Zinc Rich Cakes

Welcome to the list of the top 25 cakes highest in zinc content. Where the amount of zinc ranges from 1.04 mg to 0.42 mg per 100g. The top cake is Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting with the highest zinc content, which in 100g contains 1.04 mg of zinc.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for zinc is 15 mg. For the 100g serving of Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting, which contains 1.04 mg of zinc, the corresponding RDA zinc percentage is 7 %, which is the highest item from the list of cakes high in zinc.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the zinc content and the nutritional density in 100g for Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting; We class this as a medium to low zinc 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 zinc related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting, which is the top of the cakes list for zinc content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 399.00 kcal (20% RDA), the amount of Protein is 3.63 g (6% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 15.93 g (25% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 60.31 g (46% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the zinc content in Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting from the list of cakes.

Top Twenty List - Highest zinc Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for zinc 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, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting 1.04mg (7%RDA)
2. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, enriched 0.81mg (5%RDA)
3. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, unenriched 0.81mg (5%RDA)
4. Cake, pudding-type, chocolate, dry mix 0.78mg (5%RDA)
5. Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting, low-fat, with added fiber 0.73mg (5%RDA)
6. Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.69mg (5%RDA)
7. Coffeecake, fruit 0.65mg (4%RDA)
8. Bread, pound cake type, pan de torta salvadoran 0.62mg (4%RDA)
9. Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, sponge 0.60mg (4%RDA)
10. Coffeecake, cheese 0.59mg (4%RDA)
11. Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe 0.59mg (4%RDA)
12. Cake, pound, BIMBO Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style 0.59mg (4%RDA)
13. Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 0.58mg (4%RDA)
14. Cookies, fudge, cake-type (includes trolley cakes) 0.55mg (4%RDA)
15. Cake, sponge, commercially prepared 0.51mg (3%RDA)
16. Cheesecake commercially prepared 0.51mg (3%RDA)
17. Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber 0.49mg (3%RDA)
18. Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe 0.48mg (3%RDA)
19. Cheesecake prepared from mix, no-bake type 0.46mg (3%RDA)
20. NABISCO, NABISCO SNACKWELL'S Fat Free Devil's Food Cookie Cakes 0.46mg (3%RDA)

Highest Amount of zinc per Serving

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

The food with the highest zinc content per typical serving is Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery which contains 0.8 mg in 1.000 piece (1/12 of a cake) (or 138.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 5 %. For this serving the Energy content is 536.82 kcal (27% RDA), the Protein content is 4.8 g (9% RDA), the Total Fat content is 27.67 g (43% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 72.92 g (56% RDA).

Milligrams of zinc in cakes (per 100g)

The list below gives the total zinc content in the top 25 items from the general description 'cakes' each of which show the zinc amount as well as Energy, Protein, 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 level of zinc 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 zinc from the 1 frozen items is in Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) where the zinc content is 0.43 mg per 100g. The number of food items described as lowfat or non-fat are 2 items.

Nutritional Information Summary