25/31 ingredients recognized
Powdered Sugar Donuts
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Flagged concerns
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
SOYBEAN OIL
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
CORN SYRUP
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
MODIFIED CORN STARCH
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
CELLULOSE GUM
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
ENRICHED FLOUR
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
SUGAR
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), PALM OIL, DEXTROSE, WATER, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SOYBEAN OIL, GLYCERIN, NONFAT MILK, CORN SYRUP, SOY FLOUR, EGG YOLKS, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, NATAMYCIN), SALT, WHEY, WHEAT STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, CELLULOSE GUM, KARAYA GUM, GUAR GUM, ENZYMES, CITRIC ACID, NUTMEG OIL, COLOR (TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO), COCONUT.