Sugared Donuts

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, +1 more): 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 Sugared 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: Vegetable Shortening (Palm And/Or Fractionated Palm Oil).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Donut Covering [Dextrose, Food Starch-Modified (Potato, Corn), Vegetable Shortening (Palm), Titanium Dioxide, Calcium Propionate (Preservative)].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Aluminum Sodium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride (Salt).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Preservatives (Sorbic Acid, Sodium Propionate), Enrichment (Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide).

Natural sources but industrial application.