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Snack cakes

8,593 products · 1,497 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 8,593 snack cakes products from 1,497 brands; the median has 386 calories, 32.0 g of sugars, 3.7 g of protein and 288 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 57 g (493 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest snack cakes product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinBirthday Cake Protein Pancake & Waffle Mix (Flourish)37.7 g per 100 g
Least sugarSugar Free Angel Food Cake (Hill & Valley)One of 5 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.0 g per 100 g
Least sodiumMarble Brownie (Gem City Fine Foods)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.59 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesDiet Chocolate Cheesecakes (Say Cheese)One of 3 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.136 calories per 100 g
Most fiberFiber Cake, Apple Cranberry (Zen Bakery)22.8 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsDiet Chocolate Cheesecakes (Say Cheese)One of 3 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.7.9 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 8,593 products, one per UPC.

How snack cakes products are spread

Half of all snack cakes products have between 24.4 g and 40.0 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories344386422
Sugars24.4 g32.0 g40.0 g
Protein2.8 g3.7 g4.8 g
Sodium221 mg288 mg365 mg
Fiber0 g1.2 g1.9 g
Saturated fat5.0 g6.9 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 8,5930%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving56 of 8,5251%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving75 of 8,5541%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*1,976 of 8,56423%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving56 of 8,5531%

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 snack cakes products

BrandProducts
Hostess351
Freshness Guaranteed270
Marketside205
Meijer195
Tastykake188
Little Debbie161
The Bakery151
Entenmann's146

Every 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