Essential Everyday · Cake, Cookie and Cupcake Mixes
Cake Mix, Chocolate
A 0.125 package, mix (57g) serving of Cake Mix, Chocolate by Essential Everyday has 210 calories, 28g of sugars and 420mg of sodium, as submitted by Supervalu, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1933182, record updated Oct 13, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1933182, available Jul 29, 2021; 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 Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 57g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041303062593
- Category
- Cake, Cookie and Cupcake Mixes
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cake, cookie and cupcake mixes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 75% of the 3,243 cake, cookie and cupcake mixes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 69% of them.
Where the calories come from: 92% carbohydrate, 4% fat and 4% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cake, cookie and cupcake mixes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 49.1 g | 40 g | 75% |
| Sodium | 737 mg | 536 mg | 69% |
| Protein | 3.5 g | 5.3 g | 24% |
| Calories | 368 | 379 | 38% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,243 products, one per barcode.
Other cake in this aisle
1,449 of the 3,243 cake, cookie and cupcake mixes products are named cake. Per 100 g their median is 371 calories, 675 mg of sodium and 5.7 g of protein; 800 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix ARCHER FARMS | 587 mg | 365 |
| Pineapple Cake Mix, Fruit DUNCAN HINES | 585 mg | 415 |
| Double Chocolate Premium Cake Mix GHIRARDELLI | 581 mg | 442 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cake", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN FLOUR, COCOA WITH ALKALI, LEAVENING (GLUCONOLACTONE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, MODIFIED CELLULOSE GUM, CARAMEL COLOR (CONTAINS SULFITES), XANTHAN GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, GUAR GUM.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Modified Potato Starch. 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 Oct 13, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1933182).
More Essential Everyday cake, cookie and cupcake mixes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Food Cake Mix | 368 | 60.53 g | 474 mg |
| Yellow Cake Mix | 368 | 49.12 g | 807 mg |
| Buttermilk Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix | 361 | 13.11 g | 1,016 mg |
| Original Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix | 359 | 12.82 g | 1,205 mg |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 385 | 23.08 g | 538 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Essential Everyday Cake Mix, Chocolate?
210 per 0.125 package, mix (57g) serving, and 368 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Essential Everyday Cake Mix, Chocolate?
420mg per serving (18% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 13, 2017. 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