There are a variety of products offered under the Betty Crocker brand name, which is a part of General Mills. These products include cake mixes, pre-made meals, breads and brownie mixes. Many enjoy the taste of Betty Crocker's Original Supreme Brownie Mix, a mix made with Hershey's chocolate syrup. Learning the specific nutrition facts of this product can help you decide whether you'd like to indulge in this treat.
Serving Size
A box of the Original Supreme Brownie mix makes one 8 x 8-inch pan of brownies. The nutrition label suggests that you should cut the brownies into 16 equal pieces. A serving is one brownie, or 1/16th of the prepared mix.
Calories
The number of calories in the mix is different from the amount of calories in the prepared brownies. The mix contains 120 calories per serving, with 15 calories coming from fat. Each prepared brownie has 160 calories, with 45 of these calories coming from fat. The difference in calories is due to the ingredients that are mixed with the brownie mix, which include milk, vegetable oil and eggs.
Fat
The mix itself contains 1.5 g of total fat, which is approximately 2 percent of the FDA daily value, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. The saturated fat included in this amount is 0.5 g, which is also 2 percent of the FDA value. Preparing the mix as instructed on the package results in 5 g of total fat and 1 g of saturated fat, according to the nutrition label. This is approximately 8 percent of the daily value of total fat and 5 percent the daily value of saturated fat. The mix and the prepared brownies do not contain any trans fat.
Carbohydrates
The total amount of carbohydrates in the mix is 27 g, which is about 9 percent of the recommended daily value. Less than 1 g of this comes from dietary fiber, while 19 g of the total carbohydrates comes from sugar. The amount of carbohydrates is the same for the prepared brownies as it is for the mix.
Sodium, Cholesterol and Protein
The amount of sodium in both the mix and the prepared brownies is 105 mg. This is 4 percent of the daily value of sodium. The mix does not contain any cholesterol. The prepared brownies have 15 g of cholesterol, or about 4 percent of the daily value. There is 1 g of protein in the mix, but 2 g of protein in the prepared brownies. The FDA recommends that most adults should get approximately 50 g of protein each day.
Vitamins and Minerals
The amount of vitamins or minerals in the mix is the same amount that is in the prepared brownies, according to the nutrition label. Each serving provides 2 percent of the daily value of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid, and also provides 6 percent the daily value of iron.
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