Skip to main content

Frosted Donuts

Processing Score
20.8Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
0.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 42 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Frosted Donuts Cakes & Pastries
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
024300835209
Find Less Processed OptionsBuy on Amazon

We may earn a commission from Amazon purchases.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size90 g
Amount per serving
Calories
420
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24g
31%
Saturated Fat 14g
70%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 300mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate 47g
17%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 26g
Protein 4g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 1.8mg
10%
Potassium 120mg
3%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

28 listed · 9 flagged for review

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: COCOA, NONFAT DRY MILK, EGG YOLKS, SOY FLOUR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, GLYCERIN, DEXTROSE, SALT, WHEAT AND TAPIOCA STARCHES, WHEAT GERM, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS LEMON), SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, CELLULOSE AND GUAR AND KARAYA GUMS, DEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, NUTMEG, MALTODEXTRIN, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, POTATO STARCH.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Frosted Donuts 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 Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Lemon)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
  • Artificial Colors (Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
  • Emulsifiers (Mono-And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose And Guar And Karaya Gums): 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 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: 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. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Cocoa, Soybean Oil.

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.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Ketzal for iPhone

Avoiding Milk, Eggs Or Wheat?

This product lists milk, eggs, wheat and more in its ingredients. Ketzal, our iPhone app, tracks these and other allergens and ingredients on your Avoid List. Download Ketzal to set up your own Avoid List and get an alert when a product you scan contains something on it.

Get Ketzal
The Avoid List box in Ketzal, naming wheat and milk ingredients

Something wrong on this page? Let me know. If it's a product, you can also submit photos of its label using our mobile app, Ketzal.