Flake Style Imitation Crabmeat

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Potato Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Style Imitation Crabmeat'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: Sugar, Mirin Wine (Sake, Sugar, Salt, Water, Yeast Extract), Natural And Artificial Crab Flavoring (Swimming Crab Extract, Snow Crab Extract, Water, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Ethyl Alcohol, Salt, Glycerine, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Propylene Glycol).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Pollock Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.