Tastykake Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Winner Edition Red Velvet Mini Donuts

Winner Edition Red Velvet Mini Donuts: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Winner Edition Red Velvet Mini Donuts by Tastykake has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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Product Insight: Winner Edition Red Velvet Mini Donuts

Winner Edition Red Velvet Mini Donuts by Tastykake is tracked in PlainIngredients with 6 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5, a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is E. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 6 tracked ingredients
6
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

2
Sorbitan Monostearate (491)
Emulsifier · Caution
3
Caramel Color (E150a-d)
Color Additive · Mixed
3
Polysorbate 80 (E433)
Emulsifier · Mixed
4
Guar Gum (E412)
Thickener · Low Risk
4
Wheat Starch
Thickener · Low Risk
5
Xanthan Gum (E415)
Thickener · Safe

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

ENRICHED UNBLEACHED AND BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR COATING (DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL [SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL], TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVES]), WATER, PALM OIL, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SOY FLOUR, EGG YOLKS, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, GLYCERINE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONED AND SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT STARCH, DEXTROSE, FD&C #40 ALUMINUM LAKE, CALCIUM SULFATE, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUAR GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTER, CORN SYRUP, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CORNDEXTRIN, POLYSORBA

Product Details

Barcode
0025600088944
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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