Mini Donuts Cookies & Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mini Donuts Cookies & Cream scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Other Additives (Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Propylene Glycol Mono- And Diesters Of Fatty Acids, Polysorbate 80, Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono And Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Modified Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• 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 Cookies & Cream'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 Fruit ProductsUPF marker

In this product: Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali).

Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Soy Lecithin, Glycerin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Glucose Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Hydrogenated Modified Palm Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane), Vegetable Oils.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Yeast, Baking Powder, Baking Soda And/Or Calcium 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: Acetylated Tartaric Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglycerides.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservative (Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate).

Natural sources but industrial application.