Fried Fish Cake with Burdock

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Fried Fish Cake with Burdock scores Highly 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.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Seafood, this product is more processed than about 80% 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 Fried Fish Cake with Burdock'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: Fish Paste (Threadfin Bread Fish, Sugar, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetra Sodium Pyrophosphate, Egg White), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.