Sweet Sam's · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Cupcake, Vanilla Buttercream
A 1/2 cupcake (85g) serving of Cupcake, Vanilla Buttercream by Sweet Sam's has 320 calories, 27g of sugars and 290mg of sodium, as submitted by Sweet Sam's Baking Company to USDA (FoodData Central 1886944, record updated Jul 14, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1886944, 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 Sweet Sam's Baking Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 85g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 833282007913
- 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 50% 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: 52% carbohydrate, 46% fat and 3% 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 | 31.8 g | 31.8 g | 50% |
| Sodium | 341 mg | 289 mg | 67% |
| Protein | 2.4 g | 3.7 g | 11% |
| Calories | 376 | 386 | 43% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other cupcake in this aisle
965 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named cupcake. Per 100 g their median is 406 calories, 296 mg of sodium and 2.8 g of protein; 733 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Gourmet Cupcake, Bluberry KIMBERLEY'S BAKESHOPPE | 272 mg | 407 |
| Frosted Yellow Mermaid Cupcakes with Creamy Filling HOSTESS | 272 mg | 348 |
| Let It Snow Hand Decorated Yellow Cupcakes CAKE BOSS | 272 mg | 421 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cupcake", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): CUPCAKE (SUGAR, ENRICHED FOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WHOLE EGGS, WATER, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: WHEY, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA], SALT, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, NONFAT MILK, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, SOY FLOUR). ICING (POWDERED SUGAR [SUGAR, CORNSTARCH], UNSALTED BUTTER, CORNSTARCH, VANILLA EXTRACT).
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Cupcake (sugar, Enriched Four [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 Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Sweet Sam's Baking Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1886944).
More Sweet Sam's cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Velvet Cupcake | 365 | 36.47 g | n/a |
| Sweet Sam's, Red Velvet Cupcake | 365 | 36.47 g | 306 mg |
| Cupcake, Red Velvet | 388 | 40 g | 329 mg |
| Sweet Sam's, Cupcake, Vanilla, Buttercream | 388 | 35.29 g | 271 mg |
| Cinnamon Walnut Pound Cake | 392 | 30.38 g | 329 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Sweet Sam's Cupcake, Vanilla Buttercream?
320 per 1/2 cupcake (85g) serving, and 376 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Sweet Sam's Cupcake, Vanilla Buttercream?
290mg per serving (13% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Sweet Sam's Baking Company submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. 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