Nutritional Facts: Traditional British Mothering Sunday Simnel Cake

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  400 g (400g)
icing sugar
250 g (250g)
ground almonds
1 large (17g)
egg yolks
3 tablespoons (45g)
orange juice
5 drops (2g)
almond essence
250 g (312g)
plain flour
1 pinch (0g)
salt
1 teaspoon (2g)
nutmeg
1 teaspoon (3g)
cinnamon
280 g (280g)
currants
250 g (250g)
sultanas
110 g (0g)
mixed peel
160 g (159g)
butter
160 g (160g)
caster sugar
3 large (150g)
eggs
200 ml (195g)
milk
Total 1 serving
Alanine n/a 2.6 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.1 0.2 5 1
Alcohol (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0
Arginine n/a 6.1 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 1.2 0.2 9 2
Ash (g) 0.0 7.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 6.6 4.1 n/a 3.4 0.0 1.6 1.4 27 5
Aspartic acid n/a 7.3 0.3 0.0 n/a 1.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 2.0 0.5 12 2
Beta-sitosterol n/a 330.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.4 n/a n/a n/a 336 56
Caffeine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Calcium (mg) 4.0 660.0 21.9 4.9 0.2 46.9 0.1 4.3 26.2 240.8 132.5 n/a 38.2 1.6 84.0 232.3 1,498 250
Calories 1,556.0 1,437.5 54.7 20.1 5.0 1,137.5 0.0 12.3 6.5 792.4 755.0 n/a 1,140.3 619.2 214.5 124.9 7,876 1,313
Calories (kj) 6,508.0 6,019.8 228.8 83.9 21.1 4,759.4 0.0 51.5 27.0 3,315.2 3,160.0 n/a 4,769.6 2,588.8 898.5 523.1 32,955 5,492
Campesterol n/a 12.5 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 12 2
Carbohydrates (g) 399.1 54.2 0.6 4.6 0.2 238.5 0.0 1.2 2.1 207.4 198.8 n/a 0.1 160.0 1.1 9.1 1,277 213
Cholesterol (mg) 0.0 0.0 184.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 341.9 0.0 558.0 27.3 1,112 185
Copper (mg) 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.9 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 5 1
Cystine n/a 0.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.1 2 0
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.0 30.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 8.4 0.0 0.5 1.4 19.0 10.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70 12
Folate (mcg) 0.0 125.0 24.8 13.4 0.0 571.9 0.0 1.8 0.2 28.0 7.5 n/a 4.8 0.0 70.5 9.8 858 143
Folate, DFE (mcg) 0.0 125.0 24.8 13.4 0.0 909.4 0.0 1.8 0.2 28.0 7.5 n/a 4.8 0.0 70.5 9.8 1,195 199
Folate, food (mcg) 0.0 125.0 24.8 13.4 0.0 90.6 0.0 1.8 0.2 28.0 7.5 n/a 4.8 0.0 70.5 9.8 376 63
Folic acid (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 481.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 481 80
Fructose (g) 0.0 0.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Galactose (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Glucose (dextrose) (g) 0.0 0.3 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.6 n/a 1 0
Glutamic acid n/a 17.0 0.3 0.0 n/a 10.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.3 n/a 2.5 1.3 32 5
Glycine n/a 3.7 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.1 6 1
Histidine n/a 1.4 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.5 0.2 3 0
Hydroxyproline 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 n/a n/a 0 0
Iron (mg) 0.2 9.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 14.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 9.1 4.5 n/a 0.0 0.1 2.6 0.1 41 7
Isoleucine n/a 1.8 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.1 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.0 0.4 4 1
Lactose (g) 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Leucine n/a 3.7 0.2 0.0 n/a 2.2 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.6 0.6 9 1
Lysine n/a 1.4 0.2 0.0 n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.4 0.5 4 1
Magnesium (mg) 0.0 670.0 0.9 4.9 0.2 68.7 0.0 4.3 1.6 114.8 87.5 n/a 3.2 0.0 18.0 25.4 999 167
Maltose (g) 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Manganese (mg) 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.3 0.8 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 2
Methionine n/a 0.4 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.6 0.2 2 0
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 77.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 n/a 33.4 0.0 5.5 2.1 121 20
Niacin (mg) 0.0 8.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 18.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.9 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 35 6
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.1 0.3 n/a 0.2 0.0 2.3 0.6 7 1
Phenylalanine n/a 2.8 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.0 0.3 6 1
Phosphorus (mg) 0.0 1,210.0 66.3 7.6 0.1 337.5 0.0 5.0 1.7 350.0 287.5 n/a 38.2 0.0 297.0 181.5 2,782 464
Phytosterols n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1.5 0.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 2 0
Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.0 30.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 n/a 4.8 0.0 2.9 0.3 41 7
Potassium (mg) 8.0 1,762.4 18.5 89.3 2.6 334.4 0.0 8.2 11.3 2,497.6 1,865.0 n/a 38.2 3.2 207.0 294.8 7,140 1,190
Proline n/a 2.6 0.1 0.0 n/a 3.7 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.8 0.6 8 1
Protein (g) 0.0 53.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 32.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 11.4 8.5 n/a 1.4 0.0 18.8 6.4 135 23
Retinol (mcg) 0.0 0.0 63.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 1,067.2 0.0 240.0 60.5 1,431 238
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 n/a 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.3 6 1
Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 9.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 n/a 81.7 0.0 4.7 4.4 103 17
Selenium (mcg) 2.4 6.2 9.5 0.0 0.0 105.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 1.7 n/a 1.6 1.0 46.1 3.9 180 30
Serine n/a 2.4 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.6 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.5 0.3 6 1
Sodium (mg) 8.0 2.5 8.2 0.4 0.2 6.2 155.0 0.4 0.3 22.4 30.0 n/a 1,135.5 1.6 213.0 95.6 1,679 280
Starch (g) 5.0 1.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 1
Stigmasterol n/a 10.0 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 10 2
Sucrose n/a 9.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 159.7 0.0 n/a 169 28
Sugar (g) 391.2 9.7 0.1 3.7 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.1 188.4 148.0 n/a 0.1 159.7 0.6 n/a 903 151
Theobromine (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0 0
Thiamin (mg) 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 4 1
Threonine n/a 1.5 0.1 0.0 n/a 0.9 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.8 0.3 4 1
Tocopherol, alpha (mg) 0.0 65.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 n/a 3.7 0.0 1.6 n/a 72 12
Tocopherol, beta n/a 0.7 0.0 n/a n/a 0.2 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a 1 0
Tocopherol, delta n/a 0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.1 n/a 0 0
Tocopherol, gamma n/a 1.6 0.2 n/a n/a 1.2 n/a 0.0 0.3 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.8 n/a 4 1
Total Fat (g) 0.0 123.5 4.5 0.1 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.8 1.1 n/a 129.0 0.0 14.3 7.1 284 47
Trans-monoenoic Fat n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 4.7 n/a 0.0 n/a 5 1
TransFatty acids n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 5.2 n/a 0.1 n/a 5 1
Tryptophan n/a 0.5 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.4 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.1 1 0
Tyrosine n/a 1.1 0.1 0.0 n/a 1.0 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 0.7 0.3 3 1
Valine n/a 2.0 0.2 0.0 n/a 1.3 0.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a n/a 0.1 n/a 1.3 0.4 5 1
Vitamin A, IU (IU) 0.0 2.5 245.1 89.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 7.7 204.4 0.0 n/a 3,974.4 0.0 810.0 269.4 5,605 934
Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) 0.0 0.0 64.8 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 11.2 0.0 n/a 1,087.8 0.0 240.0 64.4 1,473 246
Vitamin B-12 (mcg) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.7 3 0
Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 3 0
Vitamin C (mg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 13.2 8.0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 47 8
Vitamin D (IU) 0.0 0.0 37.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 95.4 0.0 123.0 n/a 255 43
Water (g) 0.9 11.7 8.9 39.4 0.9 37.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 53.8 37.4 n/a 25.2 0.0 114.2 171.2 501 84
Zinc (mg) 0.0 7.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.8 n/a 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.7 16 3

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