Nutritional Facts: Hands Down the Best Red Velvet Cake

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  2 1/2 cups (343g)
cake flour
2 cups (400g)
sugar
2 (100g)
eggs
1 tablespoon (13g)
vanilla
1 cup (245g)
buttermilk
1 1/2 cups (327g)
oil
1 teaspoon (5g)
baking soda
1 teaspoon (5g)
white vinegar
1 ounce (1g)
red food coloring
2 teaspoons (3g)
cocoa
8 ounces (227g)
cream cheese
1/2 cup (114g)
butter
1 teaspoon (4g)
vanilla
1 lb (454g)
confectioners' sugar
1 cup (109g)
pecans
1 to taste (0g)
pecans
Total 1 serving
Alanine (g) 0.8 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 3 0
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 n/a 6 1
Arginine (g) 1.1 n/a 0.8 n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 n/a 4 1
Ash (g) 1.3 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 1.7 0.0 n/a n/a 3.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 n/a 13 2
Aspartic acid (g) 1.2 n/a 1.3 n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.2 0.1 n/a n/a 1.0 n/a 5 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 4.5 n/a n/a 97.0 n/a 102 13
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 48.0 4.0 56.0 1.4 284.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 n/a 0.0 222.7 27.2 0.5 4.5 76.3 n/a 725 91
Calories 1,239.9 1,548.0 143.0 37.4 98.0 2,890.7 0.0 1.0 n/a 13.3 777.0 813.8 12.1 1,764.5 753.2 n/a 10,092 1,261
Calories (kj) 5,188.9 6,472.0 599.0 156.7 414.1 12,095.7 0.0 4.4 n/a 55.7 3,251.2 3,403.9 50.6 7,379.9 3,149.0 n/a 42,221 5,278
Campesterol 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 5.5 n/a 5 1
Carbohydrates (g) 267.3 399.9 0.7 1.6 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2.0 9.2 0.1 0.5 452.5 15.1 n/a 1,161 145
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 372.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 249.9 244.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 876 109
Copper (mg) 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 n/a 2 0
Cystine (g) 0.6 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 1 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 n/a 17 2
Folate (mcg) 637.1 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 25.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 24.0 n/a 749 94
Folate, DFE (mcg) 965.9 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 25.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 24.0 n/a 1,077 135
Folate, food (mcg) 161.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 25.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 24.0 n/a 273 34
Folic acid (mcg) 472.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 473 59
Fructose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Galactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 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
Glucose (dextrose) n/a 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glutamic acid (g) 9.3 n/a 1.7 n/a 1.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 3.0 0.2 n/a n/a 2.0 n/a 18 2
Glycine (g) 1.0 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 2 0
Histidine (g) 0.6 n/a 0.3 n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 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 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 25.1 0.2 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.8 n/a 32 4
Isoleucine (g) 1.1 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.7 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 3 0
Lactose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 7.3 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 7 1
Leucine (g) 1.9 n/a 1.1 n/a 0.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.5 0.1 n/a n/a 0.7 n/a 6 1
Lysine (g) 1.0 n/a 0.9 n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 0.1 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 4 1
Magnesium (mg) 54.8 0.0 12.0 1.6 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a n/a 20.4 2.3 0.5 0.0 131.9 n/a 251 31
Maltose n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 n/a 7 1
Methionine (g) 0.5 n/a 0.4 n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.3 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.6 90.2 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 19.6 23.9 0.0 0.0 44.5 n/a 183 23
Niacin (mg) 23.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 n/a 25 3
Pantothenic acid (mg) 1.6 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 n/a 6 1
Phenylalanine (g) 1.3 n/a 0.7 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 4 0
Phosphorus (mg) 291.1 0.0 198.0 0.8 218.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 n/a n/a 240.8 27.2 0.3 0.0 301.9 n/a 1,279 160
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3,165.4 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 111.2 n/a 3,277 410
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 1.3 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.1 178.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 3.3 3.5 0.0 0.0 23.6 n/a 212 27
Potassium (mg) 359.6 8.0 138.0 19.2 370.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 n/a n/a 313.5 27.2 6.2 9.1 446.9 n/a 1,701 213
Proline (g) 3.1 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.8 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 1.5 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 6 1
Protein (g) 28.1 0.0 12.6 0.0 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 13.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 n/a 74 9
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 160.0 0.0 31.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 815.6 761.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,769 221
Riboflavin (mg) 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 n/a 3 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0.4 0.0 3.1 0.0 1.3 42.3 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 43.8 58.3 0.0 0.0 6.7 n/a 156 20
Selenium (mcg) 16.8 2.4 30.7 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 5.5 1.1 0.0 2.7 4.1 n/a 68 9
Serine (g) 1.5 n/a 1.0 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.8 0.1 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 4 1
Sodium (mg) 6.9 4.0 142.0 1.2 257.3 0.0 1,258.6 0.2 n/a 0.0 729.3 810.4 0.4 9.1 0.0 n/a 3,219 402
Starch n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.8 n/a n/a 5.7 0.5 n/a 7 1
Stigmasterol 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 3.3 n/a 3 0
Sucrose n/a 399.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 4.3 n/a 403 50
Sugar (g) 1.1 399.2 0.4 1.6 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 7.3 0.1 0.5 443.7 4.3 n/a 870 109
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 n/a 4 0
Threonine (g) 0.8 n/a 0.6 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.5 0.0 n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 3 0
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 46.8 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.5 n/a 53 7
Tocopherol, beta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 1 0
Tocopherol, delta (mg) 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.5 n/a 1 0
Tocopherol, gamma (mg) 0.3 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 26.6 n/a 28 3
Total Fat (g) 2.9 0.0 9.5 0.0 2.2 327.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 77.8 92.1 0.0 0.0 78.4 n/a 590 74
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0
TransFatty acids n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.9 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 3.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1
Tryptophan (g) 0.4 n/a 0.2 n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1 0
Tyrosine (g) 0.8 n/a 0.5 n/a 0.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 3 0
Valine (g) 1.2 n/a 0.9 n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a 0.9 0.1 n/a n/a 0.4 n/a 4 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 0.0 540.0 0.0 115.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 3,051.3 2,836.4 0.0 0.0 61.0 n/a 6,604 825
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 160.0 0.0 34.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 831.6 776.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 n/a 1,805 226
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 2 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 n/a 1 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 n/a 4 0
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 82.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 56.8 68.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 209 26
Water (g) 42.8 0.1 76.2 6.8 220.8 0.0 0.0 4.6 n/a n/a 123.7 18.0 2.2 1.0 3.8 n/a 500 63
Zinc (mg) 2.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.9 n/a 11 1

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