Plain Donuts, Plain

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Plain Donuts, Plain scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Sodium Carboxmethylcellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Plain Donuts, Plain's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Canola Oil, Palm Oil And Palm Kernel Oil), Ingredients: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Emulsifier (Mono And Diglycerides With Bht And Citric Acid To Help Protect Flavor), Sodium Propionate (To Retard Spoilage).

Natural sources but industrial application.