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Carrot Cake Mini Donuts

A 6 donuts (120g) serving of Carrot Cake Mini Donuts by Hostess has 520 calories, 45g of sugars and 360mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2119334, record updated Oct 26, 2020).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size6 donuts (120g)
Amount per serving
Calories520
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26g33%
Saturated Fat 14g70%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 360mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 71g26%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 45g
Includes Added Sugars 43g86%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 2.7mg15%
Potassium 70mg1%

* 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 Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 120g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0888109011598
UPC
888109011598
Category
Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Records
7 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode

How it compares with other cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes

Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 67% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 54% of them.

Where the calories come from: 53% carbohydrate, 44% fat and 3% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes: sugar per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 38 g
Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Carrot Cake Mini Donuts against the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars37.5 g31.8 g67%
Sodium300 mg289 mg54%
Protein3.3 g3.7 g34%
Calories43338682%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.

Other donuts in this aisle

587 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named donuts. Per 100 g their median is 419 calories, 386 mg of sodium and 4.2 g of protein; 58 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Frosted Mini Donuts FREIHOFER'S210 mg548
Golden Donut, Donuts, Lemon GOLDEN DONUT205 mg410
Vampire Donuts SUGARFINA189 mg486

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "donuts", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, COCONUT, TOASTED COCONUT, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: CORN, GLYCERIN, NONFAT DRY MILK, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, HONEY, WHEY, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, EGG YOLK, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CINNAMON, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, NATAMYCIN), DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEXTRIN, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, ENZYMES, KARAYA GUM, GUAR GUM, COLOR (FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE), YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, CELLULOSE GUM, AGAR.

The statement lists 36 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour. 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 26, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2119334).

More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Brownie Crispi Thins43343.33 g317 mg
Carrot Cake Flavored Mini Donuts43337.5 g325 mg
Caramel Crunch Mini Donuts43438.94 g310 mg
Crunch Mini Donuts43439.82 g301 mg
Powdered Mini Donuts43428.3 g377 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Hostess Carrot Cake Mini Donuts?

520 per 6 donuts (120g) serving, and 433 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Hostess Carrot Cake Mini Donuts?

360mg per serving (16% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 26, 2020. 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