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Krispy Kreme Doughnut CorporationSnacks · 0072470000323

Glazed strawberry cake doughnuts

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 7 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.
  3. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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.
  4. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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.
  5. Sodium 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Doughnut51.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour24.1%No flag›
  • Enriched12.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Reduced iron1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat6%No flag
  • Palm oil3%No flag›
  • Fully1.5%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.8%No flag›
  • And cottonseed oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides and polyglycerol esters and bht and tocopherol and citric acid<0.1%No flag
  • Water3%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Filling0.8%No flag
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Strawberry<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • LakeNo flag
  • Strawberry flavored bits0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn cereal<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 2 · E132Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Egg yolks<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Lecithin · E322iNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • MonoglyceridesNo flag›
  • Ethoxylated monoglyceridesNo flag
  • Propylene glycol monoestersNo flag
  • GlazeNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oilNo flag›
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • Agar · E406No flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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.

Show original label text

Doughnut (wheat flour, enriched (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid and enzyme), vegetable shortening (palm oil, fully and/or partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, cottonseed oil, and/or soybean oil, mono and diglycerides and polyglycerol esters and/or bht and/or tocopherol and/or citric acid), water, sugar; filling (water, high fructose corn syrup, strawberries, modified food starch, sugar, citric acid, salt, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, natural and artificial flavor, red 40 (lake)), strawberry flavored bits (sugar, corn syrup, corn cereal, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed and/or soybean), modified food starch, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, red 40, blue 2), corn starch, egg yolks, soy flour, whey, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, soybean oil, natural and artificial flavors, dextrose, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, lecithin, dried milk powder, cellulose gum, sodium propionate (to maintain freshness), monoglycerides, ethoxylated monoglycerides, propylene glycol monoesters); glaze (sugar, water, corn starch, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, calcium sulfate and/or calcium carbonate, agar, dextrose, natural and artificial flavors, salt, disodium phosphate, locust bean gum and/or mono and diglycerides).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
  • Sodium 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.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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