Cinnamon apple filled Krispy Kreme doughnut

 

Ingredient

 

 

Issue

 

DOUGHNUT

 

 

Bleached wheat flour

Bleaching, usually done with chlorine, destroys vitamins so they must be added back artificially.

Niacin

B vitamin

Reduced iron

Generally recognised as safe

Thiamine mononitrate

B vitamin

Riboflavin

B vitamin

Folic acid

Vitamin

Glucose

May contain undeclared sulphites (Preservatives 220-228) which affect 20-30% of asthmatic children (WHO)

Vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or palm)

May contain undeclared synthetic antioxidants (310-312, 319-321), most likely BHA 320 or TBHQ 319, which affect children’s health, behaviour and learning

Water

 

Sugar

 

Gluten

 

Egg yolks

 

Yeast

 

Non-fat milk solids

 

Salt

 

Emulsifier 471

Acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol

Emulsifier 322

Lecithin, probably from soybean

Preservative 282

Calcium propionate – affects children’s health, behaviour and learning

Preservative 321

BHT (butylated hydroxy toluene) – actually a synthetic antioxidant which affects children’s health, behaviour and learning

Gum base

 

Natural and artificial flavours

Their chemical identity is a commercial secret. Many affect children. Some are used as vehicles for artificial colours and even preservatives, avoiding declaring them on the label.

Enzymes

 

Sodium caseinate

Chemically precipated milk powder

Corn maltodextrin

Produced by chemical or enzyme breakdown of corn starch

Corn syrup

Produced by chemical or enzyme breakdown of corn starch

 

GLAZE

 

 

Sugar

 

Water

 

Mineral salt 170

Calcium carbonate

Mineral salt 339

Sodium phosphate

Thickener 406

Agar from seaweed

Thickener 410

Locust bean gum from carob tree

Emulsifier 491

Sorbitan monostearate

Cornstarch

 

Salt

 

Natural and artificial flavours

Their chemical identity is a commercial secret. Many affect children. Some are used as vehicles for artificial colours and even preservatives, avoiding declaring them on the label.

 

APPLE FILLING

 

 

Water

 

High fructose corn syrup

Produced by chemical or enzyme breakdown of corn starch

Dried apples

May contain undeclared sulphites (Preservatives 220-228) which affect 20-30% of asthmatic children

Modified corn starch

Produced by chemical or enzyme breakdown of corn starch

Food acid 330

Citric acid from molasses fermentation

Food acid 331

Sodium citrate ditto

Cinnamon

 

Nutmeg

 

Salt

 

Lemon oil

 

Preservative 202

Potassium sorbate, which affects children’s health, behaviour and learning

Preservative 220

Sulphur dioxide, a sulphite which affects 20-30% of asthmatic children (WHO)

Preservative 211

Sodium benzoate, which affects children’s health, behaviour and learning and sometimes asthma

 

 

CINNAMON SUGAR

 

 

Glucose

May contain undeclared sulphites (Preservatives 220-228) which affect 20-30% of asthmatic children (WHO)

Corn starch

 

Cinnamon

 

Vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean)

May contain undeclared synthetic antioxidants (310-312, 319-321), most likely BHA 320 or TBHQ 319, which affect children’s health, behaviour and learning

Preservative 282

Calcium propionate – affects children’s health, behaviour and learning

Salt

 

 

Bleached wheat flour

Cinnamon

Corn maltodextrin

Corn starch

Corn syrup

Dried apples

Egg yolks

Emulsifier 322

Emulsifier 471

Emulsifier 491

Enzymes

Folic acid

Food acid 330

Food acid 331

Glucose

Gluten

Gum base

High fructose corn syrup

Lemon oil

Mineral salt 170

Mineral salt 339

Modified corn starch

Natural and artificial flavours

Niacin

Non-fat milk solids

Nutmeg

Preservative 202

Preservative 211

Preservative 220

Preservative 282

Preservative 321

Reduced iron

Riboflavin

Salt

Sodium caseinate

Sugar

Thiamine mononitrate

Thickener 406

Thickener 410

Vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or palm)

Water

Yeast

 

So, 42 unique ingredients including 5 declared preservatives.