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Is Kingfisher crab meat ultra-processed?

145g Crustaceans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Kingfisher crab meat

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed crustaceans

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Crab Meat, Water, Sugar, Salt, Flavour Enhancers (Stabilisers (Polyphosphates, Diphosphates)), Acidity Regulator (Citric Glycine and its sodium salt, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate), Acid, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite)

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite , E450 Diphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E640 Glycine and its sodium salt

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E640 Glycine and its sodium salt.

As written on the pack

Crab Meat (Crustacean), Water, Sugar, Salt, Flavour Enhancers Stabilisers (Polyphosphates and Diphosphates), Acidity Regulator (Citric Glycine and its sodium salt, Disodium Guanylate and Disodium Inosinate), Acid), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E640 Glycine and its sodium salt A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 crustaceans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 39% of the crustaceans here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 38 crustaceans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011826120105, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.