Shaw's Supermarkets, Krab Supreme Spread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Shaw's Supermarkets, Krab Supreme Spread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor (Contains Extracts Of Whiting, Pollock, Shrimp, Crab And Salmon, Salt)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Dips & Salsa, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 6,665 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 Shaw's Supermarkets, Krab Supreme 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 Crab (Fish Protein [Pollock And/Or Whiting], Water, Wheat Starch, Potato Starch, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Snow Crab Meal, Tapioca Starch, Sorbitol, Egg Whites, Salt, Artificial Crab Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Color Added, Carmine, Paprika Oleoresin, Modified Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein), Sour Cream (Cream, Skim Milk, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Dextrose, Stabilizer [Guar And Xanthan Gums], Buttermilk Culture, Enzyme).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Phosphoric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.