The Nutrition Information for Aunt Jemima (Pearl Milling Company) Pancake Mix

Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 and was the first ready-made pancake mix available. Today, the brand has been renamed Pearl Milling Company and sells a variety of mixes, syrups and other breakfast food products.

While Pearl Milling Company's original pancake mix itself is low in calories and fat and high in nutrients, the nutrition facts change considerably when the mix is prepared as directed.

The recommended serving size of Pearl Milling Company's original pancake mix is 1/3 cup, or approximately 47 grams. This mix is typically combined with 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 3/4 cup of fortified 2 percent milk to create the pancakes.

The serving size for the prepared pancakes is four 4-inch pancakes. If you eat more or less than this amount, adjust the nutrition facts accordingly.

The dry mix alone contains 120 calories, none of which come from fat. When you prepare the mix as directed, the pancakes contain 250 calories per serving. Of the 250 total calories, 70 calories come directly from fat. The mix contains 0.5 grams of fat and doesn't contain any saturated or trans fat.

When prepared as directed, the pancakes contain 8 grams of total fat and 2 grams of saturated fat. This is approximately 12 percent of the FDA daily value (DV) recommendation of total fat and 10 percent of the DV of saturated fat, based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

The mix is cholesterol-free, but the pancakes have 75 milligrams of cholesterol when prepared. This is about 25 percent of the DV of cholesterol.

One serving of the mix contains a considerable amount of sodium — 740 milligrams to be exact —his is 31 percent of the DV. The prepared pancakes only contain slightly more sodium than the mix itself.

The pancakes have 800 mg of sodium, or about 33 percent of the DV. The amount of potassium in the mix is 50 mg, which is only 1 percent of the DV. The amount of potassium in the prepared pancakes, however, is 160 mg; this is 5 percent of the DV.

Pearl Milling Company pancake mix contains 33 grams of total carbohydrates, which is 11 percent of the DV. This amount includes 1 grams of dietary fiber and 7 grams of sugar. The pancakes contain 37 grams of total carbohydrates, or 12 percent of the DV.

The amount of fiber in the prepared pancakes is still 1 gram, but the amount of sugar increases to 10 grams. The mix contains 4 grams of protein, while the pancakes have exactly twice that amount.

Pearl Milling Company pancake mix contains a good amount of vitamins and minerals on its own, but preparing the mix as instructed provides even more vitamins and minerals. The mix provides 10 percent of the DV of calcium, iron, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid, 15 percent the DV of thiamin and 30 percent of the DV of phosphorus.

The prepared pancakes provide 4 percent the DV of vitamin A, 10 percent the DV of iron and niacin, 15 percent the DV of calcium and folic acid, 20 percent the DV of thiamin and riboflavin, and 40 percent the DV of phosphorus.

Keep in mind that modifying the recipe when you make pancakes using Pearl Milling Company's mix may alter the nutrition facts amounts. For example, if you use skim milk or whole milk instead of 2 percent, the amount of calories and fat may be significantly different.

In addition, Pearl Milling Company offers several variations of the original pancake mix. These variations include a buttermilk mix and a whole wheat blend mix. Pearl Milling Company also offers "complete" mixes, where water is added to the mix instead of eggs, milk and vegetable oil.

These mixes contain similar, although not identical, nutrition fact amounts. Always check the nutrition label of your Pearl Milling Company pancake mix to determine specific nutrition fact amounts.