Food
Salads of the Sea Crab Salad
14 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains sugar alcohols
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- May contain traces of 1,4-dioxane
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 13
Salads of the Sea Crab Salad scores 13 out of 100 (Bad) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points High fructose corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Crab Salad
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 2.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 87 = 13
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [8]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 160 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 9 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Added sugars | 5 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 12 cup (100 g)
Ingredients
- imitation crab
- water
- wheat starch
- sugar (high concern)
- sorbitol
- mirin
- natural and artificial crab flavor
- egg whites
- modified corn starch
- sodium tripolyphosphate
- tetrasodium pyrophosphate
- soy protein isolate
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- sodium acid pyrophosphate
- color added
- soy sauce
- sour cream
- cultured cream
- skim milk
- whey
- food starch-modified
- gelatin
- salt
- sodium citrate
- citric acid
- lactic acid
- potassium sorbate
- sodium benzoate (moderate concern)
- mustard
- distilled vinegar
- lemon juice concentrate
- horseradish
- soybean oil
- egg yolks
- high fructose corn syrup (high concern)
- corn syrup (high concern)
- water
- salt
- xanthan gum
- calcium disodium edta
- paprika
- spices
- phosphoric acid
- polysorbate 80 (moderate concern)
- lemon oil
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- paprika extract
Label text, as published
imitation crab, water, wheat starch, sugar, sorbitol, contains 2% or less of: mirin, natural and artificial crab flavor, egg whites, modified corn starch, sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, soy protein isolate, carrageenan, sodium acid pyrophosphate, color added, soy sauce, sour cream, cultured cream, skim milk, whey, food starch-modified, gelatin, salt, sodium citrate, citric acid, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, mustard, distilled vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, horseradish, soybean oil, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, salt, xanthan gum, calcium disodium edta, paprika, spices, phosphoric acid, polysorbate 80, lemon oil, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika extract
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Fish, Crustaceans, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 2.4 (foods with more than 10 % added polyols)
“‘excessive consumption may produce laxative effects’.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct
“1,4-dioxane forms as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of certain cosmetic ingredients.”
fda.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int