Protein Rich Cakes

Welcome to the list of the top 25 cakes highest in protein content. Where the amount of protein ranges from 7.30 g to 5.00 g per 100g. The top cake is Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe with the highest protein content, which in 100g contains 7.30 g of protein.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for protein is 50 g. For the 100g serving of Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe, which contains 7.30 g of protein, the corresponding RDA protein percentage is 13 %, which is the highest item from the list of cakes high in protein.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the protein content and the nutritional density in 100g for Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe; We class this as a medium to low protein content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of cakes.

Other important and protein related nutrients are Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe, which is the top of the cakes list for protein content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 297.00 kcal (15% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.30 g (7% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 57.70 g (44% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the protein content in Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe from the list of cakes.

Top Twenty List - Highest protein Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for protein in cakes for the top 20 cakes. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe 7.30g (13%RDA)
2. Bread, pound cake type, pan de torta salvadoran 7.06g (13%RDA)
3. Coffeecake, cheese 7.00g (13%RDA)
4. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, unenriched 6.80g (12%RDA)
5. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, enriched 6.80g (12%RDA)
6. Cake, pound, BIMBO Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style 6.62g (12%RDA)
7. Cake, angelfood, dry mix 6.40g (11%RDA)
8. Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe 6.10g (11%RDA)
9. Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared 6.10g (11%RDA)
10. Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared 5.90g (11%RDA)
11. Cheesecake commercially prepared 5.50g (10%RDA)
12. Cheesecake prepared from mix, no-bake type 5.50g (10%RDA)
13. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, dry mix, prepared 5.50g (10%RDA)
14. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, fat-free 5.40g (10%RDA)
15. Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting 5.40g (10%RDA)
16. Cake, sponge, commercially prepared 5.40g (10%RDA)
17. Cake, yellow, prepared from recipe without frosting 5.30g (9%RDA)
18. Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 5.30g (9%RDA)
19. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched 5.20g (9%RDA)
20. Coffeecake, fruit 5.20g (9%RDA)

Highest Amount of protein per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high protein foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the protein nutritional content.

The food with the highest protein content per typical serving is Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting which contains 5.04 g in 1.000 piece (1/12 of 9" dia) (or 95.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 9 %. For this serving the Energy content is 352.45 kcal (18% RDA), the Total Fat content is 14.35 g (22% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 50.73 g (39% RDA).

Grams of protein in cakes (per 100g)

The list below gives the total protein content in the top 25 items from the general description 'cakes' each of which show the protein amount as well as Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 25 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The recommended daily allowance for protein is 56g for an average male. This is the RDA used for all nutrition in the listed data. For a typical woman it is 46g. These values are based on 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. It is also recommended that at least 10% of your calories should be from protein with an upper limit of 35% of your calories from protein.

The level of protein can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total number of frozen food items is 1. The highest amount of protein from the 1 frozen items is in Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) where the protein content is 5.00 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary