Lobster Cakes
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Lobster Cakes by Shaw's Southern Belle receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Lobster Cakes by Shaw's Southern Belle carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Lobster Cakes 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
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), lobster, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, sugar, salt, sunflower oil, yeast, molasses), soybean oil, diced onions, water, diced celery. contains 2% or less of the following: egg yolks, distilled vinegar, egg white solids, oleoresin paprika, natural flavor, cultured sugar, potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, corn starch, methyl cellulose, xanthan gum, guar gum, mustard seed, white wine, citric acid, tartaric acid, spices, garlic, basil, thyme, sea salt, parsley, cream solids, natural cream flavor, modified food starch, mono & diglycerides, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, 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], water, wheat flour, sugar, sunflower oil, sea salt, yeast, parsley, xanthan gum.
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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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