Buca De Beppo, an Italian restaurant specializing in family-style dishes, offers a variety of appetizers, salads, pizzas, entrees and desserts. One of the items on the restaurant's dessert menu is the Double Dark Chocolate Cake. This chocolate cake features layers of chocolate frosting on top of a chocolate sambuca sauce. The nutrition facts of this cake are based on a single serving, as served.
Calories and Fat
Buca Di Beppo's Double Dark Chocolate Cake has approximately 343 calories per slice. Since most people consume roughly about 2,000 calories a day, this is a significant amount of calories for one item. The total amount of saturated fat in the cake is 8 g, which is a about 40 percent of the recommended daily value, or DV, established by the Food and Drug Administration. To reduce your chances of unwanted weight gain, heart problems, obesity and other health issues, limit your overall intake of fat, especially saturated fat and trans fat, recommends the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Sodium
The amount of sodium in the Double Dark Chocolate Cake is 197 mg. While the FDA recommends limiting your sodium consumption to less than 2,400 mg of sodium a day, the American Heart Association states that many adults would benefit from restricting their sodium intake to less than 1,500 mg of sodium each day. This means the amount of sodium in this cake is about 8 percent of the DV set forth by the FDA, but about 13 percent of the amount recommended by the American Heart Association.
Carbohydrates
This cake has 19 g of total carbohydrates. This is about 6 percent of the DV for total carbohydrates. Buca di Beppo does not list the percentage of carbohydrates that come from fiber and how much comes from sugar, but the majority is likely from sugar. Although the FDA has not established a daily value amount for sugar, the organization recommends that you limit your intake as much as possible.
Warning
This product may contain milk, egg and other common allergens. Ask your server for details regarding the ingredients of this cake if you have a food allergy or sensitivity. If you experience swelling, a sudden rash or have difficulty breathing after eating this cake, you may be having an allergic reaction. Contact a health care provider immediately if this occurs.
References
- Buca Di Beppo: Double Dark Chocolate Cake
- Department of Health and Human Services: Choose a Diet Low in Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol
- American Heart Association: American Heart Association Supports Lower Sodium Limits
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Calculate the Percent Daily Value for the Appropriate Nutrients
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