Filled Donuts

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

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 Filled 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Pure Cane Sugar, Blue 01. Glaze: Confectioners Sugar, Glaze Stabilizer (Maltodextrin, Agar, Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Soybean Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Tallow With Mixed Tocopherols, Concentrate (Soy Flour, Salt, Monoglycerides, Gluten, Wheat Flour, Lecithin, Calcium Propionate, Guar Gum, Soy Oil, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbic Acid, Amylase). Filling: Corn Syrup.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast (Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.