Imit Flake Crabmeat
The processing score reflects 33 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 6 flagged for reviewFISH PROTEIN (ALASKA POLLOCK AND/OR PACIFIC WHITING MSC CERTIFIED), WATER, WHEAT STARCH, RICE WINE (WATER, SUGAR, ALCOHOL, RICE, SALT), EGG WHITE, CANE SUGAR, SORBITOL, SOYBEAN OIL, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CALCIUM CARBONATE, HYDROLYZED CORN/SOY PROTEIN, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR (CRAB, LOBSTER, SHRIMP), OAT FIBER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTATO STARCH, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TORULA YEAST, CARRAGEENAN, COLOR ADDED (CARMINE, CARAMEL, PAPRIKA).
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Imit Flake Crabmeat 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.
- Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Crab, Lobster, Shrimp)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
- Other Additives (Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan): 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 Imit Flake 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: Rice Wine (Water, Sugar, Alcohol, Rice, Salt), Cane Sugar, Brown Rice Syrup.
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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Torula Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Color Added (Carmine, Caramel, Paprika).
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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