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Cake, fruit, wholemeal, homemade

Homemade wholemeal fruit cake is a baked cake made with wholemeal flour and fruit. The figures shown are based on a recipe, so the composition of individual homemade cakes may vary. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat, with some protein. Per 100g, it contains 52g of carbohydrate, including 29g of sugars, and 14g of fat, including 4.6g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring these in their diet, while the amount eaten affects overall energy intake. Wholemeal flour does not mean that a cake is low in sugar or fat. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

366 kcal

Energy

1540 kJ

Fat

14g

of which saturates

4.6g

Carbohydrate

52g

of which sugars

29g

Protein

5.8g

Salt

0.6g

Water

23g

Cholesterol

46mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin C

Trace

Thiamin (B1)

0.1mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.11mg

Niacin (B3)

1.2mg

Vitamin B6

0.12mg

Vitamin B12

0.4µg

Folate

8µg

Calcium

70mg

Iron

1.6mg

Magnesium

28mg

Phosphorus

167mg

Potassium

297mg

Sodium

240mg

Zinc

0.7mg

Copper

0.18mg

Other types of cake

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Cake, fruit, rich, homemade

349 kcal

4g

11g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, iced, homemade

355 kcal

3.7g

9.6g

–

Cake, carrot, with topping, homemade

346 kcal

4g

21g

1.5g

Cake, cherry, homemade

398 kcal

5g

14g

–

Cake, chocolate, not filled, homemade

438 kcal

7.3g

24g

–

Cake, chocolate, with butter icing, homemade

452 kcal

5.8g

25g

–

Cake, coconut, homemade

423 kcal

6.7g

22g

–

Cake, fruit, retail

334 kcal

4.5g

12g

3g

Cake, lardy, homemade

369 kcal

6.7g

16g

2.3g

Cake, sponge, fatless, homemade

292 kcal

9.9g

5.6g

1.2g

Cake, sponge, homemade

463 kcal

6.4g

26g

1.1g

Cake, sponge, with butter icing, homemade

476 kcal

4.5g

27g

0.8g

Cake, Swiss roll, homemade

286 kcal

7.4g

4.2g

0.8g

Cake, battenberg, retail

354 kcal

4.4g

9.9g

1.5g

Cake, carrot, iced, retail

374 kcal

4.2g

20g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate fudge

358 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate, with filling and icing, retail

413 kcal

4.5g

24g

2.9g

Cake, loaf, retail

323 kcal

3.3g

11g

1.4g

Cake, sponge, soft iced, retail

368 kcal

4.8g

16g

1.3g

Cake, sponge, with dairy cream and jam, frozen

280 kcal

4.3g

11g

2.7g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published