Old Fashioned Mini Donuts

Name: Old Fashioned Mini Donuts
Brand: Hostess

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Ingredients · 37

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Common questions

Is Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts healthy?

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts?

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts lists 37 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin and Reduced Iron and/Or Ferrous Sulfate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts contain seed oils?

Yes. Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts lists 2% Or Less of Organic Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts?

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts compare to other pastries & muffins?

At 5/100 Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts scores worse than most pastries & muffins we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pastries & muffins is Pearl Milling Company Organic Pancakes at 100/100.

Is Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts organic?

Hostess Old Fashioned Mini Donuts is not certified organic in our data.

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