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Delicious vanilla pound cake with a creamy white glaze drizzled on top.

Illustrative photo · Natalia Olivera on Pexels

Cake, pound, homemade

Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada) · CNF 2026 · food code 6624 · checked

Carbs42 g
Fiber0.4 g
Sugars22 g

≈ 3 carb choices · 1 carb choice = 15 g carbohydrate

1 piece (91 g) of Cake, pound, homemade has 42 g carbohydrate, 0.4 g fiber and 22 g total sugars, according to the Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada).

How much?

Figures are for 1 × 1 piece (1/10 of a loaf) = 91 g.

How many carbs in each measure?

MeasureCarbsCarb choices
1 piece (1/10 of a loaf) (91 g) 42 g3
80 g (80 g) 37 g2½
½ piece (1/10 of a loaf) (45.5 g) 21 g1½
100 g46 g3

Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada) measures. 1 carb choice = 15 g carbohydrate, to the nearest half.

Also in this amount

  • Calories 390 kcal
  • Protein 5.1 g
  • Saturated fat 4.4 g
  • Sodium 262 mg
  • Potassium Kidney 60 mg
  • Phosphorus Kidney 55 mg

Other forms of cake

From the blog

Figures are Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada) values scaled from 100 g to the amount shown. “No data” means Health Canada publishes no value for this food — not that it contains none. Added sugars and glycemic index are not shown: the food composition datasets we use do not publish them. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Your own carbohydrate target is set with your care team.