Danish Ring
The processing score reflects 44 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
26 listed · 9 flagged for reviewWHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE AND CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED], SUGAR, WATER, WHOLE EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PECAN PIECES, EGG WHITES. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, SALT, CORN SYRUP, NONFAT MILK, CINNAMON, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (S), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (S), WATER AND MONOGLYCERIDES WITH PROPIONIC ACID AND PHOSPHORIC ACID (ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ASCORBIC ACID, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CASEIN, DEXTROSE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, AGAR, PALM OIL WITH LECITHIN, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Danish Ring scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Artificial Color (S)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Artificial Flavors (Artificial Flavor (S)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Chemical Preservatives (Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
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 Danish Ring'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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Casein.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Enriched (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin And Folic Acid).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate And Citric Acid (Preservatives), Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added], Ascorbic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Egg Whites. Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of The Following: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Water And Monoglycerides With Propionic Acid And Phosphoric Acid (Added As Preservatives).
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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