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Cream Cheese Danish

One danish (78g) serving of Cream Cheese Danish by Hostess has 310 calories, 22g of sugars and 310mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1677067, record updated Apr 17, 2019). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 1965405.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 danish (78g)
Amount per serving
Calories310
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g15%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 310mg13%
Total Carbohydrate 46g17%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 22g
Includes Added Sugars 21g42%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 130mg10%
Iron 1.6mg9%
Potassium 0mg0%

* 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.

0888109113759
UPC
888109113759
Category
Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Records
4 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 81% of them.

Where the calories come from: 60% carbohydrate, 35% fat and 5% 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: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 gSugar per 100 g across 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products8 g51 gmedian 32 gThis product: 28 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.
Cream Cheese Danish against the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars28.2 g31.8 g40%
Sodium397 mg289 mg81%
Protein5.1 g3.7 g80%
Calories39738658%

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; 187 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Danish Pastry, Cheery Cheese DRAKE'S316 mg404
Raspberry Danish Coffee Cake SABRINA'S316 mg298
Arnie's, Caramel Pecan Danish Coffeecake ARNIE'S314 mg373

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 (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: YEAST, CREAM CHEESE (CULTURED MILK AND CREAM), WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, EGG WHITE, CORNSTARCH, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GLYCERIN, DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOYBEAN OIL, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MINERAL OIL, GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, LACTOSE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, ASCORBIC ACID, EGG, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, AGAR, FUMARIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), ENZYMES, PRESERVATIVE (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID, SODIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE), LACTIC ACID, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.

The statement lists 43 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Flour (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 Apr 17, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1677067).

More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Chocolate Pie Made with Real Cocoa39820.31 g375 mg
Fruit Pie39829.69 g305 mg
Glazed Mini Donuts39633.96 g340 mg
Apple Cinnamon Danish39830.97 g381 mg
Brownies Made with Milky Way Bar Pieces39546.51 g186 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Hostess Cream Cheese Danish?

310 per 1 danish (78g) serving, and 397 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Hostess Cream Cheese Danish?

310mg per serving (13% 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 Apr 17, 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