Glazed Donuts, Glazed
The processing score reflects 42 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
33 listed · 11 flagged for reviewWATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, AGAR, BETA CAROTENE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, CARAMEL COLOR, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, CORN STARCH, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DOUGH CONDITIONER, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, EGGS, ENZYMES, GUAR GUM, GUM ARABIC, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), LOCUST BEAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PALM OIL, POLYSORBATE 80, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SORBIC ACID, WHEY, YEAST.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Glazed Donuts, Glazed scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Agar, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): 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 Glazed Donuts, Glazed'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Dried Glucose Syrup, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Beta Carotene, Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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