Kroger, Crab Select, Flake Style Imitation Crab Meat

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Of: Natural And Artificial Flavor (Extracts Of Blue Crab, Snow Crab, Lobster And Alaska Pollack)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Sugar Alcohols (Sugar Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Other Additives (Sodium Pyrohosphate): 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 Kroger, Crab Select, Flake Style Imitation Crab Meat'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Refined Fish Oil* (Anchony, Sardine).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride Disodium Inosivate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Titanium Dioxide.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.