Red velvet cake

as eaten · per 100 g: 355 kcal · 2.8 g protein · 1.2 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

3% of kcal

28% water

3 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

67%

70%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 355
Protein: (3%); 3 g
Fat: (37%); 15 g
Carbohydrates: (60%); 54 g
of which sugar: 40 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 296 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2707884 — listed by USDA as “Cake or cupcake, red velvet”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.