Glazed Donuts
The processing score reflects 38 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 9 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NONFAT DRY MILK, EGG YOLKS, SOY FLOUR, WHEAT AND TAPIOCA STARCHES, WHEAT GERM, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, GLYCERIN, CELLULOSE AND KARAYA AND GUAR GUMS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEXTRIN, AGAR, CORN STARCH, CITRIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS LEMON), NUTMEG, MALTODEXTRIN, POTATO STARCH.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Glazed 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.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono-And Diglycerides, Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose And Karaya And Guar Gums, Agar): 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 Glazed 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. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Nonfat Dry Milk, 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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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