Seafood Dip
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including preservatives, corn syrup, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 8 flagged for reviewIMITATION CRAB (FISH PROTEIN, WATER, WHEAT/CORN/TAPIOCA STARCH, EGG WHITES, SOYBEAN OIL, CRAB FLAVOR, NATURAL CRAB EXTRACT, SUGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE), CHOPPED SPINACH, PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CREAMER [WATER, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, PALM OIL, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK DERIVATIVE), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, SOY LECITHIN], DICED ARTICHOKES, MINCED CRAB. CONTAINS 2% OF LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, SOYBEAN OIL, EGG YOLKS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG WHITE SOLIDS, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, CORN STARCH-MODIFIED, CULTURED DEXTROSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, STABILIZERS [XANTHAN AND/OR CAROB BEAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS], ROASTED CHICKEN WITH NATURAL JUICES, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, TURMERIC, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, SPICES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Seafood Dip scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Propylene Glycol Alginate, Stabilizers [Xanthan And/Or Carob Bean And/Or Guar Gums]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Dip'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.
- Plant ProteinsUPF marker
In this product: Hydrolyzed Soy Protein.
Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Imitation Crab (Fish Protein, Water, Wheat/Corn/Tapioca Starch, Egg Whites, Soybean Oil, Crab Flavor, Natural Crab Extract, Sugar, Salt, Calcium Carbonate), Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Creamer [Water, Corn Syrup Solids, Palm Oil, Sodium Caseinate (Milk Derivative), Mono And Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Silicoaluminate, Soy Lecithin], Disodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- 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.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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