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Key Lime Flavored Frosted Yellow Cake with Key Lime Creamy Filling Cup Cakes
One cake (45g) serving of Key Lime Flavored Frosted Yellow Cake with Key Lime Creamy Filling Cup Cakes by Hostess has 180 calories, 24g of sugars and 140mg of sodium, as submitted by Hostess Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1834640, record updated Apr 23, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1834640, available Jun 17, 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
- 888109115357
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 98% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 58% of them.
Where the calories come from: 68% carbohydrate, 30% 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 | 53.3 g | 31.8 g | 98% |
| Sodium | 311 mg | 289 mg | 58% |
| Protein | 2.2 g | 3.7 g | 9% |
| Calories | 400 | 386 | 59% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other cakes in this aisle
1,310 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named cakes. Per 100 g their median is 408 calories, 294 mg of sodium and 2.8 g of protein; 791 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Mini Filled Strawberry Cupcakes MEMBER'S MARK | 247 mg | 411 |
| Carrot Mini Cupcakes LOVIN' OVEN | 247 mg | 447 |
| Lemon Layer Cakes Lemon Flavored Icing TASTYKAKE | 247 mg | 400 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cakes", 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), TALLOW, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CORNSTARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, INULIN, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM SULFATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), COTTONSEED OIL, GLYCERIN, AGAR, POLYSORBATE 60, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), CELLULOSE GUM, ENZYMES, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, KEY LIME JUICE POWDER, SOY LECITHIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.
The statement lists 48 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 Apr 23, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Hostess Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1834640).
More Hostess cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Donuts | 400 | 24.71 g | 388 mg |
| Golden Cupcakes | 400 | 52.22 g | 322 mg |
| Frosted Strawberry Flavored Cake with Creamy Filling Cupcakes | 400 | 48.89 g | 333 mg |
| Frosted Yellow Cupcakes with Creamy Filling | 400 | 51.11 g | 311 mg |
| Frosted Strawberry Flavored Cup Cakes with Creamy Filling | 400 | 48.89 g | 322 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hostess Key Lime Flavored Frosted Yellow Cake with Key Lime Creamy Filling Cup Cakes?
180 per 1 cake (45g) serving, and 400 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hostess Key Lime Flavored Frosted Yellow Cake with Key Lime Creamy Filling Cup Cakes?
140mg per serving (6% 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 23, 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