Seafood & Shrimp Salad with Dill

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Seafood & Shrimp Salad with Dill 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.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate (Added To Protect Freshness)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Prepared Salads, this product is more processed than about 43% of the 1,234 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 & Shrimp Salad with Dill'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.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Soy Protein Isolate.

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Imitation Crab Meat (Water, Fish Protein [Alaska Pollock, And/Or Pacific Whiting]Potato Starch, Sorbitol, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Salt, Sweetened Rice Wine [Corn Syrup, Fermented Rice Extract, Water, Salt], Soybean Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavors [Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Crab Extract], Egg Whites, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Color Added [Carmine, Paprika, Canthaxanthin, Titanium Dioxide]), Mayonnaise Style Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled And Cider Vinegar, Modified Corn Starch, Egg Yolks, Eggs), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate, Calcium Disodium Edta To Protect Flavor, Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.