Lobster bites
Lobster bites 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.
What the Data Says About
Lobster bites 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, Lobster bites 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 D 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 | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Lobster surimi (alaskan pollock, water, pea starch, sorbitol, sugar, modified tapioca starch, contains 2% or less of: lobster meat, natural and artificial flavor [extracts of lobster, blue crab, snow crab, and alaskan pollock], refined fish oil [anchovy, sardine], rice wine [water, rice koji], egg whites, sea salt, potassium chloride, disodium inosinate, sodium pyrophosphate, soy lecithin, carmine, paprika, color added), imitation crab meat (alaskan pollock, water, egg whites, wheat starch, sugar, potato starch, tapioca starch, contains 2% or less of: natural and artificial flavor (soy), king crab, sorbitol, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, salt, carmine, paprika oleoresin, soy lecithin, color added), bleached wheat flour, wheat flour, dextrose, salt, dried yeast, cooked pollock, red and green bell peppers, onions, mayonnaise (soybean oil, eggs, water, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, dl alpha tocopherol, acetate (vitamin e), lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor), margarine (palm oil, water, salt, vegetable mono and diglycerides, natural butter flavor, citric acid added as a preservative, colored with beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate added), water, yellow corn flour, modified food starch, sugar, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), garlic powder, hydrolyzed soy and corn proteins, guar gum, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, nonfat dry milk, soybean oil, seasoning (celery salt [salt, celery seed], spices [including red pepper and black pepper], paprika), lemon juice, worcestershire sauce (white vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onions, anchovies, garlic, cloves, tamarind extract, natural flavorings, chili pepper extract), mustard (distilled vinegar, water, no.1 mustard seed, salt, turmeric, oleoresin paprika spices), base (maltodextrin (from corn), salt, sugar, yeast extract, lobster extract, tomato powder, rice flour, potato powder, onion powder, natural flavoring), hot sauce (red peppers, tabasco peppers, spirit vinegar, salt).
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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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