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Black Forest gateau: carbohydrates

Values per 100 g of “Black forest cake”, from the Swiss Food Composition Database.

Carbohydrate per 100 g
22.5g
For 10 g of carbs
44g
For 1 bread unit (12 g)
53g

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Carbohydrate
22.5g
of which sugars
14.5 g
Bread units (12 g)
1.9

Carbohydrate: 22.5 g, or 1.9 bread units.

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Nutrition values

Nutrition values per 100 g
Black Forest gateauPer 100 g
Energy1,070 kJ / 258 kcal
Fat15.9 g
of which saturates8.4 g
Available carbohydrate22.5 g
of which sugars14.5 g
Starch7.7 g
Dietary fibre1.1 g
Protein4.5 g
Salt0.1 g
Alcohol0.6 g
Water55 g

Its carbohydrate comes from both sugars and starch. How to read these values

Breakdown of the carbohydrate
  • Sugars 64%
  • Starch 34%
  • Other 1%

Source: Swiss Food Composition Database, version 7.1, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO). naehrwertdaten.ch

Similar foods

Same category of the Swiss database (Sweets › Cakes and tarts), in grams of carbohydrate per 100 g.

  • Red currant pie, homemade (with sweet short pastry base)22.6
  • Black Forest gateau (this page)22.5
  • Fruit pie with sweet short pastry base (average)22.5
  • Blackberry pie, homemade (with sweet short pastry base)22.3

All foods in the “Cakes and biscuits” group

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