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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 818 products of the Cakes category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 926 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,600 kj
(385 kcal) 		210 kj
(50 kcal) 		46 kj
(11 kcal) 		1,210 kj
(289 kcal) 		1,630 kj
(392 kcal) 		1,900 kj
(454 kcal) 		6,230 kj
(2110 kcal)
Fat 17.2 g 5.75 g 0 g 6.67 g 18 g 25.6 g 106 g
Saturated fat 6.54 g 3.67 g 0 g 1.7 g 5.7 g 13.1 g 53.2 g
Monounsaturated fat 4.79 g 3.56 g 0.25 g 1.3 g 3.7 g 12.1 g 12.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat 1.77 g 1.38 g 0.25 g 0.4 g 1.5 g 5.3 g 6 g
Carbohydrates 51.1 g 8.94 g 3.9 g 34.5 g 52.3 g 64.2 g 231 g
Sugars 29.6 g 9.57 g 0 g 14 g 30 g 44.5 g 140 g
Starch 17.7 g 8.75 g 6.3 g 9.9 g 17.5 g 39.6 g 58.3 g
Fiber 1.98 g 1.16 g 0 g 0.6 g 1.7 g 4 g 79.8 g
Proteins 4.81 g 1.39 g 0 g 2.8 g 4.7 g 7.6 g 106 g
Salt 0.429 g 0.222 g 0 g 0.17 g 0.38 g 0.9 g 18.7 g
Calcium 45.5 mg 44.2 mg 0 mg 0 mg 33.3 mg 208 mg 208 mg
Iron 1.62 mg 1.17 mg 0.4 mg 0.4 mg 1.71 mg 3.67 mg 3.67 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 0% 100% 6 g 6 g
    Plastic 50% 10.7 g 100% 6.5 g 7 g
    Glass 50% 125.9 g 50% 125.9 g 63 g
    Metal 0% 0% 0 g
    Unknown 0% 0% 0 g
    Total - - - - 75 g

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