Cinnamon Mini Donuts, Cinnamon

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Interesterified Soybean &/Or Palm &/Or Canola &/Or Cottonseed Oil With Tbhq): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant 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 Cinnamon Mini Donuts, Cinnamon'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Mineral Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophoshate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Propionate & Sorbic Acid & Alpha Tocopherols.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.