 g 15.4 g 23.7 g 60 g
Saturated fat 5.64 g 3.36 g 0 g 0 g 5.62 g 11.4 g 45.8 g
Monounsaturated fat 4.25 g 1.99 g 0 g 1.09 g 4.23 g 7.5 g 20 g
Polyunsaturated fat 2.88 g 2.07 g 0 g 0 g 2.56 g 7.04 g 20.4 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 9.38 g
Cholesterol 23.2 mg 24.3 mg 0 mg 0 mg 18 mg 71 mg 80,000 mg
Salt 0.891 g 0.408 g 0 g 0.405 g 0.79 g 1.75 g 1,100 g
Carbohydrates 57.6 g 12.8 g 0.04 g 38 g 56 g 79.5 g 230 g
Fiber 1.62 g 1.34 g 0 g 0 g 1.5 g 4 g 77.8 g
Soluble fiber 0.279 g 0.461 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 40 g
Insoluble fiber 1.01 g 1.26 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 4 g 21 g
Sugars 32.2 g 11 g 0 g 13.3 g 32.9 g 48.4 g 115 g
Added sugars 25.8 g 12.2 g 0 g 7.6 g 24.8 g 46.5 g 91.9 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 12.7 g 9.8 g 0 g 0 g 12 g 29 g 46 g
Proteins 4.39 g 1.72 g 0 g 2.33 g 4 g 7.75 g 64.5 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol
Vitamin A 33 µg 60.1 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 176 µg 429,000,000 µg
Vitamin D 0.154 µg 0.457 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.625 µg 200 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.154 mg 0.535 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.4 mg 1,320 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.192 mg 0.389 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 8,000 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.302 mg 0.24 mg 0 mg 0.03 mg 0.233 mg 0.773 mg 324 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 3.25 mg 2.47 mg 0 mg 0.351 mg 2.86 mg 8.06 mg 75.5 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 0.453 mg 0.317 mg 0 mg 0.05 mg 0.364 mg 0.909 mg 286 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 75.2 µg 47.4 µg 0 µg 12 µg 64 µg 182 µg 79,800 µg
Folates (total folates) 82.2 µg 73.8 µg 0 µg 13 µg 63 µg 270 µg 2,650 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0.78 µg 0.768 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.46 µg 2.25 µg 857,000 µg
Calcium 48.8 mg 50.2 mg 0 mg 0 mg 35 mg 162 mg 2,290 mg
Iron 1.71 mg 0.948 mg 0 mg 0.44 mg 1.57 mg 3.6 mg 3,510 mg
Potassium 115 mg 83.1 mg 0 mg 0 mg 97 mg 286 mg 45,500 mg
Phosphorus 271 mg 179 mg 0 mg 38 mg 239 mg 574 mg 214,000 mg
Magnesium 28.3 mg 23 mg 0 mg 6 mg 17 mg 83 mg 250 mg
Zinc 0.895 mg 0.518 mg 0 mg 0.4 mg 0.77 mg 1.88 mg 29.2 mg
Copper 0.468 mg 0.273 mg 0.1 mg 0.109 mg 0.444 mg 0.857 mg 1 mg
Manganese 1.09 mg 0.303 mg 0.926 mg 1 mg 1 mg 2 mg 2 mg

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 100% 12.7 g 100% 12.7 g 13 g
    Plastic 0% 100% 4 g 4 g
    Glass 0% 0% 0 g
    Metal 0% 0% 0 g
    Unknown 0% 0% 0 g
    Total - - - - 17 g

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