Back in the 90s when I was in elementary school, I loved getting there early enough to eat breakfast because they’d serve us Super Donuts which most of the students loved. I hadn’t had one in years, but I recently saw that a Mobil gas station sold them. It was a random place to bring back childhood memories, but it did, so I bought a couple of them for old times’ sake.
Price of
The Original Super Donut
One 2.2 oz donut costs 50 cents.
Ingredients in
The Original Super Donut
It contains enriched flour, water, sugar, vegetable (canola, palm, and palm kernel) shortening, and soybean oil.
The Super Donut contains 2% or less of wheat protein, nonfat milk solids, dextrose, soy flour, leavening, cornstarch, milk protein, calcium carbonate, salt, egg yolks, magnesium phosphate, soy lecithin, whey, vitamin C, calcium phosphate, agar, mono-diglycerides, wheat starch, vitamin E, buttermilk solids, ferrous sulfate, annatto and turmeric extracts (for coloring), titanium dioxide, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, natural flavor, vitamins D, B2, B1, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin, vitamin B6, pyridoxine, hydrochloride, and vitamin A palmitate.
Nutrition Facts for
The Original Super Donut
One Super Donut contains 250 calories and 100 fat calories. There are 11g of total fat, 3g of saturated fat, 0g of trans fat, 2.5g of polyunsaturated fat, and 4.5g of monounsaturated fat. It also contains less than 5mg of cholesterol, 250mg of sodium, and 60mg of potassium.
The donut also has 29g of total carbs, less than 1g of fiber, 15g of sugar, and 5g of protein.
It contains the 40% daily value of vitamin A, 50% DV of vitamin C, 20% DV of calcium, 30% DV of iron, 50% DV of vitamin E, 40% DV of thiamine, 30% DV of riboflavin, 35% DV of niacin, 35% DV of vitamin B6, 45% DV of folate, 40% DV of vitamin B12, 20% DV of phosphorus, 15% DV of magnesium, and the 50% DV of vitamin D.
The label states that it conforms to the USDA child nutrition specifications, and for breakfast it meets the requirements for a fruit or vegetable juice and one bread alternate.
Taste of
The Original Super Donut
This donut has a lot of nutritional value, but the reason why it’s served in so many schools is because of the taste. They are basically thick, plain donuts but there’s something about the dough that gives it a chewy and slightly salty taste that I like.
And even though the Super Donuts are really thick and firm they are very greasy, like a honey bun, especially when they’re warmed, so they never taste dry. The moist texture is great, but I think it’s a bit too oily because the grease can take over the rest of the flavors.
In the End…
I wouldn’t eat the Original Super Donut as a breakfast anymore, even though they aren’t super sweet, they don’t contain any fiber so they aren’t filling at all. However it makes for a decent snack occasionally. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.A
