Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits

by Pillsbury

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits by Pillsbury receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 6 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0051500555330
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.083 PACKAGE (MAKES 2 DONUTS) (38 g)

What the Data Says About

Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits by Pillsbury carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 6 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Glazed Chocolate Lil' Donut Kit, Chocolate Donut Mix, Vanilla Glaze Mix, Candy Bits
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Donut Mix: Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Malted Barley Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
11
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
12
Or Less Of: Buttermilk
13
Leavening
14
Baking Soda
15
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
16
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
17
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
18
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
19
Carob Powder
20
Corn Starch
21
Cultured Acidified Skim Milk
22
Natural And Artificial Flavors
23
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
24
Corn Starch
25
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
26
Glaze Mix: Sugar
27
Natural And Artificial Flavor. Candy Bits: Sugar
28
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
31
Confectioner's Glaze
32
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Natural And Artificial Flavor
34
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
35
Carnauba Wax
36
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
37
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
38
Red 3
Avoid Banned (FDA revoked Jan 2025)
39
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Donut Mix: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Buttermilk, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Dextrose, Cellulose, Carob Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Cultured Acidified Skim Milk, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Salt, Corn Starch, Xanthan Gum, Glaze Mix: Sugar, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor. Candy Bits: Sugar, Corn Starch, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils, Soy Lecithin, Dextrin, Confectioner'S Glaze, Red 40 Lake, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Yellow 6 Lake, Carnauba Wax, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Red 3, Red 40.

Categories

Cooking helpers Baking Mixes Dessert mixes Pastry helpers Cake mixes

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial