The Baker's Dozen Fruit & Nut Pound Cake
Red flags
- −Red flag: High added sugar (19g per 100g)
- −Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
- −Red flag: Contains Potassium Sorbate
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of fibre
Ingredients, decoded
11 listed- Condensed Milk
- Milk
- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
- Butter
- Fruit Mixture (22%) (Apricot, Glazed Cherry, Papaya Candy, Dates)
- Nuts (6%) (Almond Flakes, Walnut)
- Baking Powder
- Raising Agent (Ins 500 (Ii))
- Spices (Cinnamon Powder, Cloves Powder, Nutmeg Powder, Ginger Powder)
- Preservatives (Ins 202, Ins 282)
- Contains Added Flavouring Substance (Vanilla)
Our take
CleanPlate reviewFruit and nut cake with fruit share undeclared
The Baker's Dozen Fruit & Nut Pound Cake is a cake of condensed milk, milk, refined wheat flour and butter with a fruit mixture (22%), nuts (6%) and spices. The pack is 150 g, 3 servings of 50 g, and the panel is printed per 100 g.
CleanPlate scores it DB4. The D for nutrition is low: only 5 g fibre per 100 g and little else credited. The B for ingredients reflects a mix of whole and refined ingredients (led by condensed milk, milk and refined wheat flour), with additives that cost points: flavouring. The 4 for risk comes mainly from free sugar (19 g per 100 g) and saturated fat (4 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“Zero Palm Oil”
The fat in the list is butter; no palm oil or palm fat is named.
How DB4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Low nutrient density
- Protein
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 405 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Good, few concerning additives
- Base
- Condensed Milk
- Main fat
- Butter
- Sweeteners
- None added
- Additives
- 3
- Flagged
- Maida, Potassium Sorbate
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
High risk
- Added sugar
- 19 g
- Sodium
- 140 mg
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Condensed milk, milk, refined wheat flour, butter, a fruit mixture (apricot, glazed cherry, papaya candy, dates) at 22%, almond flakes and walnut at 6%, baking powder, spices and preservatives (INS 202, 282).
Per 100 g: 405 kcal, 19 g fat of which 4 g saturated, 23 g sugar of which 19 g added, 5 g fibre, 5 g protein, 140 mg sodium. The nutrition panel is a red promo card, not a pack-face table, so the values are those printed on the card. Flavouring is added without stating whether it is natural. The share of each fruit is not printed, which costs 2 label points.
Ingredients to watch
- Added sugarConcern
19 g per 100 g, about 9.5 g in a 50 g serve.
- Fruit sharesWorth watching
The name stresses fruit but the share of each fruit is not printed.
- CaloriesWorth watching
405 kcal per 100 g, about 203 kcal in a 50 g serve.
- FibreFine
5 g per 100 g, above the 3 g source line.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "Fruit and nut means a healthy cake"
It has 19 g of added sugar per 100 g, and the glazed cherry and papaya candy are sweetened fruit.
Myth: "Zero palm oil makes a cake lighter"
Without palm oil it still has 405 kcal per 100 g.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsA few times a week
- ChildrenOccasionally
- Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally, watch the sugar
Smarter ways to eat it
Divide the cake into thirds
The pack states 3 servings of 50 g, about 203 kcal each.
Pair with plain curd or milk
Adding protein to a slice helps blunt the sugar rush.
Common questions
Is The Baker's Dozen Fruit & Nut Pound Cake healthy?
The Baker's Dozen Fruit & Nut Pound Cake scores DB4 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: High added sugar (19g per 100g); Refined flour (maida) base; Contains Potassium Sorbate. On the plus side: Source of fibre.
What does the DB4 score mean?
The first letter (D) grades nutritional value: low nutrient density. The second letter (B) grades ingredient and label integrity: good, few concerning additives. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Which ingredients in The Baker's Dozen Fruit & Nut Pound Cake should I watch?
Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Preservatives (Ins 202, Ins 282) (Potassium Sorbate).
Last reviewed October 19, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.