Flake & Chunk Style Imitation Crabmeat, Flake & Chunk Style

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Flake & Chunk Style Imitation Crabmeat, Flake & Chunk Style scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Egg White Powder Egg Solids, Citric Acid, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Carrageenan, Crab Flavor Glycerine, Water, Ethanol, Crab Flavor, Dimethyl Sulfide, Caramel Color , Crab Extract Crab Extract, Dextrin, Salt, Glycine, Sugar, Monosodium L Glutamate, Dl-Alanine, Disodium 5 Inosinate, Disodium Succinate, Crab Flavor, Xanthan Gum , Carmine Color, Titanium Dioxide Color , Paprika Color): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Seafood, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 7,747 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 Flake & Chunk Style Imitation Crabmeat, Flake & Chunk Style'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: Surimi (Fish Meat [Alaska Pollock], Sugar, Sorbitol, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate), Mirin (Rice Wine, Sugar Syrup, Water, Ethyl Alcohol, Salt, Disodium Succinate, Disodium 5 Guanylate, Disodium 5 Inosinate), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: 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.