Cakes
Entenmann's Crumb topped donuts, crumb topped
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 0
Entenmann's Crumb topped donuts, crumb topped scores 0 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Crumb topped donuts, crumb topped
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Corn syrup solids minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 9 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 36.4 g / 100 g minus 14 points
- Saturated fat 9.1 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 436 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 102 = 0
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 436 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated fat | 9.1 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Sugars | 36.4 g |
| Added sugars | 34.5 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 donut (55 g)
Ingredients
- SUGAR (high concern)
- ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL)
- VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, PALM)
- DEXTROSE (high concern)
- SOY FLOUR
- FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN)
- LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE) (not recognized)
- CORNSTARCH
- GLYCERIN
- NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
- SALT
- NONFAT MILK
- CORN SYRUP SOLIDS (high concern)
- EGG YOLKS
- WHEY
- BUTTERMILK
- TAPIOCA STARCH
- INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL
- MOLASSES (high concern)
- MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES
- ARTIFICIAL COLOR
- CINNAMON
- PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM BENZOATE) (not recognized)
- POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS
- CELLULOSE GUM (moderate concern)
- XANTHAN GUM
- MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
- WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
- SOY LECITHIN
- WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE
- CALCIUM CARBONATE
- GUAR GUM
- LOCUST BEAN GUM
- WHEAT STARCH
- AGAR
- BETA CAROTENE (COLOR)
- SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE
- EGG WHITES
Label text, as published
SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL), VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR PALM), DEXTROSE, SOY FLOUR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE), CORNSTARCH, GLYCERIN, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, NONFAT MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, EGG YOLKS, WHEY, BUTTERMILK, TAPIOCA STARCH, INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, MOLASSES, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, CINNAMON, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM BENZOATE), POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOY LECITHIN, WHEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, WHEAT STARCH, AGAR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, EGG WHITES
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu