Frosted Donut Delites, Frosted
The processing score reflects 47 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
34 listed · 13 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: COCOA, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DRIED EGG YOLKS, NONFAT DRY MILK, GLYCERIN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CORN STARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, WHEAT STARCH, PRESERVATIVES (SORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE), WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY LECITHIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, ANNATTO EXTRACT, CELLULOSE GUM, DEXTRIN, GUAR GUM, KARAYA GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, TURMERIC EXTRACT, WHEAT GERM, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Frosted Donut Delites, Frosted scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerin, Soy Lecithin, Mono-And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Guar 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 Frosted Donut Delites, Frosted'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, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Cocoa.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Annatto Extract.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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