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Snack cake calories per piece/slice, any size, except mini: 168–180 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a piece/slice, any size, except mini contains 168–180 calories. Each included example lists 45 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Estimated for 1 regular cupcake · 45 g

180calories

Snack cake, chocolate

Protein
1.6 g
Carbs
27.1 g
Fat
7.2 g

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 168–180 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 374–399 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Snack cake, begin by separating “Snack cake, chocolate” from “Snack cake, white.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How snack cake records compare at 100 grams

All 2 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Snack cake, white 374 kcal
    374 kcal
  2. Snack cake, chocolate 399 kcal
    399 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 2 named USDA records in view: 2 direct matches. All sit within “Cakes and pies.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 2 records together under the exact grouping key “snack cake.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Snack cake, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2707873 through FDC 2707874. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

A shared 45 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Snack cake serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

25 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “white”; the higher is “chocolate.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

2.2 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “white” (1.0 g) and “chocolate” (3.2 g).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 45 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every snack cake; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Snack cake, white; “higher” ends with Snack cake, chocolate, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every snack cake meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Snack cake, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Snack cake nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Snack cake, chocolate Direct name match 45 gUSDA reference amount 180 kcal 399 1.6 g 1.4 g 149 mg FDC 2707873 ↗
Snack cake, white Direct name match 45 gUSDA reference amount 168 kcal 374 1.6 g 0.5 g 212 mg FDC 2707874 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 45-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 168 calories for “white” to 180 for “chocolate.” At a fixed 100 grams, “white” is 374 calories and “chocolate” is 399—a fixed-weight separation of 25 calories. For Snack cake, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “chocolate” and “white”. The source formulations contain 2 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting and cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, sponge. On this Snack cake page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Snack cake” cannot resolve the differences between Snack cake, chocolate and Snack cake, white. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 45 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “chocolate” and “white”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    2 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Snack cake, chocolate” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Snack cake unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that snack cake is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“chocolate” and “white”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Snack cake source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 2 exact records behind Snack cake source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Snack cake, chocolate is higher in calcium per 100 g

Snack cake, chocolate reports 116 mg versus 24 mg for Snack cake, white: a 92 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 45 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 45 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Snack cake, chocolate” from “Snack cake, white”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Snack cake source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

2 context records in this source topic Cakes and pies

Snack cake, chocolate and Snack cake, white belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calcium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 24 mg in Snack cake, white to 116 mg in Snack cake, chocolate, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 1 g in Snack cake, white to 3.2 g in Snack cake, chocolate, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Snack cake, chocolate

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707873 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Snack cake, white

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707874 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 2 records share this broad food family Snacks & desserts: broader category context

Snack cake, chocolate and Snack cake, white are assigned to Feast’s Snacks & desserts editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Iron: density and serving context

In this page’s records, iron runs from 1.4 mg in Snack cake, white to 3.6 mg in Snack cake, chocolate, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path