Duncan Hines · Cake, Cookie and Cupcake Mixes
Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Cake Mix & Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate Lover's
A 1/4 package dry mix & frosting (60g) serving of Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Cake Mix & Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate Lover's by Duncan Hines has 260 calories, 29g of sugars and 270mg of sodium, as submitted by Pinnacle Foods Group LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2153127, record updated Apr 8, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2153127, available Oct 28, 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 Pinnacle Foods Group LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 60g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 644209408009
- Category
- Cake, Cookie and Cupcake Mixes
- Records
- 5 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 73% of the 3,243 cake, cookie and cupcake mixes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 41% of them.
Where the calories come from: 64% carbohydrate, 33% fat and 3% 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 | 48.3 g | 40 g | 73% |
| Sodium | 450 mg | 536 mg | 41% |
| Protein | 3.3 g | 5.3 g | 20% |
| Calories | 433 | 379 | 91% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 3,243 products, one per barcode.
Other frosting in this aisle
59 of the 3,243 cake, cookie and cupcake mixes products are named frosting. Per 100 g their median is 393 calories, 409 mg of sodium and 2.6 g of protein; 37 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Flavored Frosting Mix 365 WHOLE FOODS MARKET | 357 mg | 381 |
| Cake Mix & Frosting, Chocolate GEFEN | 344 mg | 354 |
| Chocolate Fudge Frosting PILLSBURY | 318 mg | 394 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "frosting", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CAKE MIX (SUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (PALM OIL), COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEAT STARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE ESTERS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), SALT, COLOR (YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 5 LAKE), XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR). FROSTING (SUGAR, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), WATER, COCOA POWDER, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORNSTARCH, SALT, PRESERVATIVES (ROSEMARY EXTRACT, POTASSIUM SORBATE), INVERT SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID).
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Cake Mix (sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (wheat 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 Apr 8, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Pinnacle Foods Group LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2153127).
More Duncan Hines cake, cookie and cupcake mixes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Velvet Dream Cake Mix & Cream Cheese Frosting | 433 | 53.33 g | 400 mg |
| Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavored Brownie Mix | 433 | 56.67 g | 333 mg |
| Caramel Turtle Dolly Parton's Brownie Mix | 433 | 50 g | 300 mg |
| Decadent Caramel Cake Mix | 432 | 47.3 g | 514 mg |
| Chewy Fudge Meg Brownie Mix | 432 | 54.05 g | 243 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Duncan Hines Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Cake Mix & Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate Lover's?
260 per 1/4 package dry mix & frosting (60g) serving, and 433 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Duncan Hines Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Cake Mix & Chocolate Frosting, Chocolate Lover's?
270mg per serving (12% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Pinnacle Foods Group LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 8, 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