Gourmet Lobster Cakes
The processing score reflects 93 ingredients, including high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 5 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 12 flagged for reviewGOURMET LOBSTER CAKES - LOBSTER MEAT, LOBSTER SURIMI (ALASKA POLLOCK, WATER, WHEAT STARCH EGG WHITES, SORBITOL, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: LOBSTER MEAT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LOBSTER FLAVORS, MIRIN WINE [SAKE, SUGAR, SALT, WATER, YEAST EXTRACT], SOYBEAN OIL SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CARMINE), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), CELERY, FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), MILK, BREADCRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, SUGAR, SALT), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ONIONS, SEASONINGS (MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, DEXTROSE, SPICES, BLACK PEPPER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CELLULOSE GUM, CELLULOSE POWDER, NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), GREEN PEPPERS, PAPRIKA (PAPRIKA, SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED AS AN ANTICAKING AGENT [LESS THAN 2%], ETHOXYQUIN ADDED TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION [LESS THAN 100 PPM]), MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, NISIN PREPARATION [SODIUM CHLORIDE, NISIN PREP], SODIUM CHLORIDE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, DIPPING SAUCE - SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, GARLIC, CORN SYRUP, SALT, DRIED GARLIC, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM ACID SULFATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA AND TURMERIC, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVES), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (ADDED TO PROTECT PRODUCT QUALITY).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Gourmet Lobster Cakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (As Preservatives)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- 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 Gourmet Lobster 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: Lobster Surimi (Alaska Pollock, Water, Wheat Starch Egg Whites, Sorbitol, Corn Starch, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Lobster Meat, Natural And Artificial Lobster Flavors, Mirin Wine [Sake, Sugar, Salt, Water, Yeast Extract], Soybean Oil Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Paprika Oleoresin, Carmine), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Water, Mustard Seed, Calcium Disodium Edta [To Protect Flavor]), Breadcrumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast, Sugar, Salt), Seasonings (Modified Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein Isolate, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Dextrose, Spices, Black Pepper, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Xanthan Gum, Dehydrated Parsley, Soy Protein Concentrate, Cellulose Gum, Cellulose Powder, Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Nisin Preparation [Sodium Chloride, Nisin Prep], Sodium Chloride, Sodium Acid Sulfate, Calcium Disodium Edta (Added To Protect Product Quality).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Dipping Sauce - Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Phosphoric Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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