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Crab cakes

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0045425181279 · Seafood. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0045425181279 · Serving size 1 CAKE (85 g)

The verdict

Crab cakes scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 52 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 52-component record, beginning with Crab Meat, Crab Surimi, Alaskan Pollock And Or Whiting. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 52 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

25181279 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Crab cakes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 52 ing. REG-SPARSE 12% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-RARE Cornstarch PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …181279 · July 2026

6 of 52 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Cornstarch). Source sheet 25181279 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 5,679 products we've scored in the Seafood category, the average safety score is 99.2/100. Crab cakes scores 0.8 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 99.2/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Seafood products

Crab cakes lists 52 ingredients on its label

52 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 4,524 products we track

0–2: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,326 products (29%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,158 products (26%). Below this entry. 6–8: 327 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 167 products (4%). Below this entry. 10–12: 156 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 185 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 129 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 124 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 74 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 77 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 75 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 53 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 56 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 52 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 37 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 25 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 20 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 180 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Seafood product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

4,524 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 52 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
39 products (1%)
2–4
1,326 products (29%)
4–6
1,158 products (26%)
6–8
327 products (7%)
8–10
167 products (4%)
10–12
156 products (3%)
12–14
185 products (4%)
14–16
129 products (3%)
16–18
152 products (3%)
18–20
124 products (3%)
20–22
112 products (2%)
22–24
74 products (2%)
24–26
77 products (2%)
26–28
75 products (2%)
28–30
53 products (1%)
30–32
56 products (1%)
32–34
52 products (1%)
34–36
37 products (1%)
36–38
25 products (1%)
38–40
20 products (0%)
40 and above
180 products (4%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 4,524 Seafood products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Crab Meat
2
Crab Surimi
3
Alaskan Pollock And Or Whiting
4
Water
5
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Soybean Oil
7
Natural & Artificial Flavors
8
Salt Potassium Carbonate
9
Sodium Polyphosphate
10
Mayonnaise
11
Vegetable Oil
12
Egg Yolk
13
Dried Vinegar
14
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
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Spices
17
Calcium Disodium Edta
18
Bread Crumbs
19
Bleached Wheat Flour
20
Yeast
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
23
Chipotle Peppers In An Abobo Sauce
24
Chipotle Peppers
25
Organic Tomato Puree
26
Paprika
27
Organic Onions
28
Sesame Oil
29
Distilled Vinegar
30
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
31
Bay Leaves
32
Oregano
33
Chipotle Mustard
34
Mustard Seed
35
Horseradish
36
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Oleoresin Paprika
38
Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benoate
39
Wheat Flour
40
Celery
41
Peppers
42
Hot Sauce
43
Cayenne Pepper
44
Natural Flavor
45
Garlic Powder
46
Milk
47
Butter
48
Egg
49
Niacin Preparation
50
Cultured Dextrose
51
Rosemary Extract
52
Assorted Seasonings

Full Ingredient List

Crab meat, crab surimi (alaskan pollock and or whiting, water, cornstarch, soybean oil, natural & artificial flavors, salt potassium carbonate, sodium polyphosphate), mayonnaise (vegetable oil, egg yolk, vinegar, corn syrup, water, salt, spices, calcium disodium edta), bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, yeast, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt), chipotle peppers in an abobo sauce (chipotle peppers, tomato puree, paprika, sugar, salt, onions, sesame oil, distilled vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, oregano), chipotle mustard (distilled vinegar, water, mustard seed, sugar, chipotle peppers, salt, horseradish, citric acid, oleoresin paprika, spices, potassium sorbate & sodium benoate), wheat flour, celery, onions, peppers, hot sauce (cayenne pepper, distilled vinegar, water, salt, natural flavor, garlic powder), milk, butter, egg, salt, niacin preparation, cultured dextrose, rosemary extract, assorted seasonings.

Categories

Seafood

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Crab cakes has a longer ingredient list than 98% of its Seafood category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0045425181279: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.