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APPLE CIDER DONUTS

Name: APPLE CIDER DONUTS
Brand: Big Y Foods, Inc.

Big Y Foods, Inc.

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 45 of 68 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict

No refined industrial oils: Palm oil, fractionated palm oil, soybean oil, corn oil
No synthetic preservatives: Tbhq, mono- and diglycerides with bht and citric acid

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 018894462170 · Standard v2.2

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Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 45 of 68 ingredients identified

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Caused the verdict

No refined industrial oilsPalm oil, fractionated palm oil, soybean oil, corn oil
No synthetic preservativesTbhq, mono- and diglycerides with bht and citric acid

Could not be determined

Added sugar within limitNo added-sugars line; total sugars 15g per serving cannot rule the 4g limit in or out.

Passed

No prohibited ingredients
No high fructose corn syrup
No added corn syrup or refined fructose
No artificial dyes
No artificial sweeteners
No carrageenan
No brominated oils

Ingredients identified: 45 of 68Not identified: ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE), DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE), FRACTIONATED PALM OIL

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What It Is

soybean oil
BHT
15.0g sugar per serving
Niacin
Riboflavin
Calcium
Guar Gum
Citric Acid

Sources

What this check read.

SourceHigherBar catalog
UPC018894462170
Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
Standard versionv2.2

Calories289.8

Protein3g6% DV

Total fat18g23% DV

Saturated fat8g40% DV

Fiber1g4% DV

Total sugars15g

Sodium210mg9% DV

As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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