Mini Donuts Caramel Crunch
The processing score reflects 61 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
36 listed · 14 flagged for reviewWHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, AMYLASE, NIACIN, IRON, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MODIFIED PALM OIL, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, HYDROGENATED MODIFIED PALM OIL, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE), DEXTROSE, VEGETABLE OILS, GLUCOSE, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, LEAVENING (YEAST, BAKING POWDER)SALT, SOY FLOUR, EMULSIFIERS (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POLYSORBATE 60, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, POLYSORBATE 80, XANTHAN GUM, GELLAN GUM), WHEAT GLUTEN, PRESERVATIVE (POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE), GLUCOSE - FRUCTOSE, DOUGH CONDITIONER (SODIUM STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE), DRY WHOLE EGGS, MILK INGREDIENTS, ACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOYA PROTEIN ISOLATE, GLUCOSE SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD & C YELLOW 5), HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, PECTIN, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, MODIFIED CORN SYRUP, GLYCERIN, BROWN SUGAR, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, SODIUM ACID SULFATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, INVERT SUGAR, CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mini Donuts Caramel Crunch scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose, Corn Syrup Solids, Modified Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Colors (Natural And Artificial Colors (Fd & C Yellow 5)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Coconut Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 80, Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soya Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 Mini Donuts Caramel Crunch'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: Pectin, Modified Cellulose.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Soy Lecithin, Glycerin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Glucose - Fructose, Glucose Syrup, and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrogenated Modified Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane), Vegetable Oils.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Yeast, Baking Powder)Salt.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservative (Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate, Sodium Propionate).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acetylated Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglycerides, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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