Glazed Chocolate Donuts, Glazed Chocolate
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
30 listed · 7 flagged for reviewSUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE), WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL), FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SALT, DEPROTEINIZED WHEY, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEAT STARCH, CORN STARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM PROPIONATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR-AGAR, DEXTRIN, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GUAR GUM, KARAYA GUM, ENZYMES, MODIFIED CELLULOSE GUM, SOYBEAN OIL.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Glazed Chocolate Donuts, Glazed Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Fats (Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil, Tbhq (Preservative), Dimethylpolysiloxane)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): 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 Chocolate Donuts, Glazed Chocolate'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar-Agar, Guar Gum, Modified Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Fractionated Palm Oil), Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Each Of The Following: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Corn Starch, Monocalcium 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: Sodium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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