Apple Cake Donuts
The processing score reflects 56 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
38 listed · 14 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, APPLES (CONTAINS SULFUR DIOXIDE), CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL FLAVORED BITS (SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CORN CEREAL, PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR), SOYBEAN OIL, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE). CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: DEXTROSE, SPICES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM, ERYTHORBIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, WHEAT STARCH, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SORBIC ACID AND SODIUM PROPIONATE, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, TOASTED WHEAT GERM, LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC EXTRACT, KARAYA GUM, ENZYMES, EGG. GLAZE ALSO CONTAINS - SUGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, AGAR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Apple Cake Donuts scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Apple Cake Donuts' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Caramel Flavored Bits (Sugar, Brown Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Cereal, Palm Oil, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color), Egg. Glaze Also Contains - Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Glucono Delta Lactone). Contains Less Than 2% Of: Dextrose, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate, Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate And Sorbic Acid And Sodium Propionate.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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