Donuts, the English name is called Doughnut or donut, can also be translated into donuts, donuts, is a kind of fried food, is to flour, sugar, cream and eggs as the main raw material, according to their own tastes to add a variety of excipients, and then deep-fried made of sweets. Doughnuts are generally hollow rings, but there are also closed shapes with sweet fillings such as cream or egg batter wrapped in the center of the dough.
Is a donut high in calories? Doughnuts as fried food, its heat is certainly not low, an ordinary doughnut weighs about 20 grams, according to the raw materials used, generally contains about 50-70 calories, per one hundred grams of doughnuts contain 227.04 calories, 17.18 grams of carbohydrates, 14.68 grams of fat, 6.54 grams of protein and 1.33 grams of fiber, it can be said that the calories and fat is very high, so weight loss people should not eat donuts.
Second, donuts are which country's food
Donuts originated in the United States, about the origin of the donut there are two main sayings:
1, 1940, an American called Hanson Gregor invented the food, he was very fond of eating his mother's handmade fried bread when he was a child, but he found that the central part of the fried bread due to the lack of frying time is not fully cooked, if you continue to fry then the edge of the bread. Cooked, if you continue to fry then the edge of the bread is going to be battered, so Gray's mother will fry the central part of the bread to dig out, and then re-frying once more, then found that the taste of fried bread is even more delicious, so invented this food, and give it the name of the doughnut.
2. There is also a theory that during World War I, women volunteers from the Salvation Army in Chicago flew overseas to make donuts for the American GIs of the time. The doughnuts were made in a hurry, using inverted army helmets as molds, and these female Salvation Army volunteers were also known as "doughnutlassies". 1938, the Salvation Army in Chicago established the first Friday in June as National Doughnut Day to recognize and commemorate the first World War. recognize and honor the women who made doughnuts for the soldiers during World War I.
In the U.S., many people love donuts, and they are one of the most popular desserts in the U.S. They are sold in any pastry store or fast-food restaurant, and many Americans often eat donuts for breakfast, and even set up a "Donut Day". However, in Asia, donuts are mainly used as a snack food.