Little Debbie · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Cheese Danish Classic Pastry
A 1/2 pastry (57g) serving of Cheese Danish Classic Pastry by Little Debbie has 220 calories, 13g of sugars and 260mg of sodium, as submitted by McKee Foods Corporation to USDA (FoodData Central 1897535, record updated Aug 1, 2019).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1897535, 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 McKee Foods Corporation 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
- 024300865688
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 5 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 20% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 92% of them.
Where the calories come from: 49% carbohydrate, 44% fat and 7% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 22.8 g | 31.8 g | 20% |
| Sodium | 456 mg | 289 mg | 92% |
| Protein | 7 g | 3.7 g | 95% |
| Calories | 386 | 386 | 49% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other pastry in this aisle
23 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named pastry. Per 100 g their median is 359 calories, 259 mg of sodium and 5.9 g of protein; 19 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Danish Pastry, Cheery Cheese DRAKE'S | 316 mg | 404 |
| Pearl River Pastry Company, Cheesecake PEARL RIVER PASTRY COMPANY | 267 mg | 370 |
| Creme Brulee Bar Cake with Layers of White Cake, Vanilla Pastry Cream & Caramelized Sugar ARCHER FARMS | 266 mg | 342 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "pastry", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE [ADDED AS COLOR], VITAMIN D3, WHEY), SUGAR, WATER, EGGS, NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SKIM MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, EGG WHITES, CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), GLYCERINE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ENZYMES, AGAR, WHEY, CALCIUM SULFATE, LACTIC ACID, DEXTROSE, FUMARIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM LACTATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, NONFAT DRY MILK, XANTHAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ASCORBIC ACID.
The statement lists 36 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron. 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 Aug 1, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement McKee Foods Corporation submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1897535).
More Little Debbie cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese Danish with Icing Pastries | 386 | 33.33 g | 333 mg |
| Cinnamon Roll | 386 | 26.32 g | 421 mg |
| Danish Pastries, Cherry Cheese | 386 | 29.82 g | 351 mg |
| Cherry Fruit Pie | 387 | 22.58 g | 250 mg |
| Apple Fruit Pie | 387 | 22.58 g | 258 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Little Debbie Cheese Danish Classic Pastry?
220 per 1/2 pastry (57g) serving, and 386 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Little Debbie Cheese Danish Classic Pastry?
260mg per serving (11% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record McKee Foods Corporation submitted to USDA, last updated Aug 1, 2019. 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