Hostess · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Mermaid Cupcakes
One cake (46g) serving of Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Mermaid Cupcakes by Hostess has 170 calories, 34g of sugars and 40mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1713843, record updated Apr 8, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1713843, available Mar 19, 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 46g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 888109114350
- 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 nearly all of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 3% of them.
Where the calories come from: 89% carbohydrate, 11% fat and 0% 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 | 73.9 g | 31.8 g | 100% |
| Sodium | 87 mg | 289 mg | 3% |
| Protein | 0 g | 3.7 g | 0% |
| Calories | 370 | 386 | 39% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other cupcakes in this aisle
829 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named cupcakes. Per 100 g their median is 408 calories, 296 mg of sodium and 2.8 g of protein; none has less sodium than this one.
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cupcakes", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, WATER, TALLOW, CORNSTARCH, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GLYCERIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: PALM OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND CARMINE (COLOR), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, AGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SORBIC ACID (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, SALT, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, INULIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CALCIUM SULFATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COTTONSEED OIL, POLYSORBATE 60, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ENZYMES, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2, RED 3, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.
The statement lists 51 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Water, Tallow. 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 Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1713843).
More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Iced Chocolate Cake with Creamy Filling | 370 | 49.07 g | 361 mg |
| Iced Devil's Food Flavored Cake with Creamy Filling, Iced Devil's Food | 370 | 45.37 g | 352 mg |
| Raspberry Iced Cake with Creamy Filling Wrapped Cakes | 368 | 43.42 g | 263 mg |
| Mini Donuts | 372 | 34.51 g | 274 mg |
| Iced Cinnamon Rolls | 372 | 25.64 g | 436 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hostess Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Mermaid Cupcakes?
170 per 1 cake (46g) serving, and 370 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hostess Frosted Yellow Cake with Creamy Filling Mermaid Cupcakes?
40mg per serving (2% 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 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