Boston cream donuts with custard filling & decadent coating with festive leaf sprinkles

0
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 7 flagged ingredients

Boston cream donuts with custard filling & decadent coating with festive leaf sprinkles 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 7 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
0085239033319
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 DONUT (50 g)

What the Data Says About

Boston cream donuts with custard filling & decadent coating with festive leaf sprinkles 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 7 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, Boston cream donuts with custard filling & decadent coating with festive leaf sprinkles 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 D 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

Composite safety metrics for Boston cream donuts with custard filling & decadent coating with festive leaf sprinkles
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 0/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 7 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Wheat Flour
2
Niacin Thiamin Mononitrate
3
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
6
Water
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Icing Sugar
9
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Vegetable Shortening
11
Palm Oil
12
Canola Oil
13
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
14
Soybean Oil
15
Palm Kernel Oil
16
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
17
Preservative
18
Dimethyl Silicone
19
Soybean Oil
20
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
21
Leavening
22
Yeast
23
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
24
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Defatted Soy Flour
27
Cocoa Powder
28
Corn Starch
29
Emulsifiers
30
Monoglycerides
31
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
32
Propylene Glycol Mono - And Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
33
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
34
Methyl Cellulose
35
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
36
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
37
Dried Whey Wheat Gluten
38
Calcium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT
Safe GRAS
39
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
41
Nonfat Dry Milk
42
Natural And Artificial Flavor
43
Egg
44
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
45
Soy Lecithin
46
Enzymes
47
Corn Syrup Solids
48
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
49
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
50
Titanium Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TRACER
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
51
Color
52
Glucono Delta-lactone
53
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
54
Sodium Acid Phosphate
55
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
56
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
57
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
58
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
59
Sunflower Lecithin
60
Confectioner's Glaze

Full Ingredient List

Wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, reduced iron, folic acid), water, sugar (sugar, icing sugar, high fructose corn syrup), vegetable shortening (palm oil, canola oil, hydrogenated coconut oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, palm kernel oil, tbhq [preservative], dimethyl silicone), soybean oil, dextrose, leavening (yeast, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, defatted soy flour, cocoa powder, modified corn starch, emulsifiers (monoglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, propylene glycol mono - and diesters of fats and fatty acids, datem, methyl cellulose, xanthan gum, polysorbate 60) dried whey wheat gluten, preservative (calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), nonfat dry milk, natural and artificial flavor, dried egg, beta-carotene, soy lecithin, enzymes, corn syrup solids, glycerin, caramel color, titanium dioxide (color), glucono delta-lactone, cornstarch, sodium acid phosphate, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1, red 40, sunflower lecithin, confectioner's glaze.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

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