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Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling

One cake (41g) serving of Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling by Hostess has 170 calories, 18g of sugars and 140mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1550544, record updated Jan 30, 2018).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cake (41g)
Amount per serving
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g10%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 140mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 24g9%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 18g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0.7mg4%
Potassium not declared

* 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 41g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0888109000059
UPC
888109000059
Category
Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Records
3 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 86% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 67% of them.

Where the calories come from: 56% carbohydrate, 42% fat and 2% 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: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 44 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.
Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling against the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars43.9 g31.8 g86%
Sodium341 mg289 mg67%
Protein2.4 g3.7 g14%
Calories41538670%

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

Other filling in this aisle

339 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named filling. Per 100 g their median is 378 calories, 322 mg of sodium and 2.7 g of protein; 195 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Pumpkin Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Filling THE FATHER'S TABLE269 mg359
Strawberry Shortcake Mini Cupcakes with Strawberry Flavored Swirl & Filling MEIJER268 mg380
Holiday Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Cup Cakes HOSTLESS267 mg356

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

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS (PALM KERNEL, COCONUT, PALM), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, ""B"" VITAMINS [NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (B1), RIBOFLAVIN (B2)1, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, CORN SYRUP HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE AND/OR ANIMAL SHORTENING (SOYBEAN, COTTONSEED AND/OR CANOLA OIL BEEF FAT), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DIM WHOLE EGGS, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GLUCOSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GLYCERINE, SALT, SORBIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES, YELLOW 5, RED 40, AND WHEAT FLOUR.

The statement lists 9 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Oils (palm Kernel, Coconut. 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 Jan 30, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1550544).

More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Red Velvet Mini Donuts41530.19 g255 mg
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cakes41545.12 g354 mg
Apple Streusel Coffee Cakes41543.9 g341 mg
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake41546.34 g341 mg
Cream Cheese Coffee Cakes41543.9 g439 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Hostess Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling?

170 per 1 cake (41g) serving, and 415 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Hostess Chocolate Covered Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling?

140mg per serving (6% 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 Jan 30, 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