Jaffa Cakes

The light combination of sponge, dark chocolate and smashing orangey bit in the middle that forms the unique Jaffa Cake was launched over 60 years ago.  For nutritional information please select from the menu below.

 

McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes (Made in the UK)

Nutrition information

AVERAGE VALUES PER 100g PER CAKE % of GDA PER CAKE
      Men Women
ENERGY (kJ) 1580 193    
Energy (kcal) 374 46 2% 2%
PROTEIN 4.8g 0.6g    
CARBOHYDRATE 70.6g 8.6g    
of which SUGARS 41.5g 5.1g 7% 10%
Fat 8g 1g 1% 1%
of which SATURATES 4.1g 0.5g 2% 3%
FIBRE 2.1g 0.3g 2% 2%
SODIUM 0.1g Trace    

Ingredients

Glucose Syrup, Plain Chocolate (20%)(Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat, Butter Oil, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Sugar, Wheat Flour, Whole Egg, Dextrose Monohydrate, Concentrated Orange Juice (8% Orange Juice Equivalent), Citric Acid, Humectant (Glycerine), Vegetable Oil, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dried Whole Egg, Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Natural Colour (Curcumin).

Contains

Milk, Egg, Soya, Gluten.More information on special diets.

 
Guideline daily amounts
Dietary item Women Men
Calories 2000 2500
Protein 45g 55g
Carbohydrate 230g 300g
Sugars 90g 120g
Fat 70g 95g
Saturated fat 20g 30g
Fibre 24g 24g
Sodium 2.4g 2.4g

What's in our food?

Easy-to-understand nutritional information on all of our products.

Jaffa Cakes are only 1g of fat per cake. Each Jaffa Cake contains only a trace of sodium.

Look out for new limited edition Berry Blast flavour!



Did you know?

In 1991, McVitie’s persuaded the VAT man to agree that Jaffa Cakes were cakes and not biscuits. This means that VAT does not need to be charged for Jaffa Cakes.