Original gooey butter cake
Prefix 079 was issued by GS1 US. It tells you where the code was registered, not where the product was made.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | 100 g | Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 381 kcal | 19% |
| Total fat | 16.7 g | 21% |
| Saturated fat | 5.9 g | 30% |
| Total carbohydrate | 54.8 g | 20% |
| Total sugars | 40.5 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 0.00 g | 0% |
| Protein | 4.8 g | 10% |
| Sodium | 0.36 g | 16% |
Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated April 23, 2020 · Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9 (FDA).
Ingredients
Sugar, enriched wheat flour bleached (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminum sulfate), food starch-modified, dextrose, propylene glycol mono & diesters of fatty acids, mono & diglycerides with bht & citric acid as preservatives, salt, nonfat milk solids, sorbitan monostearate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, wheat starch, propylene glycol, citric acid, silicon dioxide, cream cheese (pasteurized milk, cream cheese culture, carob bean gum), whole eggs, margarine (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, colored with annatto/turmeric, calcium edta added as a preservative, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), butter (pasteurized cream, lactic acid)
- E1520Propylene glycolEmulsifier · Humectant
- E160bAnnattoColor
- E270Lactic acid
- E322LecithinsAntioxidant · Emulsifier
- E322iLecithinAntioxidant · Emulsifier
- E330Citric acidAntioxidant · Sequestrant
- E341Calcium phosphatesEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E341iMonocalcium phosphateEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E410Locust bean gumEmulsifier · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E415Xanthan gumEmulsifier · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E433Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleateEmulsifier · Stabilizer
- E450DiphosphatesEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E450iDisodium diphosphateEmulsifier · Humectant · Sequestrant · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E466Sodium carboxy methyl celluloseEmulsifier · Humectant · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E471Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acidsEmulsifier · Stabilizer
- E491Sorbitan monostearateEmulsifier
- E500Sodium carbonatesStabilizer · Thickener
- E500iiSodium hydrogen carbonateStabilizer · Thickener
- E520Aluminum sulfate
- E541Sodium aluminum phosphateEmulsifier · Stabilizer · Thickener
- E570Fatty acids
- E321Butylated hydroxytolueneAntioxidantread from the ingredients list
Source: Open Food Facts, ODbL · additive names and functions: Open Food Facts taxonomy.
Additives marked “read from the ingredients list” were found by Shelfpedia in the ingredients text above; Open Food Facts had not tagged them. Always check the label.
USDA label data
| Nutrient | Per serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 160 kcal | — |
| Total fat | 7.0 g | 9% |
| Saturated fat | 2.5 g | 12% |
| Sodium | 150 mg | 7% |
| Total carbohydrate | 23 g | 8% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 17 g | — |
| Protein | 2.0 g | — |
- Servings per package
- About 12
- USDA food category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Data provider
- Label Insight
- In FoodData Central
- Since May 23, 2022 · label data updated January 15, 2021
- FDC ID
- 2289585
Per-serving amounts are calculated by Shelfpedia from USDA’s per-100 g (or per-100 mL) figures, so they can differ from the rounded numbers printed on the package. % Daily Value uses the FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9).
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026 (Branded Foods, October 2026 release) · public domain (CC0 1.0).
Who makes it
Heinemann's Bakeries
Open Food Facts, ODbL
In its category
73% of products in the category contain less sugar than this one. The thin line marks the category median.
Shelfpedia calculation from Open Food Facts (ODbL) and USDA FoodData Central (CC0) records in the same category sold in the United States, values per 100 g.
Countries of sale
Source: Open Food Facts, countries of sale reported by contributors.
Sources
- Product record
- USDA label data
- PhotoOpen Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA
- Reference valuesDaily Values: 21 CFR 101.9 (FDA).
- GS1 prefixPrefix ranges published by GS1
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How to store it
USDA FoodKeeper guidance for Commercial cakes and muffins (Bakery).
| Where | How long | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Pantry · from date of purchase | 3–7 days | |
| Refrigerator · after opening | 7–10 days | |
| Freezer · from date of purchase | 6 months |
Storage times: USDA FoodKeeper (Food Safety and Inspection Service), public domain. Matched by product category.
Better options in this category
Same kind of product with less sugar, salt or saturated fat per 100 g, no more additives, no added allergen.

