Hostess Brands, LLC · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Cheese Flavored Danish
One danish (78g) serving of Cheese Flavored Danish by Hostess Brands, LLC has 270 calories, 22g of sugars and 270mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2285557, record updated Mar 17, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2285557, available May 23, 2022; 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 Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 78g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 085264333101
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 9 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 40% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 69% of them.
Where the calories come from: 56% carbohydrate, 39% fat and 6% 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 | 28.2 g | 31.8 g | 40% |
| Sodium | 346 mg | 289 mg | 69% |
| Protein | 5.1 g | 3.7 g | 80% |
| Calories | 346 | 386 | 26% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other danish in this aisle
291 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named danish. Per 100 g their median is 359 calories, 366 mg of sodium and 5.1 g of protein; 126 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Danish Twist Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. | 276 mg | 448 |
| Mini Raspberry Danish PILLSBURY | 276 mg | 342 |
| Maplehurst Bakeries, Danish, Maple Walnut MAPLEHURST BAKERIES | 270 mg | 400 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "danish", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEY, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE), EGG WHITES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, PALM OIL, PASTUERIZED CULTURED CREAM AND MILK, DEXTROSE, WHEY, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED CORN AND TAPIOCA STARCH, CORN STARCH, SALT, NONFAT MILK, PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SORBIC ACID, TOCOPHEROLS), DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUMS (GUAR, XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN, CARRAGEENAN, PECTIN), SODIUM CASEINATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, LACTOSE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, AGAR, CALCIUM SULFATE, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, ENZYMES, AMMONIUM SULFATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), ASCORBIC ACID ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER, LACTIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), AZODICARBONAMIDE, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE.
The statement lists 41 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin. 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 Mar 17, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2285557).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hostess Brands, LLC Cheese Flavored Danish?
270 per 1 danish (78g) serving, and 346 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hostess Brands, LLC Cheese Flavored Danish?
270mg per serving (12% 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 Mar 17, 2022. 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