cinnamon roll vs. doughnut?

Question

are cinnamon rolls and doughnuts equally as bad for you?

Answer 1

Yes. Pick an apple.

Answer 2

Funny you should ask, I work in a bakery.

We do not, however, make doughnuts. My boss is anti-fried foods. So I can't tell you exactly what's what about a doughnut, other than the fact that it's deep fried.

Cinnamon rolls, however, are usually just made of regular yeast bread, flattened and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, and then rolled and sliced. Then they're baked, rather than fried. However, more often than not, they're frosted, which isn't so great for you. Frosting is usually nothing but milk and sugar, boiled until it caramelizes, and then churned - I make ours every morning!

In all honesty, they're probably both just about as bad for you, but cinnamon rolls are more likely the lesser of the two evils, and if you wanted to be good, you could get one un-frosted. They're still really good like that, and you're not overloading on the sugar.

Answer 3

It depends on how each of them are made. Both of them can be better or worse. Cinnabun makes a cinnamon roll that has about a million calories and I am sure there are plenty of doughnuts with equal. The only advantage a cinnamon roll has is that it is baked instead of fried.

Answer 4

Found this website with some of the worst breakfasts a person can eat. Both doughnuts and cinnamon rolls were in the worst category for being fatty and sweet (link below):

Doughnuts:
All doughnuts are not created equal.
“Cake” doughnuts can have twice as much fat as “yeast” doughnuts. And a chocolate or coconut coating or frosting is worse than other coatings, whether it’s yeast or cake.
Take a Glazed or Sugar Raised yeast Donut at Dunkin’ Donuts. Eat only one (good luck!) and you can get away with about 200 calories, a teaspoon or two of sugar, and eight or 12 grams of fat.
That’s not terrific. Like any doughnut, the trans fat in the frying shortening matches the damage caused by the saturated fat. We found six grams—nearly a third of a day’s worth—of “bad” fat (sat plus trans) in one yeast Glazed Donut. But you could do a lot worse.
A single Dunkin’ Donuts Chocolate Cake Glazed Donut, for example, has 340 calories, three teaspoons of sugar, and 22 grams of fat—12 of them trans or saturated. Of course, doughnut lovers seldom stop at one.
Dunkin’ makes it tough by running frequent promotions like “Buy six, get six free.” And don’t let your eyes wander over to the crullers, fritters, or coffee rolls while you’re waiting in line. Think of each as 250 to 300 calories of deep-fried sugar-coated flour

Cinnamon Rolls:
Like muffins, cinnamon rolls are, well, on a roll, climbing 25 percent between 1987 and 1996. They’re nothing more than breakfast cake.
But at least when you buy Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls at the supermarket, there’s a chance that you’ll eat only one, which means 150 calories, five grams of fat, and two teaspoons of sugar. Move up to Pillsbury Grands and the numbers double. But that’s still better than the Cini-minis Pillsbury makes for Burger King.
With icing, your “mini” fast-food breakfast totals 530 calories, nine teaspoons of sugar, and 22 grams of fat, nine of them saturated or trans. Cini-minis have doubled Burger King’s breakfast sales. What’s next? Cini-minis with chocolate coating, M&M’s, and Reese’s Pieces?

Answer 5

They are both bad for you because they are both high in sugar and fat. But I would guess, depending on the kind of doughnut, that cinnamon rolls are a bit better because they are baked not fried in oil like doughnuts.

Answer 6

With their both being high in sugar, I would say that the cinnamon roll is the lesser of two evils being that donuts are usually fried, therefore, higher in fat. Unless you're thinking of those jumbo-size cinnamon rolls, then that roll would definitely be higher in calories than the donut.

Answer 7

They are both extremely bad but give me a hot cinnamon roll and Ill roll right over for you. I may have to have cinnamon rolls for dinner now.

Answer 8

I have heard that doughnuts are worse for you than cinnamon rolls would be but that's just factual and I suppose it would depend on where you get your uh baked products from. Some tend to be more fattening that others. Both are yummy though :)

Answer 9

Yes, indeed. This is going to tell you that-don't judge the book by its covered, and don't judge the good cinnamon rolls with donuts. They were looking good until they were in your Stomach. They both bad when you didn't see them any more. They are both fattening, big time.

Answer 10

depends on your mood!! there are cinnamon doughnuts too--then it makes it really tough to decide!! rolls are more bready feeling and doughnuts are fried--also the rolls have nuts sometimes--and are easier to make at home too--you can make them in lowfat or high fat versions--so--the cinnamon rolls win here!

Answer 11

get a whole wheat cinnamon roll from an organic bakery. beats any doughnut and is worth the calories.