Spread, Original Crab
The processing score reflects 62 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
12 listed · 8 flagged for reviewIMITATION CRAB (POLLOCK, WHITING AND/OR ARROW TOOTH FLOUNDER, WATER, WHEAT STARCH, SUGAR, EGG WHITES, CORN STARCH, SORBITOL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CARMINE, CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, COLOR ADDED), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [CAROB BEAN, XANTHAN, GUAR GUM]), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP, WATER, EGG YOLKS, DISTILLED AND CIDER VINEGARS, SALT, SPICES, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR), WATER, CHABLIS WINE (WINE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, POTASSIUM METABISULFITE), LEMON JUICE (WATER, LEMON JUICE, SODIUM BISULFATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, LEMON OIL), SUGAR, ONION, MUSTARD, SEASONING SALT (SALT, SPICES, PAPRIKA, SUGAR, ONION, GARLIC, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE), GARLIC AND POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Spread, Original Crab'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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Imitation Crab (Pollock, Whiting And/Or Arrow Tooth Flounder, Water, Wheat Starch, Sugar, Egg Whites, Corn Starch, Sorbitol, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Modified Food Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Soybean Oil, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Paprika Oleoresin, Carmine, Corn Syrup, Soy Lecithin, Color Added), Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled And Cider Vinegars, Salt, Spices, Calcium Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor), Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Chablis Wine (Wine, Salt, Potassium Sorbate, Potassium Metabisulfite).
Natural sources but industrial application.
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