Is Fresh Delicious Simple Doughnuts 8 Classic Mini Ring Mini Doughnuts ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 49 ingredients
- 9 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed doughnuts
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Doughnut (Fortified Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour), Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin, BI Dextrose, Wh o \ e Egg Powder, Soya Flour, Salt (processing marker), Emulsifiers tMonO-and diglycerides Of fatty acids, mono- and diacetyl tartaric aci esters of mono- and diglceride of fatty acids (colour (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Carbonate)), Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate (ultra-processing marker), Potato Powder tPotato, Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatt acids), i Stabiliser (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker)), Preservative (processing marker) (Sodium Metabisulphite), t Antioxidant (Ascorbyl Palmitate), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), j, Rapeseed Oil, Whey (ultra-processing marker), Raising Agent (Djphosphates, Sodium Bicarbonate), Corn Flour, Wheat Gluten (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Calcium Propionate), Deactivated Yeast, Stabilisers (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose (ultra-processing marker), Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker)), colour (ultra-processing marker) (Annato), Water, Sugar Coating (processing marker) (Dextrose (ultra-processing marker)), Cornflour, Palm Oil Au-ERGV For Fat
Additives: E282 Calcium propionate , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E570 Fatty acids
As written on the pack
Doughnut: Fortified Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (BI Dextrose, Wh o \ e Egg Powder, Soya Flour, Salt, Emulsifiers tMonO-and diglycerides Of fatty acids, Mono-and diacetyl tartaric aci esters of mono-and diglceride of fatty acids (colour (Calcium Carbonate)), Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactylate], Potato Powder tPotato, Emulsifier (Mono-and diglycerides of fatt acids)i Stabiliser (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)t Antioxidant (Ascorbyl Palmitate), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)j, Rapeseed Oil, Dried Whey Powder (Milk), Raising Agent (Djphosphates, Sodium Bicarbonate) Corn Flour, Wheat Gluten, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Deactivated Yeast, Stabilisers (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, Guar Gum), colour (Annato), Water. Sugar Coating: Dextrose, Cornflour, Palm Oil Au-ERGV For Fat
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 14 doughnuts
From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 86% of the doughnuts here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060338650464, last edited 18 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.