Low Calorie Angel Food Cake

If you are looking to have a low-calorie, low-fat dessert for your next dinner gathering, angel food cake is a great option. Angel food cake is low in calories and fat and can be topped with fresh fruit or low-fat Cool Whip for an eye-pleasing dessert.

Nutritional values are based on 100 g angel food cake. A typical angel food cake is 340 g, so the nutritional values are based on eating a little more than one-third of a cake.

Basic Nutrition

One hundred grams of angel food cake contains 258 calories, 58 g of total carbohydrates and 1.5 g of dietary fiber. Based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, these measurements represent 19 percent of the recommended daily value, or DV, for carbohydrates and 6 percent for dietary fiber. Angel food cake also provides 6 g or 12 percent DV of protein.

Calories

One hundred grams of angel food cake contains 258 calories or 13 percent of the recommended daily value. Carbohydrates account for the majority of the calories, with 226 calories and protein accounts for 25.4. Fat makes up the remaining calories. One serving size or one-twelfth of the cake, only contains 72 calories.

Fats

The total fat content is 0.80 g, which represents less than 1 percent of the recommended daily value. One serving contains 0.121 g of saturated fat, but provides 0.071 g of healthy monounsaturated fats and 0.367 g of healthy polyunsaturated fats. You'll also gain heart-healthy fatty acids in 21 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 346 mg of omega-6 fatty acids.

Vitamins

Angel food cake is an excellent source of riboflavin, with 0.491 mg or 29 percent DV, folate, with 35 mg or 9 percent DV and thiamin, with 0.102 mg or 7 percent DV. Other vitamins include niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid.

Minerals

Angel food cake is a rich source of phosphorus, with 324 mg or 32 percent DV, calcium, with 140 mg or 14 percent DV and selenium, with 7.3 mcg or 10 percent DV. Other minerals include iron, magnesium, potassium, copper and manganese. Angel food cake is high in sodium, with 749 mg or 31 percent of the recommended daily value.