32/34 ingredients recognized
Powdered Sugar Donuts
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
interesterified soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
artificial color
Broad catch-all for synthetic dyes; ADHD links; potential carcinogens.
corn syrup solids
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
Enriched wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
vegetable shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
Full ingredient list
Enriched wheat flour [flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], vegetable shortening (palm oil), water, dextrose, sugar, vegetable oil (soybean, palm), soy flour, egg yolk, cornstarch, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, aluminum sulfate), glycerin, interesterified soybean oil, artificial color, preservatives (sorbic acid, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate), wheat starch, corn syrup solids, artificial flavor, salt, nonfat milk, tapioca starch, carob bean gum, whey, buttermilk, mono - and diglycerides, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, milk protein concentrate, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, xanthan gum, cellulose gum, guar gum, wheat germ, nutmeg oil, turmeric color.