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Little Debbie Fancy Cakes

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes

per 2 cakes (71 g):
46g
net carbs
14g
fats
1g
protein
300
calories

Is Little Debbie Fancy Cakes Keto?

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes is not keto-friendly because it is a high-carb processed food that contains unhealthy ingredients like sugar, soybean oil, and TBHQ.

Too Much Carbs!

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes should be avoided on keto because it is very high in net carbs (64.79g of net carbs per 100g serving).

It is important to limit your net carb consumption to 20g - 30g per day to stay in ketosis. You can calculate your ideal daily net carb allowance by using this keto macros calculator.

As an alternative, you may look for other store-bought cakes that are low in net carbs.

Contains High-Glycemic Sweeteners

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes contains high-glycemic sweeteners like sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and dextrose. These sweeteners can raise your blood sugar level and prevent you from reaching ketosis.

As an alternative, you may look for other store-bought cakes that use keto-friendly sweeteners like stevia, monk fruit, or erythritol.

You can check out our full list of best and worst sweeteners for keto here.

Contains Highly Refined Oils

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes contains highly refined soybean oil and palm oil. These refined oils are prone to oxidation and may cause inflammation in the body.

Highly refined oils are usually extracted using high heat and chemicals. This process strips out the nutrients from the oil and replaces them with harmful chemicals.

It is important to get your fats from healthy sources so your body can burn clean fuel while on ketosis. You may check out our list of best and worst oils for keto here.

Contains Harmful Food Additives

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes contains TBHQ and enriched flour which are included in our list of food additives to avoid for keto.

Food additives are potentially harmful to health and should be avoided as much as possible.

Most of your diet should come from minimally processed foods to achieve a healthy weight loss on keto.

Net Carb Calculator

Little Debbie Fancy Cakes
46 g
net carbs
46 g
carbs
0 g
fiber / sugar alcohol
14 g
fats
1 g
protein
300
calories

Ingredients Checker

Ingredients

Sugar, Corn Syrup, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Water, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Palm And Soybean Oils With Tbhq And Citric Acid To Protect Flavor, Dextrose.Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Soy Flour, Soybean Oil, Egg Whites, Whey (Milk), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminium Phosphate), Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Soy Lecithin, Corn Starch, Sorbic Acid (To Preserve Freshness), Artificial Color, Polysorbate 60, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Polysorbate 80, Potato Starch.

Highly-Refined Oils

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Harmful Food Additives

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