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Cake, madeira, retail

Madeira cake is a type of sponge cake. The figures here describe shop-bought Madeira cake without icing, including lemon varieties. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, it contains 58g of carbohydrate, including 37g of sugars, and 15g of fat, including 8.4g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are points to note for people monitoring these nutrients in their diet. This cake also contains salt, which contributes to total salt intake. Full nutrient figures, including energy, protein, vitamins and minerals, are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

377 kcal

Energy

1585 kJ

Fat

15g

of which saturates

8.4g

Carbohydrate

58g

of which sugars

37g

Protein

5.4g

Salt

0.95g

Alcohol

0g

Water

20g

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin E

0.86mg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.06mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.11mg

Niacin (B3)

0.5mg

Vitamin B12

Trace

Calcium

42mg

Iron

1.1mg

Magnesium

12mg

Phosphorus

120mg

Potassium

120mg

Sodium

380mg

Zinc

0.5mg

Copper

0.1mg

Other types of cake

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Cake, battenberg, retail

354 kcal

4.4g

9.9g

1.5g

Cake, carrot, iced, retail

374 kcal

4.2g

20g

1.9g

Cake, chocolate, with filling and icing, retail

413 kcal

4.5g

24g

2.9g

Cake, fruit, retail

334 kcal

4.5g

12g

3g

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 jam and butter cream, retail

354 kcal

3.7g

15g

1.2g

Cake, Swiss rolls, chocolate covered and filled, retail

414 kcal

4.5g

23g

3.1g

Cake, sponge, jam filled, retail

302 kcal

4.2g

4.9g

–

Cake, carrot, with topping, homemade

346 kcal

4g

21g

1.5g

Cake, cherry, homemade

398 kcal

5g

14g

–

Cake, chocolate fudge

358 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.9g

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, rich, homemade

349 kcal

4g

11g

–

Cake, fruit, rich, iced, homemade

355 kcal

3.7g

9.6g

–

Cake, fruit, wholemeal, homemade

366 kcal

5.8g

14g

–

Cake, lardy, homemade

369 kcal

6.7g

16g

2.3g

Cake, sponge, fatless, homemade

292 kcal

9.9g

5.6g

1.2g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples including lemon, not iced). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

These figures come from an older part of the dataset that is no longer updated. Original source: Data from MW5 (50-118), fats as Fatty Acids Supplement 11-368 and vitamin E from Milk Marketing Board, fat, fatty acids and vitamin E content of a selection of biscuits, cakes and desserts, 1992.

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