Iced Honey Buns
The processing score reflects 63 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
33 listed · 13 flagged for reviewBUN: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE-B1, RIBOFLAVIN-B2, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED, AND SOYBEAN OILS), WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, MAY CONTAIN TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF: DEXTROSE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), WHEY (MILK), CALCIUM CASEINATE (MILK), SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, DATEM, EXTRACTS OF ANNATTO AND TURMERIC, DRIED HONEY (HONEY, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEAT STARCH), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (L-CYSTEINE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONIMIDE), ENZYME, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CINNAMON, AGAR, BLUE 2 ALUMINUM LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORNSTARCH, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, EGGS. GLAZE: SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN, COTTONSEED OILS), DEXTROSE, POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Iced Honey Buns scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Colors (Blue 2 Aluminum Lake): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Calcium Propionate Added To Preserve Freshness, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Soybean, Cottonseed Oils)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Datem): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Iced Honey Buns' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzyme.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Agar.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed, And Soybean Oils).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, May Contain Two Percent Or Less Of: Dextrose, Dried Honey (Honey, High Fructose Corn Syrup Solids, Wheat Starch), Eggs. Glaze: Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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