The jelly in Dunkin’s jelly doughnuts is missing a surprising ingredient (2024)
Many people assume that when they bite into a doughnut filled with a red, jammy spread it's probably made with strawberries, raspberries, cherries or perhaps even pomegranates.
But it turns out that the filling used in all jelly doughnuts is not created equal. Or created with a red fruit.
Andrew Badco*ck, a manager at the Australian doughnut chain Donut King recently revealed to News.com.au that some bakeries just use an apple slurry that's been dyed and flavored to resemble a berry jam.
Have doughnuts been lying to us for years? TODAY Food looked at the ingredient list of several popular chains in the U.S. to see if this revelation was indeed true.
Krispy Kreme, which makes a variety of fruit-filled doughnuts, was first up. Lo and behold, the ingredient list for its Glazed Raspberry Doughnut does indeed name "red raspberries" as one of its ingredients. The chain's doughnuts filled with both strawberry and blueberry jellies do actually contain those fruits as well.
It turns out that Canadian-based chain Tim Horton’s is also serving up jam made from real strawberries in its strawberry-filled doughnuts and its apple fritters contain real apples, too. The chain's banana cream filling, however, doesn't contain any real bananas.
But what about Dunkin'? That chain might have taken the "donuts" out of its name but it still serves up a variety of fried pastries.
The ingredients for the jelly filling used in Dunkin's jelly-filled doughnuts include corn syrup, sugar, apple juice concentrate, and "contains 2% or less" of pectin, fruit and vegetable juice and various preservatives. While fruit juice could conceivably come from any type of fruit, the word berry is noticeably absent from the list.
Unlike Tim Horton's and Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' doesn't advertise its doughnuts as being "strawberry jam-filled." They're just called "jelly donuts." Still, most red fruit spreads are made with some type of red fruit.
When asked about the lack of berries in its jelly doughnuts, a representative for Dunkin' told TODAY Food that its "Jelly Donuts" contain "an apple and raspberry-flavored jelly filling." There are no berries used in this filling but the chain said it achieves the berry-like flavor "through a combination of natural and artificial flavoring."
In previous years, Dunkin' has received attention about the ingredients used in its fruity doughnuts. In 2017, it was hit with a lawsuit after a customer complained that its Blueberry Crumb Cake doughnut was misleading consumers because it contained no actual blueberries, just dyed sugar crystals meant to resemble pieces of fruit.
Aside from cost, however, there is actually a reason some places apparently opt out of using fruits like raspberries in their filled doughnuts.
“Many customers show a proclivity towards smoother and more consistent textures in their food choices as it’s a more familiar and comforting experience,” Badco*ck told News.com.au. “Pips, seeds and smaller grains tend to get caught in teeth and a lot of people don’t appreciate that sensation.”
Aly Walansky is a New York City-based food and lifestyle writer with nearly two decades of writing experience for various digital publications. She's focused on the latest in dining trends and budget meal-planning tips.
When asked about the lack of berries in its jelly doughnuts, a representative for Dunkin' told TODAY Food that its "Jelly Donuts" contain "an apple and raspberry-flavored jelly filling." There are no berries used in this filling but the chain said it achieves the berry-like flavor "through a combination of natural and ...
Each bag of Dunkin' Iced Coffee Flavored Jelly Beans features an assortment of five flavors inspired by Dunkin's popular signature iced coffees — French Vanilla, Caramel Latte, Butter Pecan, Toasted Coconut and Hazelnut.
Sufganiyah (Hebrew: סופגנייה or סופגניה [ˌsufɡaniˈja]; plural: sufganiyot, Hebrew: סופגניות [ˌsufɡaniˈjot]) is a round jelly doughnut eaten in Israel and around the world on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The doughnut is deep-fried, injected with jam or custard, and then topped with powdered sugar.
The jelly comes in later during the 16th century, when sugar became cheap and Europe experienced a pastry revolution. That's when Polish Jews started adding jelly to the doughnuts that they ate on Hanukkah. RUDE: So eating fried delicious things on Hanukkah has been a tradition for centuries.
These classic doughnuts are typically round without a hole in the middle, and generally leavened with yeast. The center is stuffed with jelly, jam, or preserves (and sometimes chocolate!), giving you a burst of flavor with each bite.
If you've ever had a conversation with someone about what the best jelly or jam flavor is, you probably know that the debate gets pretty heated. ... Here are the results of the top jelly flavors in order as calculated by Statista:
A Berliner is a German doughnut with no central hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in fat or oil, with a marmalade or jam filling like a jelly doughnut, and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top.
Fast-forward to the mid-19th century and Elizabeth Gregory, a New England ship captain's mother who made a wicked deep-fried dough that cleverly used her son's spice cargo of nutmeg and cinnamon, along with lemon rind.
I think American bakers were smart to coin that term, because when it comes down to it, that's all they are – a yeast-risen round donut with a jelly filling with less pectin than table jam, that's either iced or sprinkled with confectioners or granulated sugar. Don't confuse it with any cake donut.
Called sufganiyot in Hebrew, this confection is a Chanukah treat throughout the Jewish world. Deep-fried jelly doughnuts recall the oil that burned miraculously for eight days in the second-century BCE Temple in Jerusalem.
It has only 5 calories, zero fat and no added sugar. This unadulterated caffeine fix will give you bone-healthy minerals, potassium and calcium, too. This one is on our list of healthy Starbucks drinks, too.
But where does this cliche come from? Turns out, the connection of police to doughnuts was born from necessity well over 50 years ago. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, before the debut of 24-hour fast food and convenience stores, doughnuts were one of the few late-night options for cops working the graveyard shift.
It can't be helped, and it turns out there's an actual scientific reason for that - it's all to do with the sugar. Scientist Nathaniel Davis reveals that it's due to the powerful combination of our super sensitive lips and the immediate reward of the delicious sugar, so the trap is set and resistance is futile.
You do not need high amounts of sugar, but a bit is healthy for you. Studies shown eating a donut in the morning will enhance your memory and give your brain the power it needs to tackle your day more efficiently than other foods.
Cake doughnuts can be either baked or fried, though with some limitations. Looser batters need to be piped (either directly into hot oil or onto a piece of parchment, frozen, and fried later) if they are going to be fried; otherwise, they must be baked in molds.
You cannot call it a doughnut unless it is fried. Cake doughnuts are made with all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, milk, baking powder, salt, eggs, shortening, and, depending on the flavor, spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Look familiar? All those ingredients are also in a basic vanilla cake.
There are two different types of doughnuts – baked or fried. All the recipes I have seen have distinctly different recipes for them. The fried doughnuts are yeast recipes that rise to great heights, light in texture and medium brown. The baked doughnuts are smaller, baking powder driven and more compact.
Things have been heating up for cinnamon jelly beans. Sour candy, spicy candy, savory candy are all becoming more and more popular. In fact, the top 3 jelly bean flavors do not include a sweet or fruity flavor at all!
The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 163.89 million Americans consumed strawberry jams, jellies and preserves in 2020.
Bursting with watermelon flavor, this jelly-filled and frosted donut with a twist is perfect for every occasion. A MUNCHKINS® donut hole treat variety is also available to please the little ones. Grape Jelly Flavored Donut - Both tangy and sweet this is a classic grape jelly flavor, but in donut form.
Customers can currently order the vegan donut range online. Offerings include the vegan Chocolate Rainbow with colored sprinkles and a Chocolate Chip donut. The latter features a cookies and cream filling and chocolate icing. The range also includes a vegan Stuffed Strawberry and a Peanut Butter and Jelly donut.
It turns out the “raspberry jam” is actually apple sauce that is coloured and flavoured. “Some food brands use apple paste or sauce as the core ingredient in their raspberry jam recipe,” Donut King general manager Andrew Badco*ck told News.com.au.
A false rumour Muslims do not eat doughnuts is being re-circulated on social media by members of the Muslim community, in a humorous response to Islamaphobic taunts.
Those "eggs" are actually made with egg whites, yolks, soybean oil, water, natural flavoring agents, salt and a mix preservatives and stabilizers like xanthan gum, citric acid and cellulose gum. But Dunkin' certainly isn't the only chain serving up multi-ingredient egg patties.
The Strawberry Jam Doughnut is a yeast-raised doughnut shell from our traditional doughnut recipe, lovingly hand filled with strawberry flavoured jam and lightly dusted with powdered sugar by one of our specialty doughnut chefs.
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