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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes

USDA's branded food database lists 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products; the median has 386 calories, 31.8 g of sugars, 3.7 g of protein and 289 mg of sodium per 100 g.

Products as manufacturers categorize them when they submit to USDA.

How cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are spread

Half of all cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products have between 24.3 g and 40.0 g of sugars per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gSugar per 100 g across cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 g
Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories345386423
Sugars24.3 g31.8 g40.0 g
Protein2.8 g3.7 g4.8 g
Sodium222 mg289 mg368 mg
Fiber0 g1.2 g1.9 g
Saturated fat5.0 g7.0 g9.1 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*3 of 8,7490%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving56 of 8,6811%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving75 of 8,7101%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*1,989 of 8,72023%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving56 of 8,7091%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products

BrandProducts
Hostess357
Freshness Guaranteed274
Marketside206
Meijer198
Tastykake192
Little Debbie165
Entenmann's155
The Bakery151

Aisles this category feeds

The snack cakes aisle

Every cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

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