The processing score reflects 78 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, MSG, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
39 listed · 10 flagged for reviewCRAB MEAT, WATER, MAYONNAISE (VEGETABLE, SOY, OR CANOLA OIL, EGG YOLK, VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, SPICES, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR)), WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT STARCH, PHOSPHATE, ANTIOXIDANT, CRACKER MEAL (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), BREAD CRUMB (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST SALT, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHEY COLORED WITH OLEO RESIN, PAPRIKA AND NATURAL FLAVOR), ONIONS, EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID), MARGARINE (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR)CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: BAKED CRAB MEAT INCLUDING NATURAL CRAB JUICES, MALTODEXTRIN (FROM CORN), MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, FLAVORINGS), CORN OIL, ONION POWDER, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, ANCHOVIES, SOY LECITHIN), BAKING POWDER (SAPP)SODIUM BICARBONATE, STARCH, MCP, CALCIUM LACTATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICE EXTRATIVES, SILICA GEL, MUSTARD, BLACK PEPPER, CELERY SALT (SALT, CELERY SEED), RED PEPPER, BAY (LAUREL)LEAVES, CLOVES, ALLSPICE (PIMENTO), GINGER, MACE, CARDAMOM, CINNAMON, PAPRIKA, PARSLEY.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Crab Cakes 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.
- Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Crab 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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Mayonnaise (Vegetable, Soy, Or Canola Oil, Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Spices, Calcium Disodium Edta (To Protect Flavor)), Phosphate, Calcium Lactate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cracker Meal (Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)), Margarine (Partially Hydrogenated Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate And Citric Acid (Preservatives), Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added).
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Bread Crumb (Bleached Wheat Flour, Yeast Salt, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate And Sodium Bicarbonate), Whey Colored With Oleo Resin, Paprika And Natural Flavor), Baking Powder (Sapp)Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin (From Corn).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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