Morey's, Original Crab Spread

by Superior Foods Company

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Morey's, Original Crab Spread by Superior Foods Company receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0043823925020
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 Tbsp (27 g)

What the Data Says About

Morey's, Original Crab Spread by Superior Foods Company carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Morey's, Original Crab Spread is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Morey's, Original Crab Spread
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Imitation Crabmeat
2
Fish Protein
3
Pollock
4
Whiting
5
Arrowtooth Flounder
6
Water
7
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Egg Whites
10
Corn Starch
11
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Or Less Of: Salt
13
Modified Food Starch
14
Natural And Artificial Flavors
15
Soybean Oil
16
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
17
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
18
Paprika Oleoresin
19
Carmine
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
20
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Soy Lecithin
22
Color Added
23
Dried Cream Cheese
24
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
25
Cheese Culture
26
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
27
Stabilizers
28
Carob Bean
29
Xanthan
30
Guar Gums
31
Mayonnaise
32
Egg Yolks
33
Distilled And Cider Vinegar
34
Spice
35
Calcium Disodium Edta
36
To Protect Flavor
37
Chablis Wine
38
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Preservative
40
Potassium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
41
Lemon Juice
42
Filtered Water
43
Lemon Juice Concentrate
44
Sodium Bisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
45
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
46
Lemon Oil
47
Minced Onion
48
Organic Ground Mustard Seed
49
Seasoning Salt
50
Spices Including Paprika
51
Onion
52
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
53
Tricalcium Phosphate
54
To Prevent Caking
55
Granulated Garlic
56
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Imitation crabmeat [fish protein (pollock, whiting and/or arrowtooth 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 and/or xanthan and/or guar gums)], mayonnaise [soybean oil, corn syrup, water, egg yolks, distilled and cider vinegar, salt, spice, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)], water, chablis wine [chablis wine, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), potassium metabisulfite (preservative)], lemon juice [filtered water, lemon juice concentrate, sodium bisulfite (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative), lemon oil], sugar, minced onion, ground mustard seed, seasoning salt [salt, spices including paprika, sugar, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, soybean oil, contains less than 2% of tricalcium phosphate (to prevent caking)], granulated garlic, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum.

Categories

Fats

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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