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Duchess nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 23 Duchess products from Carolina Foods Inc. in 5 categories; the most are cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes (12). Of the 23 with a measured place in their category, 18 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 14 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

Duchess against each category

Category	Products	Sugars, brand / all	Sodium, brand / all	Protein, brand / all
Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	12	27.8 g vs 31.8 g	268 vs 289 mg	3.8 g vs 3.7 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; medians computed by GetFoodFacts over the brand's products in each category with 5 or more of them.

Duchess products and their place in each category

Per 100 g; in brackets, the share of the product's category with less
Product	Category	Calories	Sugars	Sodium
Apple Pie	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	354	27.4 g (37%)	150 mg (9%)
Cherry Pie	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	363	24.8 g (27%)	150 mg (9%)
Cinnamon Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	439	31.6 g (49%)	474 mg (94%)
Cinnamon Rolls	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	398	31.9 g (50%)	230 mg (27%)
Donuts, Chocolate	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	471	28.2 g (40%)	506 mg (96%)
Frosted Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	479	27.1 g (36%)	500 mg (96%)
Honey Bun Glazed	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	25.9 g (31%)	271 mg (42%)
Iced Jumbo Honey Bun	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	397	30.9 g (47%)	265 mg (39%)
Lemon Pie	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	354	23.9 g (24%)	195 mg (18%)
Pie, Peach	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	363	24.8 g (27%)	150 mg (9%)
Powdered Sugar Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	439	31.6 g (49%)	456 mg (92%)
Sugar Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	435	30.6 g (47%)	506 mg (96%)
Duchess, Mandarin Orange Segment in Light Syrup	Canned Fruit	61	11.4 g (35%)	7 mg (54%)
Duchess, Pear Halves in Light Syrup	Canned Fruit	58	10.9 g (33%)	11 mg (82%)
Duchess, Tropical Fruits Salad in Light Syrup	Canned Fruit	64	14.3 g (69%)	0 mg (0%)
Duchess, Yellow Cling Peach Slices in Light Syrup	Canned Fruit	55	12.5 g (50%)	8 mg (58%)
Duchess, Extra Long Tender Green Asparagus Spears	Canned Vegetables	25	0 g (0%)	217 mg (42%)
Green Peas	Canned Vegetables	56	4.0 g (74%)	296 mg (74%)
Mushrooms Pieces & Stems	Canned Vegetables	19	0 g (0%)	159 mg (26%)
Honey Buns	Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins and Other Pastries	400	25.9 g (45%)	247 mg (26%)
Honey Buns	Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins and Other Pastries	400	25.9 g (45%)	271 mg (33%)
Gourmet Egg Nog	Milk	79	9.6 g (70%)	44 mg (13%)
Reduced Fat Milk	Milk	54	5.4 g (56%)	52 mg (30%)

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; the share of each product's category (one product per barcode) with less sugar or sodium per 100 g, computed by GetFoodFacts.

Next questions

Every brand from Carolina Foods Inc.the company that submits these records, and its other shelf brands
The snack cakes with the least sugarranked per 100 g across every brand in the aisle
The snack cakes with the least sodium
The whole snack cakes aisleevery brand in it, its medians and its leaders
Compare two foods side by sidecalories, sugar, sodium and protein per 100 g and per portion

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims: the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov