Nutritional Facts: Perfect Red Velvet Cake

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  1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1 1/2 cups (300g)
sugar
2 (100g)
eggs
2 tablespoons (10g)
cocoa
3 ounces (3g)
red food coloring
1 teaspoon (4g)
vanilla flavoring
1 teaspoon (5g)
baking soda
1 cup (245g)
buttermilk
2 1/2 cups (343g)
cake flour
16 ounces (454g)
cream cheese
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
2 cups (240g)
confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon (4g)
vanilla extract
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 3 0
Arginine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Ash (g) 2.4 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a 0.0 1.7 2.2 1.3 6.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 17 1
Aspartic acid (g) 0.1 n/a 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.6 1.2 2.3 0.1 n/a n/a 6 0
Beta-sitosterol (mg) 4.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a n/a 9 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Calcium (mg) 27.2 3.0 56.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 284.2 48.0 445.3 27.2 2.4 0.5 894 74
Calories 813.8 1,161.0 143.0 40.0 n/a 10.0 0.0 98.0 1,239.9 1,554.0 813.8 933.6 12.1 6,819 568
Calories (kj) 3,403.9 4,854.0 599.0 167.4 n/a 41.7 0.0 414.1 5,188.9 6,502.5 3,403.9 3,904.8 50.6 28,531 2,378
Campesterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Carbohydrates (g) 0.1 299.9 0.7 6.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 11.7 267.3 18.5 0.1 239.4 0.5 844 70
Cholesterol (mg) 244.0 0.0 372.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 499.8 244.0 0.0 0.0 1,370 114
Copper (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 1
Folate (mcg) 3.4 0.0 47.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 12.3 637.1 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 753 63
Folate, DFE (mcg) 3.4 0.0 47.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 12.3 965.9 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 1,082 90
Folate, food (mcg) 3.4 0.0 47.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 12.3 161.0 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 277 23
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 472.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 473 39
Fructose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 0.2 n/a 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.6 9.3 5.9 0.2 n/a n/a 19 2
Glycine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Hydroxyproline n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.0 0.2 1.8 3.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 25.1 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 33 3
Isoleucine (g) 0.1 n/a 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.1 n/a n/a 4 0
Lactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 14.6 n/a 0.0 n/a 15 1
Leucine (g) 0.1 n/a 1.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.8 1.9 3.0 0.1 n/a n/a 7 1
Lysine (g) 0.1 n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.7 1.0 2.6 0.1 n/a n/a 5 0
Magnesium (mg) 2.3 0.0 12.0 n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 27.0 54.8 40.9 2.3 0.0 0.5 140 12
Maltose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Methionine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 23.9 0.0 3.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.6 0.3 39.2 23.9 0.0 0.0 91 8
Niacin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 23.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 24 2
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.1 0.0 1.5 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.6 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 7 1
Phenylalanine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 1.3 1.3 0.0 n/a n/a 4 0
Phosphorus (mg) 27.2 0.0 198.0 n/a n/a 0.9 0.0 218.1 291.1 481.7 27.2 0.0 0.3 1,244 104
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 3.5 0.0 1.9 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 1.3 6.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 17 1
Potassium (mg) 27.2 6.0 138.0 n/a n/a 4.1 0.0 370.0 359.6 627.1 27.2 4.8 6.2 1,570 131
Proline (g) 0.1 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.8 3.1 3.0 0.1 n/a n/a 8 1
Protein (g) 1.0 0.0 12.6 2.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.1 28.1 26.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 80 7
Retinol (mcg) 761.6 0.0 160.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 31.9 0.0 1,631.3 761.6 0.0 0.0 3,346 279
Riboflavin (mg) 0.0 0.1 0.5 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 58.3 0.0 3.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 1.3 0.4 87.7 58.3 0.0 0.0 209 17
Selenium (mcg) 1.1 1.8 30.7 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 4.9 16.8 10.9 1.1 1.4 0.0 69 6
Serine (g) 0.1 n/a 1.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 1.5 1.7 0.1 n/a n/a 5 0
Sodium (mg) 810.4 3.0 142.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 1,258.6 257.3 6.9 1,458.6 810.4 4.8 0.4 4,752 396
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.6 n/a 3.0 n/a 5 0
Stigmasterol (mg) 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Sucrose n/a 299.4 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 299 25
Sugar (g) 0.1 299.4 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 11.7 1.1 14.6 0.1 234.7 0.5 563 47
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 0
Threonine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 2.6 0.0 1.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 8 1
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 92.1 0.0 9.5 1.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.9 155.6 92.1 0.0 0.0 355 30
Trans-monoenoic Fat (g) 3.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.4 n/a n/a 7 1
TransFatty acids (g) 3.7 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.7 n/a n/a 7 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.0 n/a 0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.0 n/a 0.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.3 0.8 1.4 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Valine (g) 0.1 n/a 0.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.1 n/a n/a 5 0
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 2,836.4 0.0 540.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 115.2 0.0 6,102.6 2,836.4 0.0 0.0 12,430 1,036
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 776.3 0.0 160.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 1,663.1 776.3 0.0 0.0 3,410 284
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.2 0.0 0.9 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Vitamin D (IU) 68.1 0.0 82.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 113.6 68.1 0.0 0.0 334 28
Water (g) 18.0 0.1 76.2 n/a n/a 2.7 0.0 220.8 42.8 247.4 18.0 0.6 2.2 629 52
Zinc (mg) 0.1 0.0 1.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 7 1

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