Betty Crocker · Baking Decorations and Dessert Toppings
Betty Crocker, Decorating Icing Purple
One Tbsp (6g) serving of Betty Crocker, Decorating Icing Purple has 25 calories, 4g of sugars and 15mg of sodium, as submitted by BETTY CROCKER to USDA (FoodData Central 662290, record updated Jun 15, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 662290, available Dec 6, 2019; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that BETTY CROCKER submitted to USDA, for the declared 6g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 000004977001
- Category
- Baking Decorations and Dessert Toppings
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other baking decorations and dessert toppings
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 63% of the 3,502 baking decorations and dessert toppings products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 95% of them.
Where the calories come from: 69% carbohydrate, 31% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among baking decorations and dessert toppings: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 66.7 g | 56.6 g | 63% |
| Sodium | 250 mg | 0 mg | 95% |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Calories | 417 | 375 | 60% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,502 products, one per barcode.
Other purple in this aisle
34 of the 3,502 baking decorations and dessert toppings products are named purple. Per 100 g their median is 412 calories, 0 mg of sodium and 0 g of protein; 30 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Pillsbury, Funfetti, Frosting, Bold Purple Vanilla PILLSBURY | 191 mg | 412 |
| Light Purple Fondant TYLINA FOODS | 167 mg | 436 |
| Dec a Cake, Decorating Icing, Purple DEC A CAKE | 167 mg | 417 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "purple", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, COTTONSEED), WATER, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, CORNSTARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POTTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), POLYSORBATE 60, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, RED 3, BLUE 1 LAKE.
The statement lists 15 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (soybean, Cottonseed). It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jun 15, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement BETTY CROCKER submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 662290).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Betty Crocker, Decorating Icing Purple?
25 per 1 Tbsp (6g) serving, and 417 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Betty Crocker, Decorating Icing Purple?
15mg per serving (1% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record BETTY CROCKER submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 15, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov