Mini Donuts
The processing score reflects 65 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
43 listed · 13 flagged for reviewDONUTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE-B1, RIBOFLAVIN-B2, FOLIC ACID), WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED, AND SOYBEAN OILS), SUGAR, EGGS, SOY FLOUR, MAY CONTAIN 2% OR LESS OF: LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, ALUMINUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, LACTOSE (MILK), DEXTROSE, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, CORNSTARCH, GLYCERINE, DEXTRIN, ENZYMES, GUAR GUM, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, KARAYA GUM, TAPIOCA STARCH, ASCORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 80, SALT, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, COLORED WITH EXTRACTS OF ANNATTO AND TURMERIC; POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID, SPICE, TOASTED GROUND WHEAT GERM, WHEAT STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, ALPHA TOCOPHEROLS AS PRESERVATIVE, MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS WITH BHT & CITRIC ACID AS PRESERVATIVES, CORN OIL, CITRIC ACID. SUGAR: DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS), TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO PRESERVATIVE FRESHNESS), PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM SULFATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Mini Donuts scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Dextrin): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oils)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerine, Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides, +1 more): 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 Mini 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.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propylene Glycol.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Shortening (Palm, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed, And Soybean Oils), Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: May Contain 2% Or Less Of: Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Glucono Delta-Lactone, Aluminum Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Beta Carotene Color, Titanium Dioxide Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Alpha Tocopherols As Preservative.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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