Lemon Glazed Blueberry Mini Crullers Doughnuts

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lemon Glazed Blueberry Mini Crullers Doughnuts scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup (Sulphur Dioxide)And/Or Palm Oil): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Agar, Pectin, Gum Arabic, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerine, Mono And Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate): 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 Lemon Glazed Blueberry Mini Crullers Doughnuts' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Doughnut (Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm Oil Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Blueberry Flavored Bits (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Cereal, Modified Food Starch, Palm Oil Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Red 40 (Lake), Blue 2 Lake), Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Egg Yolks, Soy Flour, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Whey, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Dextrose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Dred Milk Powder, Salt, Corn Syrup Solids, Lecithin, Sodium Propionate (To Maintain Freshness), Bht, Food Starch-Modified Monoglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Propylene Glycol Monoesters, Glycerine, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Citric Acid, Gum Arabic, Sodium Benzoate (To Maintain Freshness)).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Glaze (Sugar, Water, Corn Starch, Lemon Juice From Concentrate (Water, Concentrated Lemon Juice), Sodium Benzoate Sodium Metabisulfite And Sodium Sulfite (To Maintain Freshness)Lemon Oil), Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Phosphoric Acid, Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.