Ceviche

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Added To Maintain Freshness)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Prepared Entrees, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 6,999 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 Ceviche'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Crab Meat (Water, Fish Protein [Alaska Pollock And/Or Pacific Whiting], Potato Starch, Sorbitol, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Salt, Sweetened Rice Wine [Corn Syrup, Fermented Rice Extract, Water, Salt], Soybean Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavors [Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Crab Extract], Egg Whites, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Color Added [Carmine, Paprika, Canthaxanthin, Titanium Dioxide]), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.