5 Crab Cakes

Processing Score

15.2Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

5/10Good

The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including ingredients listed as artificial, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

4099100027341

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size96 g

Amount per serving

Calories

170

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g

Saturated Fat 2g

10%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 30mg

10%

Sodium 370mg

16%

Total Carbohydrate 21g

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 3g

Includes 1g Added Sugars

Protein 9g

Vitamin D 0mcg

Iron 1mg

Potassium 180mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

43 listed · 9 flagged for review

CRAB MEAT (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS), IMITATION CRAB MEAT (POLLOCK (GADUS CHALCOGRAMMUS), AND/OR WHITING (MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS), WATER, WHEAT STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SNOW CRABMEAT, TAPIOCA STARCH, SORBITOL, EGG WHITES, SALT, ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR)), CELERY, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR AND/OR CAROB AND/OR XANTHAN GUM), COOKED POLLOCK, ONIONS, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED MILK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, GARLIC, SALT, MUSTARD SEED, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEINS, GUAR GUM, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED YEAST, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC, ONION, PARSLEY), YEAST, SHERRY WINE SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, RED PEPPERS AND TABASCO PEPPERS, CLOVES, ANCHOVIES, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS SOY), TAMARIND EXTRACT, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT, TURMERIC, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SPICES, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (ANTICAKING).

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, 5 Crab Cakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch (Corn)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor (Contains Soy)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group 5 Crab Cakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Crab Meat (Pollock (Gadus Chalcogrammus), And/Or Whiting (Merluccius Productus), Water, Wheat Starch, Potato Starch, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Snow Crabmeat, Tapioca Starch, Sorbitol, Egg Whites, Salt, Artificial Crab Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Titanium Dioxide (Color)), Tricalcium Phosphate (Anticaking).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Molasses, Sugar, Dextrose, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Dried Yeast, Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Processed Vegetable ProductsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dehydrated Vegetables (Garlic, Onion, Parsley).

Extracts and powders indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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