Is 5 CRAB CAKES Vegetarian?

No. This product is not vegetarian as it lists 7 ingredients that derive from meat or fish and 4 ingredients that could could derive from meat or fish depending on the source.

Why it's not vegetarian

  • snow crabmeat
  • artificial crab flavors
  • imitation crab meat
  • pollock
  • anchovies
  • cooked pollock
  • crab meat
  • tricalcium phosphate
  • natural flavor
  • disodium inosinate
  • dextrose

snow crabmeat

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

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Ingredients

CRAB MEAT (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS), IMITATION CRAB MEAT (POLLOCK (GADUS CHALCOGRAMMUS), AND/OR WHITING (MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS), WATER, WHEAT STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SNOW CRABMEAT, TAPIOCA STARCH, SORBITOL, EGG WHITES, SALT, ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR)), CELERY, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR AND/OR CAROB AND/OR XANTHAN GUM), COOKED POLLOCK, ONIONS, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED MILK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, GARLIC, SALT, MUSTARD SEED, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), GARLIC POWDER, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEINS, GUAR GUM, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED YEAST, DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES (GARLIC, ONION, PARSLEY), YEAST, SHERRY WINE SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, RED PEPPERS AND TABASCO PEPPERS, CLOVES, ANCHOVIES, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS SOY), TAMARIND EXTRACT, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT, TURMERIC, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), SPICES, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (ANTICAKING).

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What is a Vegetarian diet?

A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.

About this product

Seafood · Patty

Flavor
SavorySaltyUmami
Texture
CrunchyCreamy
Commonly used for
Side DishLunchMeal Prep