Maple Donuts, Powdered Mini Gems
The processing score reflects 45 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
32 listed · 10 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, (FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, WATER, SUGAR, OF: SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM, PHOSPHATE), NONFAT MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHOLE EGGS, DEXTROSE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYMES, CORN STARCH, CORN OIL, BETA CAROTENE, ALPH TOCOPHEROL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, WHEAT FLOUR, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, CINNAMON.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Maple Donuts, Powdered Mini Gems scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol, 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 Maple Donuts, Powdered Mini Gems' 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: Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Calcium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Of: Soybean Oil, Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, 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: Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Propionate And Sorbic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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