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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 8681 products of the Cakes category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 8868 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) 		1,860 kj
(445 kcal) 		4,780 kj
(1140 kcal)
Energy from fat 297 kj
(71 kcal) 		278 kj
(66 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		21 kj
(5 kcal) 		251 kj
(60 kcal) 		838 kj
(200 kcal) 		857 kj
(205 kcal)
Fat 14.5 g 6.58 g 0 g 2.5 g 15.4 g 23.7 g 60 g
Saturated fat 5.63 g 3.36 g 0 g 0 g 5.6 g 11.5 g 45.8 g
Monounsaturated fat 4.22 g 2 g 0 g 1.05 g 4.23 g 7.5 g 20 g
Polyunsaturated fat 2.74 g 1.97 g 0 g 0 g 2.54 g 6.58 g 16.7 g
Trans fat 0 g 0.003 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 8.82 g
Cholesterol 23.4 mg 24.4 mg 0 mg 0 mg 18 mg 71 mg 80,000 mg
Salt 0.886 g 0.405 g 0 g 0.403 g 0.79 g 1.74 g 1,100 g
Total carbohydrates (includes fiber) ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Fiber 1.62 g 1.38 g 0 g 0 g 1.5 g 4.1 g 77.8 g
Soluble fiber 0.282 g 0.466 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 40 g
Insoluble fiber 1.02 g 1.26 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 4 g 21 g
Sugars 32.3 g 10.9 g 0 g 13.6 g 33.3 g 48.3 g 114 g
Added sugars 25.8 g 12.4 g 0 g 4 g 26 g 45.6 g 91.9 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 11.8 g 9.42 g 0 g 0 g 12 g 29 g 46 g
Proteins 4.41 g 1.76 g 0 g 2.33 g 4 g 7.89 g 64.5 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 7 % vol
Vitamin A 33.4 µg 60.9 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 177 µg 60,000,000 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.185 µg 0.495 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.625 µg 49,200 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.163 mg 0.558 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.5 mg 1,320 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.191 mg 0.385 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 8,000 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.311 mg 0.248 mg 0 mg 0.03 mg 0.238 mg 0.773 mg 324 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 3.36 mg 2.54 mg 0 mg 0.3 mg 2.86 mg 8.11 mg 75.5 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 0.447 mg 0.314 mg 0 mg 0.05 mg 0.364 mg 0.909 mg 21.1 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 78.1 µg 48.4 µg 0 µg 12 µg 67 µg 182 µg 79,800 µg
Folates (total folates) 81.6 µg 72.8 µg 0 µg 13 µg 57 µg 270 µg 2,650 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0.784 µg 0.775 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.48 µg 2.57 µg 11.3 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.855 mg 0.811 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.889 mg 18.9 mg 18.9 mg
Calcium 49.8 mg 50.8 mg 0 mg 0 mg 35 mg 164 mg 2,290 mg
Iron 1.72 mg 0.959 mg 0 mg 0.44 mg 1.58 mg 3.6 mg 3,510 mg
Potassium 116 mg 84.7 mg 0 mg 0 mg 96.8 mg 290 mg 45,500 mg
Phosphorus 259 mg 168 mg 0 mg 38 mg 238 mg 574 mg 1,050 mg
Magnesium 28.4 mg 24 mg 0 mg 6 mg 17 mg 83 mg 250 mg
Zinc 0.903 mg 0.546 mg 0 mg 0.4 mg 0.76 mg 1.88 mg 29.2 mg
Copper 0.426 mg 0.293 mg 0 mg 0.1 mg 0.444 mg 0.857 mg 1 mg
Manganese 0.993 mg 0.427 mg 0 mg 0.926 mg 1 mg 2 mg 2 mg
Carbohydrates 57.6 g 12.8 g 0.04 g 37.7 g 56 g 79.5 g 116 g

  • 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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