Krispy Kreme Donuts
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Krispy Kreme Donuts by Krispy Kreme Doughnuts receives a safety score of 10/100 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
Krispy Kreme Donuts by Krispy Kreme Doughnuts carries a composite safety score of 10/100, 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, Krispy Kreme Donuts 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 | 10/100 | 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), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, AGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM). CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. CHOCOLATE ICED GLAZED DOUGHNUT-INGREDIENTS: DOUGHNUT (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), ICING (SUGAR, WATER, COCOA, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY PROTEIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60 SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE), GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, AGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM). CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. CHOCOLATE ICED GLAZED DOUGHNUT WITH SPRINKLES-INGREDIENTS: DOUGHNUT (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), ICING (SUGAR, WATER, COCOA, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY PROTEIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE), GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, AGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM), SPRINKLES (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN STARCH, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, COLORED WITH BEET POWDER, RED 40, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5', BLUE 1", GUM ARABIC, CARNAUBA WAX). CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. CHOCOLATE ICED DOUGHNUT WITH KREME FILLING-INGREDIENTS: DOUGHNUT (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), FILLING (SUGAR, WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY PROTEIN, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), CITRIC ACID, TBHQ), ICING (SUGAR, WATER, COCOA, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ENZYME MODIFIED SOY PROTEIN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE).CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. GLAZED RASPBERRY FILLED DOUGHNUT NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED-INGREDIENTS: DOUGHNUT (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), FILLING (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, RASPBERRY PUREE, ADIPIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM BENZOATE TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SALT, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), RED 40, BLUE 1), GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, AGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM) CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. STRAWBERRY ICED GLAZED DOUGHNUT WITH SPRINKLES NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED-INGREDIENTS: DOUGHNUT (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROLS, OAT FIBER, DRIED EGG YOLKS, ENZYMES), ICING (SUC ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, RED 40, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, LOCUST BEAN GUM), GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PALM O ALL SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), SOY LECITHIN, AGAR, NATURAL AND GLUCOSE SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, COLORED WITH BEET POWDER", RED 40", YELLOW 6", YELLOW 5º, BLUE 1", GUM ARABIC, CARNAUBA WAX). 8 OUR FACILITIES PRODUCE PRODUCTS WITH PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, SOY, MILK, EGGS, AND WHEAT. WHILE WE TAKE STEPS TO MINIMIZE TH TREE NUT, SOY, MILK, EGG, OR WHEAT ALLERGIES. SPRINKLE COLORS MAY VARY. THE SPRINKLES IN THIS ASSORTMENT CONTAIN ONE ( R GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM), SPRINKLES (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN STARCH, JNS: WHEAT, SOY, EGG, MILK. GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF OUR PRODUCTS ARE SAFE TO CONSUME FOR PEOPLE WITH PEANUT,
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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.
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