Yellow Cake

Q: How many calories in serving of yellow cake?

About 161 calories, with roughly 1.6g of protein. serving weighs about 43g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

The universal side. Cheap, mild, endlessly customizable.

374

cal per 100 g

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= 1.5 oz

Calories

161

Protein

1.6g

Carbs

35.2g

Fat

1.5g

Protein 4% Carbs 88% Fat 8%

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Yellow Cake is nearly pure starch — 81.92g of carbs per 100g and almost nothing else.

That is the whole appeal. Cheap fuel, mild flavor, holds sauce. Whether it is "good" depends entirely on what you put on it.

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 374 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

107

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Dry → Cooked

Grains absorb water when they cook. 1 cup of dry yellow cake becomes about 3 cups cooked — the calories do not change, they just spread over more volume. Every number on this page is for cooked weight, the way you actually eat it. If your recipe reads dry, multiply by about 3.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber1.2 g4%

Sugar43.29 g—

Saturated fat1.62 g8%

Cholesterol0 mg0%

Sodium728 mg32%

Potassium47 mg1%

Calcium211 mg16%

Iron2.08 mg12%

Magnesium10 mg2%

Zinc0.27 mg2%

Vitamin C0 mg0%

Vitamin E0.92 mg6%

Vitamin A0 mcg0%

Vitamin D0 mcg0%

Vitamin B60.077 mg5%

Vitamin B120.1 mcg4%

Folate68 mcg17%

Niacin2.315 mg14%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

Bread

34 more calories per 100g · +7g protein.

Cal408 Protein10.4 g Fat20.8 g

Bread

87 fewer calories per 100g · +6g protein.

Cal287 Protein9.5 g Fat6 g

Bagel

96 fewer calories per 100g · +7g protein.

Cal278 Protein10.6 g Fat2.1 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in serving of yellow cake?

About 161 calories, with roughly 1.6g of protein. serving weighs about 43g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Do I count raw or cooked?

Whichever you weighed. Dry yellow cake is roughly 3× as calorie-dense per gram as cooked; cooked is what is on this page. If you weigh at the pot use cooked; if you portion dry before cooking, use dry. Do not mix.

Is yellow cake actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: "healthy" is doing work here — it is clean fuel, not a nutrient powerhouse. Fine as the base of a meal, not the meal itself.

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