Seafood Cheese Spread
The processing score reflects 106 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, MSG, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
28 listed · 12 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), IMITATION CRABMEAT (FISH PROTEIN OF POLLOCK, WHITING, COD AND/OR THREADTIN BREAM, SUGAR, POLYPHOSPHATE), WATER, CORN/WHEAT STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, SUGAR, SORBITOL, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, MIRIN (FLAVORING SUBSTANCES, WATER, GLUCOSE SYRUP ETHYL ALCOHOL), CRAB EXTRACT (NATURAL FLAVORING, GLUCOSE SYRUP, WATER, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, RIBONUCLEOTIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM), CRAB FLAVOR (NATURAL FLAVOR, FLAVORING SUBSTANCES, WATER, GLUCOSE SYRUP, ETHYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERINE, RIBONUCLEOTIDES, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE), CALCIUM CARBONATE, CARMINE AND PAPRIKA, MAYONNAISE [SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES AND OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SPICE EXTRACT (FOR FRESHNESS)], IMITATION CHEDDAR CHEESE (WATER, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CASEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, GUAR GUM, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, ANTI-CAKING AGENT), CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE [WATER, CHEESE WHEY, AGED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH-MODIFIED, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, MONOGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO COLOR, FD & C YELLOW 6, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR], PIMIENTOS (PIMIENTOS, WATER, AND CITRIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, DRIED VINEGAR, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, GRANULATED GARLIC, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, NONFAT DRIED MILK, SPICE EXTRACT, PARSLEY, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE AND SPICES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Seafood Cheese Spread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
- Other Additives (Pimientos (Pimientos, Water, And Citric Acid)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Seafood Cheese Spread'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: Imitation Crabmeat (Fish Protein Of Pollock, Whiting, Cod And/Or Threadtin Bream, Sugar, Polyphosphate), Sugar, Mirin (Flavoring Substances, Water, Glucose Syrup Ethyl Alcohol), Crab Extract (Natural Flavoring, Glucose Syrup, Water, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Ribonucleotides, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum), and 2 more.
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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Cheddar Cheese Sauce [Water, Cheese Whey, Aged Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Corn Starch-Modified, Contains 2% Or Less Of Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Yeast Extract, Monoglycerides, Lactic Acid, Annatto Color, Fd & C Yellow 6, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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