Lemon glazed blueberry mini crullers doughnuts
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Lemon glazed blueberry mini crullers doughnuts receives a safety score of 20/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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.
What the Data Says About
Lemon glazed blueberry mini crullers doughnuts carries a composite safety score of 20/100, 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 4 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, Lemon glazed blueberry mini crullers doughnuts 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 20/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Doughnut (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil water, sugar, soybean oil, blueberry flavored bits (sugar, corn syrup, corn cereal, modified food starch, palm oil artificial flavor, citric acid, red 40 (lake), blue 2 lake), contains 2% or less of each of the following: egg yolks, soy flour, hydrogenated soybean oil, whey, sodium acid pyrophosphate, dextrose, sodium bicarbonate, natural and artificial flavors, dred milk powder, salt, corn syrup solids, lecithin, sodium propionate (to maintain freshness), bht, food starch-modified monoglycerides, cellulose gum, propylene glycol monoesters, glycerine, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, xanthan gum, guar gum, citric acid, gum arabic, sodium benzoate (to maintain freshness)), glaze (sugar, water, corn starch, lemon juice from concentrate (water, concentrated lemon juice), sodium benzoate sodium metabisulfite and sodium sulfite (to maintain freshness) lemon oil), corn syrup (sulphur dioxide) and/or palm oil, lemon peel, calcium carbonate, natural and artificial flavors, artificial color, agar, salt, glycerine, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, mono and diglycerides, lemon puree, sodium benzoate (to maintain freshness), pectin, phosphoric acid, yellow 5, citric acid, gum arabic, xanthan gum, sorbitan monostearate).
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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.