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Cupcake calories and nutrition
A creme-filled chocolate cupcake with frosting (50 g) has 200 calories, with 1.8 g of protein, 30 g of carbs and 8.0 g of fat. That is 399 calories per 100 g.
Chocolate snack cupcake, creme-filled, with frosting. Data: USDA FoodData Central, “Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting”. This is USDA’s 50 g chocolate creme-filled snack cupcake with frosting, not a plain cake or a large bakery cupcake.
Serving size
1 cupcake · 50 g
200 calories
- Protein
- 1.8 g4% of calories · 4% DV
- Carbs
- 30 g60% of calories · 11% DV
- Fat
- 8.0 g36% of calories · 10% DV
- Fiber
- 1.6 g
- Sugars
- 19 g
- Saturated fat
- 2.4 g
- Sodium
- 166 mg
Calories in cupcake by serving
| Serving | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cupcake50 g | 200 | 1.8 g | 30 g | 8.0 g |
| ½ cupcake25 g | 100 | 0.9 g | 15 g | 4.0 g |
| 1 oz28.4 g | 113 | 1.0 g | 17 g | 4.5 g |
| 100 g100 g | 399 | 3.6 g | 60 g | 16 g |
Serving weights are USDA’s household measures for this food.
Cupcake nutrition facts
Per 100 g, 399 calories: 4% from protein, 60% from carbs and 36% from fat.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving1 cupcake · 50 g | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 399 | 200 | – |
| Total fat | 16 g | 8.0 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 4.9 g | 2.4 g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 332 mg | 166 mg | 7% |
| Total carbohydrate | 60 g | 30 g | 11% |
| Dietary fiber | 3.2 g | 1.6 g | 6% |
| Total sugars | 38 g | 19 g | – |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 1.8 g | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0% |
| Calcium | 116 mg | 58 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 176 mg | 88 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1.0 µg | 0.5 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1.9 mg | 0.9 mg | 1% |
% Daily Value is per serving (1 cupcake), using the FDA’s Daily Values. Calorie shares use 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs and 9 per gram of fat.
How long to walk it off
Walking at 3 mph, a 150-lb adult burns about 3.2 calories a minute on top of what they would burn at rest. So a creme-filled chocolate cupcake with frosting (200 calories) takes about 63 minutes of walking, roughly 7,200 steps.
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Cupcake questions
What nutrition info is available for a cupcake?
The USDA reference cupcake (50 g) has 200 calories, 1.8 g protein, 30 g carbs and 8.0 g fat. It includes chocolate frosting and creme filling.
How many kcal are in a cupcake?
One USDA creme-filled chocolate cupcake has 200 kcal at 50 g. A larger bakery cupcake or a different frosting changes the total.
What are the nutrition facts for this cupcake?
This creme-filled chocolate cupcake has 8.0 g fat and 2.4 g saturated fat per 50 g serving. The table lists the full USDA nutrient data.
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting (FDC ID 174942, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01).
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
- Walking time: the method of our walking calorie calculator (2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities; CADENCE-Adults for steps).
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