Powdered Donuts
The processing score reflects 37 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
26 listed · 8 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, BARLEY MALT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, WATER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NONFAT DRY MILK, EGG YOLKS, SOY FLOUR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, WHEAT AND TAPIOCA STARCHES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT GERM, CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS LEMON), SOY LECITHIN, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, GLYCERIN, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE, CELLULOSE AND GUAR AND KARAYA GUMS, CITRIC ACID, DEXTRIN, NUTMEG, MALTODEXTRIN, POTATO STARCH.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Powdered Donuts scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavors (Contains Lemon)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono-And Diglycerides, Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose And Guar And Karaya Gums): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Powdered Donuts' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Nonfat Dry Milk, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, 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: Sorbic Acid And Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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