Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes With Creamy Filling are rich, frosted chocolate cupcakes featuring a creamy, sugary center, perfect for indulgence.
The nutrition facts reveal that each cupcake contains 330 calories, with 12g of total fat (5g saturated) and no trans fats. It also has 9.9mg cholesterol, 480mg sodium, and 39g of added sugars, contributing to a high sugar content. The presence of artificial flavor, colorants like titanium dioxide, and numerous processed additives such as high fructose corn syrup and modified cornstarch indicate this is an ultra-processed food due to its reliance on synthetic ingredients for shelf life and appeal.
Given the high levels of added sugars and sodium, this product is not healthy and offers little nutritional value beyond temporary satisfaction. A healthier alternative would be to opt for whole-grain alternatives or homemade cupcakes made with natural sugars and less processed ingredients.
There are 330 calories in a serving of Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes With Creamy Filling. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates (66%).
| Serving Size | 90g | |
| Calories | 330 | |
| Calories From Fat | 108 | |
| Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | |
| Cholesterol | 9.9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 480mg | 20% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.98g | 8% |
| Sugars | 39g | |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
*All percent daily value figures are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 16
Weight Watchers SmartPoints: 16
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 9
A serving of Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes With Creamy Filling contains 16 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, 9 PointsPlus and 16 SmartPoints.
Hostess Frosted Chocolate Cupcakes With Creamy Filling contains the following ingredients:
Sugar, water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate or reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, corn syrup, cocoa, soybean oil, tallow, contains 2% or less: glycerin, cocoa processed with alkali, modified cornstarch, baking soda, salt, corn starch, dextrose, whey, hydrogenated tallow, inulin, egg, calcium carbonate, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate (to retain freshness), calcium sulfate, enzymes, egg white, mono and diglycerides, sodium acid pyrophosphate, cottonseed oil, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, agar, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, cellulose gum, locust bean gum, monocalcium phosphate, titanium dioxide (color), disodium phosphate, sunflower oil, chocolate liquor, defatted soy flour.