Safe

Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes

by Chef Jenn

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0859098005011 · Chef Jenn · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0859098005011 · Serving size 3 ONZ (85 g)

The verdict

Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes by Chef Jenn scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 37-component record, beginning with Crabmeat, Soybean Oil, Textured Wheat Protein. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

98005011 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-SPARSE 22% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 46% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Picante Sauce · ±0 BOOK-OFF …005011 · July 2026

8 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 98005011 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Picante Sauce · Nearest score peer is Picante Sauce at the same screening score.

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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes95/1002. Picante Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Picante Sauce95/1003. Pasta entrees Angel Hair with Herbs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pasta entrees Angel Hair …95/1004. Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit95/1005. Beef Broth: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Beef Broth95/100
High-band neighbours for Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes (95/100) outside Chef Jenn.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes
95/100
Picante Sauce
95/100
Pasta entrees Angel Hair with Herbs
95/100
Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit
95/100
Beef Broth
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), 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 Frozen foods products

Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 54th percentile a longer ingredient list than 54% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Above this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods 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

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 37 (54th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

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 7,008 Frozen foods 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

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 37 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Crabmeat
2
Soybean Oil
3
Textured Wheat Protein
4
Bleached Wheat Flour
5
Roasted Red Bell Peppers
6
Diced Onion
7
Diced Green Bell Pepper
8
Distilled Vinegar
9
Oleoresin Paprika. Whole Wheat Flour
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Sunflower Oil
12
Molasses
13
Whole Egg
14
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
15
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
16
Oregano
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Mustard Seed
19
Mustard Bran
20
Turmeric
21
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
22
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
23
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
24
Water
25
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Spices
27
Anchovy Puree
28
Natural Flavor
29
Soy
30
Tamarind
31
Fire Roasted Vegetables
32
Carrot
33
Onion
34
Tomato
35
Yeast Extract
36
Celery
37
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Crabmeat, soybean oil, textured wheat protein, bleached wheat flour, roasted red bell peppers, diced onion, diced green bell pepper, contains 2% of less of the following: distilled vinegar, oleoresin paprika. whole wheat flour, sugar, sunflower oil, molasses, dried whole egg, citric acid, garlic, oregano, modified food starch, mustard seed, mustard bran, turmeric, sea salt, potassium chloride, corn syrup, water, caramel color, spices, anchovy puree, natural flavor (contains soy), tamarind, fire roasted vegetables (carrot, onion, tomato, garlic), yeast extract, celery, maltodextrin.

Other products containing Diced Green Bell Pepper

Diced Green Bell Pepper is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes

Neighbours outside Chef Jenn with screening scores in the same high band as Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Chef Jenn; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 37-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Creole-Spiced Crab Cakes's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0859098005011: 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.