2. Product Categories

Donuts with Toppings
Pakistan

This section provides the regulatory definition of the food category in scope, or the appropriate food category for the product in scope. Additionally, it provides the food products that belong to this food category along with the definition and specific information on each of these types of food products.

2.1 Category Name & Definition

Category Name

Other Fine Bakery Products (e.g. Donuts, Sweet rolls, Scones, and Muffins) [1]

Definition

Includes products that may be eaten as a dessert or as breakfast. Examples include pancakes, waffles, filled sweet buns (pan), Danish pastries, wafers or cones for ice cream, flour confectionery, and trifles.

2.2 Product & Definition

Donuts

Definition

Donuts are snack foods made from deep-fried sweet dough usually circular with a hole in the middle but also made in the shape of balls, fingers, and stars. These may be filled with jam.

Specifications

Types include hot donuts, cold donuts, sugared donuts, plain donuts, and cake donuts. These shall contain: 

1. Moisture: not more than 20 percent
2. Total ash: not more than 23 percent
3. Ash: not more than 1.5 percent

Additional Information

N/A

2.3 References

1. Pakistan Standard PS: 5528-2023 Bakery Wares (1st Rev.) (PDF attached below)

https://www.psqca.com.pk/division-wise-standards/agriculture-food-division/