Blue Crab Spread
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, modified ingredients, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
7 listed · 5 flagged for reviewCRABMEAT [CRAB, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (ADDED TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION)], MAYONNAISE [SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES AND OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SPICE EXTRACT (FOR FRESHNESS)], SURIMI [FISH PROTEIN (POLLOCK AND/OR PACIFIC WHITING), WATER, WHEAT STARCH, RICE WINE (WATER, SUGAR, ALCOHOL, RICE, SALT), EGG WHITE, SUGAR, SORBITOL, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVOR, POTATO STARCH, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN, OAT FIBER, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, COLOR ADDED], PANKO BREADCRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NATURAL CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), LEMON JUICE, DRIED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SALT.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Blue Crab Spread's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Chemical PreservativesStrong UPF marker
In this product: Potassium Sorbate And Salt.
Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Crabmeat [Crab, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Added To Promote Color Retention)].
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Surimi [Fish Protein (Pollock And/Or Pacific Whiting), Water, Wheat Starch, Rice Wine (Water, Sugar, Alcohol, Rice, Salt), Egg White, Sugar, Sorbitol, Soybean Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Natural & Artificial Crab Flavor, Potato Starch, Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Carrageenan, Potassium Chloride, Isolated Soy Protein, Wheat Gluten, Oat Fiber, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Color Added].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Panko Breadcrumbs (Unbleached Wheat Flour, Natural Cane Sugar, Yeast, Sea Salt).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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