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Hostess nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 451 Hostess products from Hostess Brands, LLC in 17 categories; the most are cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes (357). Of the 445 with a measured place in their category, 86 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 98 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

Hostess 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
Cream Cheese with Icing Danish	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	385	26.9 g (35%)	462 mg (92%)
Cream Filled Iced Devil's Food Cake	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	361	48.6 g (95%)	347 mg (69%)
Creepy Caramel Fudge Covered Cake with S'cream Creme Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	444	47.2 g (93%)	250 mg (33%)
Crunch Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	367	35.0 g (58%)	267 mg (40%)
Crunch Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	434	39.8 g (74%)	301 mg (55%)
Crunch Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	444	40.7 g (77%)	315 mg (59%)
Cup Cakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	44.4 g (87%)	311 mg (58%)
Cup Cakes, Strawberry	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	46.7 g (92%)	311 mg (58%)
Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	46.7 g (92%)	289 mg (50%)
Cupcakes, Dark Chocolate Raspberry	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	40.0 g (74%)	489 mg (95%)
Danish, Chocolate & Bavarian Cream	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	401	16.9 g (8%)	394 mg (80%)
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Flavored Frosted Dark Chocolate Cup Cakes with Raspberry Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	367	41.1 g (78%)	556 mg (98%)
Donettes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	446	28.6 g (41%)	321 mg (61%)
Double Chocolate Creme Filled Mini Cake Delights	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	407	40.7 g (77%)	370 mg (75%)
Double Chocolate Delights Creme Filled Mini Cakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	407	40.7 g (77%)	370 mg (75%)
Double Chocolate Flavor Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	494	31.8 g (50%)	353 mg (71%)
Double Chocolate Flavored Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	491	31.6 g (49%)	368 mg (75%)
Frosted Cake, Banana Split	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	362	36.2 g (63%)	287 mg (49%)
Frosted Chocolate Baseball Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	42.2 g (81%)	467 mg (93%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with Creamy Filling Baseball Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	42.2 g (81%)	467 mg (93%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	367	43.3 g (84%)	533 mg (97%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	44.4 g (87%)	556 mg (98%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with Creamy S'cream Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	44.4 g (87%)	600 mg (99%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with Mint Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	42.2 g (81%)	533 mg (97%)
Frosted Chocolate Cake with S'cream Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	44.4 g (87%)	600 mg (99%)
Frosted Chocolate Cup Cakes with Creamy Filling, Crosted Chocolate	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	44.4 g (87%)	556 mg (98%)
Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	42.2 g (81%)	533 mg (97%)
Frosted Chocolate with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	42.2 g (81%)	467 mg (93%)
Frosted Dark Chocolate Cake Flavored with Raspberry Creamy Filling Cup Cakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	40.0 g (74%)	556 mg (98%)
Frosted Dark Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	333	37.8 g (68%)	489 mg (95%)
Frosted Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	456	29.8 g (44%)	386 mg (79%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	500	31.3 g (48%)	312 mg (59%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	447	28.2 g (40%)	329 mg (63%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	491	31.6 g (49%)	333 mg (64%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	488	32.6 g (52%)	314 mg (59%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	482	31.8 g (50%)	318 mg (61%)
Frosted Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	491	31.6 g (49%)	351 mg (70%)
Frosted Orange Flavored Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	385	50.0 g (96%)	344 mg (68%)
Frosted Orange Flavored Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	375	50.0 g (96%)	333 mg (64%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	48.9 g (95%)	333 mg (64%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Cup Cakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	389	48.9 g (95%)	322 mg (62%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Cup Cakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	48.9 g (95%)	322 mg (62%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	491	29.8 g (44%)	351 mg (70%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	494	30.6 g (47%)	341 mg (67%)
Frosted Strawberry Flavored Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	494	30.6 g (47%)	341 mg (67%)
Frosted Strawberry Mini Donuts	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	488	30.2 g (45%)	314 mg (59%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	45.6 g (90%)	289 mg (50%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Baseball Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	48.9 g (95%)	256 mg (36%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	348	45.6 g (90%)	272 mg (42%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	51.1 g (97%)	311 mg (58%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Holiday Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	46.7 g (92%)	278 mg (45%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Mermaid Cupcakes	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	370	73.9 g (100%)	87 mg (3%)
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	356	48.9 g (95%)	256 mg (36%)
Frosted Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	400	51.1 g (97%)	311 mg (58%)
Frosted Yellow Golden Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	378	51.1 g (97%)	311 mg (58%)
Frosted Yellow Llama Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	413	52.2 g (98%)	326 mg (63%)
Frosted Yellow Mermaid Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	359	73.9 g (100%)	87 mg (3%)
Frosted Yellow Mermaid Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	348	45.6 g (90%)	272 mg (42%)
Frosted Yellow Patriotic Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	344	45.6 g (90%)	278 mg (45%)
Frosted Yellow Unicorn Cupcakes with Creamy Filling	Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes	348	45.6 g (90%)	272 mg (42%)

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 Hostess Brands, LLCthe 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
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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