Lobster Cakes

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lobster Cakes scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Methyl Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): 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 Lobster Cakes' 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 Lobster (Fish Protein,Water, Wheat/Corn/Tapioca Starch, Egg Whites, Soybean Oil, Crab Flavor, Natural Crab Extract, Sugar, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Carmine, And Paprika), Bread Crumbs (Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Yeast, Molasses), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Calcium Lactate, Calcium Carbonate, Cream Of Tartar).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Garnished With: Fish Protein [ (Pollack And/Or Pacific Whiting), Water, Wheat Starch, Egg White, Sugar, Sorbitol, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Modified Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavors (Crab, Shrimp, Lobster), Rice Wine (Water, Sugar, Alcohol, Rice, Salt), Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy And Wheat Protein, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Color Added].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.