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Old fashioned Mini donuts Hostess 3.59
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Old fashioned Mini donuts Hostess 3.59

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Calcium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar52.1%No flag›
  • Flour24%No flag›
  • Wheat flour12%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate1.5%No flag›
  • Reduced iron0.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Water12%No flag›
  • Palm oil6%No flag›
  • Wheat starch3%No flag›
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS1.5%No flag
  • Soya oil1.5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.7%No flag
  • Sweet cream0.4%No flag
  • Soya flour0.2%No flag›
  • Glycerin · E422<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E341ii<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Glucono delta-lactone · E575No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum pyrophosphateNo flag›
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Egg yolkNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Natamycin · E235No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • Turmeric · E100No flag
  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
  • Contains bioengineered food ingredientsNo flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, WHEAT STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOYBEAN OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, SWEET CREAM, SOY FLOUR, GLYCERIN, LEAVENING (DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PYROPHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, EGG YOLK, ENZYMES, PRESERVATIVE (SORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, NATAMYCIN), SOY LECITHIN, AGAR, COLOR (ANNATTO AND TURMERIC), VANILLA EXTRACT. 528593 CONTAINS EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT. CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 5 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 9 not assessed

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