Reduced fat seafood cheese spread
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Reduced fat seafood cheese spread receives a safety score of 75/100 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
Reduced fat seafood cheese spread carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Reduced fat seafood cheese 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. 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 | 75/100 | 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
Regular and reduced fat cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), imitation crabmeat (fish protein of pollock, whiting, cod and/or threadfin bream, sugar, polyphosphate), water, corn/wheat starch, tapioca starch, sugar, sorbitol, salt, soybean oil, mirin (flavoring substances, water, glucose syrup, ethyl alcohol), crab extract (natural flavoring, glucose syrup, water, salt, monosodium glutamate, ribonucleotides, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum), crab flavor (natural flavor, flavoring substances, water, glucose syrup, ethyl alcohol, glycerine, ribonucleotides, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate), calcium carbonate, carmine and paprika], regular and reduced fat mayonnaise [soybean and/or canola oil, egg yolks, vinegar, water, salt, sugar, spices and oleoresin paprika, spice extract (for freshness)], imitation cheddar cheese (water, hydrogenated soybean oil, casein, modified food starch, sodium aluminum phosphate, salt, maltodextrin, lactic acid, guar gum, tricalcium phosphate, calcium propionate, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, calcium sulfate, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, anti-caking agent), cheddar cheese sauce [water, cheese whey, aged cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn starch-modified, contains 2% or less of sodium phosphate, salt, yeast extract, monoglycerides, lactic acid, annatto color, fd&c yellow no. 6, maltodextrin, natural flavor], pimientos, water, and citric acid), corn syrup, water, dried vinegar, natural butter flavor, granulated garlic, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, salt, nonfat dried milk, spice extract, parsley, lemon juice concentrate and spices.
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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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