Nutritional Facts: Nana's Classic Red Velvet Cake

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  2 1/2 cups (313g)
all-purpose flour
2 cups (400g)
sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons (8g)
unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon (6g)
kosher salt
1 teaspoon (5g)
baking soda
2 (100g)
eggs
1 1/2 cups (327g)
grapeseed oil
1 cup (245g)
buttermilk
1 tablespoon (15g)
white vinegar
1 1/4 teaspoons (5g)
vanilla extract
2 ounces (2g)
red food coloring
16 ounces (454g)
cream cheese
1/2 cup (114g)
unsalted butter
2 teaspoons (8g)
real vanilla extract
8 cups (960g)
powdered sugar
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 1.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 5 1
Arginine (g) 1.3 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 4 0
Ash (g) 1.5 0.0 0.5 6.0 1.7 1.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 19 2
Aspartic acid (g) 1.4 n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a 2.3 0.1 n/a n/a 6 1
Beta-sitosterol n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.5 n/a n/a 5 1
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19 2
Calcium (mg) 46.9 4.0 10.4 1.4 0.0 56.0 0.0 284.2 1.0 0.6 n/a 445.3 27.2 0.9 9.6 888 111
Calories 1,137.5 1,548.0 18.5 0.0 0.0 143.0 2,890.7 98.0 3.1 15.1 n/a 1,554.0 813.8 24.2 3,734.4 11,980 1,498
Calories (kj) 4,759.4 6,472.0 77.1 0.0 0.0 599.0 12,095.7 414.1 13.4 63.3 n/a 6,502.5 3,403.9 101.2 15,619.2 50,121 6,265
Campesterol n/a n/a n/a 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) 238.5 399.9 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 11.7 0.1 0.7 n/a 18.5 0.1 1.1 957.8 1,634 204
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 372.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 n/a 499.8 244.0 0.0 0.0 1,126 141
Copper (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 0
Cystine (g) 0.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 8.4 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 1
Folate (mcg) 81.3 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 196 25
Folate, DFE (mcg) 81.3 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 196 25
Folate, food (mcg) 81.3 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 50.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 196 25
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Fructose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.4 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 10.9 n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.7 0.0 1.6 0.0 n/a n/a 5.9 0.2 n/a n/a 20 3
Glycine (g) 1.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Histidine (g) 0.7 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 3.7 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 9 1
Isoleucine (g) 1.1 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 1.5 0.1 n/a n/a 4 0
Lactose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 14.6 n/a n/a 0.0 15 2
Leucine (g) 2.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 3.0 0.1 n/a n/a 7 1
Lysine (g) 0.7 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 2.6 0.1 n/a n/a 5 1
Magnesium (mg) 68.8 0.0 40.4 0.1 0.0 12.0 0.0 27.0 0.7 0.6 n/a 40.9 2.3 1.0 0.0 194 24
Maltose n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0 0
Manganese (mg) 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3 0
Methionine (g) 0.6 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.9 0.0 n/a n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 52.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 n/a 39.2 23.9 0.0 0.0 121 15
Niacin (mg) 3.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 1
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.6 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 0.0 n/a n/a 4 1
Phosphorus (mg) 337.5 0.0 59.5 0.0 0.0 198.0 0.0 218.1 1.2 0.3 n/a 481.7 27.2 0.5 0.0 1,324 165
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 588.6 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 589 74
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 228.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 6.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 242 30
Potassium (mg) 334.4 8.0 123.4 0.5 0.0 138.0 0.0 370.0 10.9 7.8 n/a 627.1 27.2 12.4 19.2 1,679 210
Proline (g) 3.7 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 n/a n/a 3.0 0.1 n/a n/a 8 1
Protein (g) 32.3 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 8.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 26.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 82 10
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.0 0.0 31.9 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,631.3 761.6 0.0 0.0 2,585 323
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.1 31.4 1.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 87.7 58.3 0.0 0.0 183 23
Selenium (mcg) 105.9 2.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 30.7 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 n/a 10.9 1.1 0.0 5.8 163 20
Serine (g) 1.6 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 1.7 0.1 n/a n/a 5 1
Sodium (mg) 6.3 4.0 1.7 2,325.5 1,258.6 142.0 0.0 257.3 0.7 0.5 n/a 1,458.6 12.5 0.8 19.2 5,488 686
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.6 n/a n/a 12.1 14 2
Stigmasterol n/a n/a n/a 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 399.2 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 399 50
Sugar (g) 0.8 399.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 11.7 0.1 0.7 n/a 14.6 0.1 1.1 939.0 1,368 171
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 166.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 167 21
Thiamin (mg) 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Threonine (g) 0.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 1.1 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 94.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 99 12
Tocopherol, beta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Total Fat (g) 3.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 9.5 327.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 155.6 92.1 0.0 0.0 590 74
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 1.0 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 1.4 0.0 n/a n/a 3 0
Valine (g) 1.3 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0 n/a n/a 1.8 0.1 n/a n/a 5 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 540.0 0.0 115.2 0.0 0.0 n/a 6,102.6 2,836.4 0.0 0.0 9,594 1,199
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 160.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,663.1 776.3 0.0 0.0 2,634 329
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 3 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 82.0 n/a 2.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 113.6 68.1 0.0 0.0 266 33
Water (g) 37.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 76.2 0.0 220.8 14.0 2.8 n/a 247.4 20.4 4.4 2.2 626 78
Zinc (mg) 2.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 8 1

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