Two-bite Candy Corn Cupcakes are small, bite-sized treats inspired by the classic candy corn flavor, offering a fun and festive dessert option.
The nutrition facts reveal that these cupcakes are high in added sugars (31 grams) and calories (300), providing minimal nutritional value. They are low in fiber but contain some calcium and iron, yet their reliance on processed ingredients makes them more of a treat than a healthful snack.
Given the extensive list of processed and synthetic additives, such as artificial flavors (including FD&C yellow #6 and #5) and preservatives like propylene glycol, along with modified cornstarch and bleached flour, these cupcakes are classified as ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed foods are typically formulated for long shelf life and convenience, sacrificing nutritional quality in favor of taste and stability.
For a healthier dessert option, consider fresh fruit or homemade cupcakes using whole ingredients like whole wheat flour, natural sugars, and minimally processed fats.
There are 300 calories in a serving of Two-bite Candy Corn Cupcakes. Most of those calories come from fat (46%) and carbohydrates (53%).
| Serving Size | 71g | |
| Calories | 300 | |
| Calories From Fat | 135 | |
| Amount Per Serving | % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | |
| Cholesterol | 19.9mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 190mg | 8% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugars | 31g | |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
*All percent daily value figures are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Weight Watchers Freestyle Points: 14
Weight Watchers SmartPoints: 14
Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 8
A serving of Two-bite Candy Corn Cupcakes contains 14 Weight Watchers SmartPoints, 8 PointsPlus and 14 SmartPoints.
Two-bite Candy Corn Cupcakes contains the following ingredients:
Icing sugar (sugar, cornstarch), vegetable oil shortening (canola oil, palm oil, fractionated palm oil, fractionated palm kernel oil, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60), water, sugar, water, bleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), eggs, soybean and/or canola oil, corn syrup, modified cornstarch, whey (milk), nonfat dry milk, mono- and diglycerides, leavening blend (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate), butter (cream, salt), salt, natural and artificial flavor, color (fd&c yellow #6, fd&c yellow #5), emulsifier (propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides, soybean lecithin, citric acid [preservative]), soybean lecithin.