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Cakes

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 22296 products of the Cakes category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 23517 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml
Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,640 kj
(392 kcal)
223 kj
(53 kcal)
0 kj
(0 kcal)
1,200 kj
(289 kcal)
1,670 kj
(400 kcal)
1,940 kj
(464 kcal)
16,700 kj
(4000 kcal)
Energy from fat 239 kj
(57 kcal)
188 kj
(45 kcal)
0 kj
(0 kcal)
21 kj
(5 kcal)
251 kj
(60 kcal)
586 kj
(140 kcal)
1,050 kj
(251 kcal)
Fat 17.5 g 6.78 g 0 g 4.4 g 18.6 g 27 g 141 g
Saturated fat 6.64 g 4.21 g 0 g 1.1 g 5.92 g 14.2 g 48.1 g
Monounsaturated fat 4.31 g 2.04 g 0 g 1.1 g 4.23 g 7.69 g 17.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat 2.89 g 2.08 g 0 g 0 g 2.56 g 7.04 g 17.2 g
Alpha-linolenic acid 1.45 g 1.76 g 0 g 0 g 0.347 g 5 g 66 g
Trans fat 0.001 g 0.008 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 17 g
Cholesterol 23.3 mg 24.4 mg 0 mg 0 mg 18 mg 71 mg 127,000 mg
Carbohydrates 52.7 g 10.6 g 0 g 36 g 52 g 73.6 g 1,000 g
Sugars 29.4 g 9.12 g 0 g 14 g 29 g 44.7 g 100 g
Added sugars 19 g 6.9 g 0 g 0 g 19.5 g 30 g 61.5 g
Starch 15.7 g 9.17 g 0.3 g 4.49 g 17.5 g 39.6 g 47.6 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 12.9 g 10.1 g 0 g 0 g 12 g 30 g 67.7 g
Fiber 1.73 g 1.3 g 0 g 0 g 1.6 g 4 g 800 g
Soluble fiber 0.279 g 0.455 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 40 g
Insoluble fiber 1 g 1.25 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 4 g 21 g
Proteins 5.05 g 1.51 g 0 g 2.64 g 5.1 g 7.6 g 600 g
Salt 0.705 g 0.345 g 0 g 0.2 g 0.677 g 1.3 g 1,100 g
Alcohol 0.098 % vol 0.362 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0.6 % vol 29 % vol
Vitamin A 33.2 µg 60.6 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 176 µg 200,000,000 µg
Vitamin D 0.997 µg 2.25 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.2 µg 5.33 µg 3,330,000 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.15 mg 0.524 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.4 mg 1,320 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.215 mg 0.407 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 40,000 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.3 mg 0.235 mg 0 mg 0.043 mg 0.238 mg 0.773 mg 324 mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 3.19 mg 2.38 mg 0 mg 0.351 mg 2.81 mg 7.89 mg 41.5 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 0.452 mg 0.32 mg 0 mg 0.05 mg 0.364 mg 0.909 mg 46,500 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 74.5 µg 46.1 µg 0 µg 12 µg 63 µg 172 µg 204 µg
Folates (total folates) 81.3 µg 70.7 µg 0 µg 14 µg 68 µg 267 µg 351 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 0.768 µg 0.747 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.48 µg 2.25 µg 2,200,000 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 2.95 mg 5.68 mg 0.286 mg 0.286 mg 1 mg 18.9 mg 18.9 mg
Potassium 113 mg 80.8 mg 0 mg 0 mg 97 mg 279 mg 45,500 mg
Calcium 48.9 mg 50.5 mg 0 mg 0 mg 35 mg 163 mg 66,700 mg
Phosphorus 265 mg 175 mg 0 mg 38 mg 231 mg 574 mg 2,700 mg
Iron 1.71 mg 0.955 mg 0 mg 0.44 mg 1.57 mg 3.6 mg 4,500 mg
Magnesium 31.6 mg 27.6 mg 0 mg 7 mg 17 mg 89 mg 560 mg
Zinc 0.937 mg 0.592 mg 0 mg 0.4 mg 0.78 mg 1.92 mg 29.2 mg
Copper 0.467 mg 0.267 mg 0.1 mg 0.109 mg 0.444 mg 0.857 mg 1 mg
Manganese 1.09 mg 0.287 mg 1 mg 1 mg 1 mg 2 mg 2 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 11.1 % 12.9 % 0 % 0 % 5 % 35.5 % 78.8 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 12.3 % 7.82 % 0 % 4.2 % 9.8 % 28 % 87.7 %
Cocoa (minimum) 7.58 % 8.9 % 0.1 % 0.7 % 3.78 % 41 % 57.6 %

Products from the Cakes category