Hostess · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Filling
One cake (45g) serving of Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Filling by Hostess has 170 calories, 19g of sugars and 240mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1997382, record updated Jun 17, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1997382, 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 Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 45g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 888109115791
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 2 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 81% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 97% of them.
Where the calories come from: 67% carbohydrate, 31% 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
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 42.2 g | 31.8 g | 81% |
| Sodium | 533 mg | 289 mg | 97% |
| Protein | 2.2 g | 3.7 g | 9% |
| Calories | 378 | 386 | 44% |
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; 322 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Pie Real Fruit Filling JJ'S BAKERY | 425 mg | 345 |
| Strawberry Creme Flavored Strawberry & Creme Filling in Lightly Glazed, Flaky Crust Snack Pie 7-SELECT | 425 mg | 363 |
| Chocolate Cake Roll with Creme Filling MAPLEHURST BAKERIES | 424 mg | 400 |
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, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, COCOA, SOYBEAN OIL, TALLOW, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: GLYCERIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BAKING SODA, SALT, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, WHEY, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, INULIN, EGG, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES, EGG WHITE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, COTTONSEED OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, AGAR, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, CELLULOSE GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR.
The statement lists 42 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Water, Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour. 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 Jun 17, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1997382).
More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Velvet Cup Cakes | 378 | 48.89 g | 289 mg |
| Hostess, Cupcakes | 378 | 48.89 g | 289 mg |
| Frosted Chocolate Cup Cakes with Creamy Filling, Crosted Chocolate | 378 | 44.44 g | 556 mg |
| Iced Pumpkin Cake with Creamy Filling Cup Cakes | 378 | 51.11 g | 289 mg |
| Iced Lemon Flavored Cupcakes with Creamy Filling | 378 | 51.11 g | 311 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Filling?
170 per 1 cake (45g) serving, and 378 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Filling?
240mg per serving (10% 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 Jun 17, 2021. 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