Jaffa Cakes

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

 

McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes

Nutrition information

AVERAGE VALUES PER 100g PER CAKE % of GDA PER CAKE
      Adults Children (5-10 years)
ENERGY (kJ) 1592 194    
Energy (kcal) 377 46 2% 3%
PROTEIN 4.8g 0.6g 1%  3% 
CARBOHYDRATE 70.7g 8.6g  4%  4%
of which SUGARS 52.5g 6.4g 7% 8%
Fat 8.0g 1.0g 1% 1%
of which SATURATES 4.0g 0.5g 3% 3%
FIBRE 2.0g 0.2g 1% 1%
SODIUM* 0.1g Trace  1%   1% 
*equivalent as salt 0.3g <0.1g 1% 1%

Ingredients

Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Plain Chocolate (19%)[Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Sugar, Wheat Flour, Whole Egg, Water, Dextrose Monohydrate, Concentrated Orange Juice (8% Orange Juice Equivalent), Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oil, Humectant (Glycerine), Citric Acid, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dried Whole Egg, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrate), Natural Orange Flavouring, Colour (Curcumin).

Contains

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

 
Guideline daily amounts
Dietary item Adults Children
(5-10 years)
Calories 2000 1800
Protein 45g 24g
Carbohydrate 230g 220g
Sugars 90g 85g
Fat 70g 70g
Saturated fat 20g 20g
Fibre 24g 15g
Sodium 2.4g 1.4g

What's in our food?

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

Jaffa Cakes have 1g of fat per cake and contain a trace of sodium.



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.