Bite Size Mini Crab Cakes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Methylcellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Bite Size Mini 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Liquid Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Spices, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Calcium Disodium Edta), Cracker Crumbs (Wheat Flour, Modified Milk Ingredients, Dextrose, Soybean Oil), Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast, Salt, Sugar), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.