Chocolate Iced Doughnut

A chocolate iced doughnut is a sweet, fried dough pastry that is typically topped with a rich, glossy chocolate glaze. Its core ingredients include flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil for the dough, with a separate icing made from chocolate, sugar, and milk or cream. While doughnuts have roots in European fried dough, the modern, ring-shaped, glazed variety is a quintessential American treat, popularized in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This treat is very high in carbohydrates and fat, providing a quick source of energy but little in the way of essential nutrients. A single, medium-sized chocolate iced doughnut typically contains between 250 and 350 calories.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	270 kcal
Protein	3.5 g
Carbs	35 g
Fat	13 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	17 g
Sodium	220 mg
Iron	2.5 mg
Calcium	45 mg
Potassium	90 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)	0.15 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.12 mg
Niacin (B3)	1.8 mg
Phosphorus	60 mg
Magnesium	15 mg

Per 1 doughnut (75 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

The doughnut's iconic ring shape is a practical innovation, believed to have been created to ensure the dough cooks evenly and prevents the center from remaining raw. Its cultural significance is immense, famously associated with the 'coffee and doughnut' break and even inspiring a police stereotype in American media.