Eccles cakes, retail

Eccles cakes are small pastry cakes filled with currants. These figures describe retail Eccles cakes as sold. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat: per 100g, they contain 49g of carbohydrate, including 34g of sugars, and 18g of fat, including 9.4g of saturated fat. They also provide some fibre and protein.

Carbohydrate and fat supply energy for the body, while fibre helps support normal bowel function. The sugar and saturated fat contents are worth noting for people monitoring their intake. The sugar figure represents total sugars and does not distinguish between naturally occurring and added sugars. Full nutritional figures are provided in the tables below.