Imitation crabmeat?

[I Are Baboon]

Just how (un)healthy is this stuff? They had a bowl of it at the salad bar in our cafeteria today, so I loaded some onto my salad. I asked myself, "How bad can it be?" Even if it's just white fish parts, fish is usually pretty lean and low fat and full of protein. I liken it to eating chunk white tuna. So how far off am I?

The salad bar also had hard boiled egg whites! And they say hospital food sucks....

 

[Jodi]

Other than sodium there is nothing wrong with it at all, it's fish. It's just Pollock and Surimi. It's got a decent protein count too and no fat.

I hate the stuff though and it makes me gag thinking about it Give me real crabmeat instead please

 

[MCx2]

Other than sodium there is nothing wrong with it at all, it's fish. It's just Pollock and Surimi. It's got a decent protein count too and no fat.

I hate the stuff though and it makes me gag thinking about it Give me real crabmeat instead please

Good to hear. I was wondering the same thing the other day. I ordered tuna sashimi and my driver brought me California Rolls.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Give me real crabmeat instead please

Real crabmeat is awesome, but I don't think they'll add it to our $4-a-plate salad bar.

 

[AKIRA]

Hm. Imitation crab meat isnt bad. I wont gag when I eat it, but its something I will get sick of quickly.

Its not like Pringles. Once I pop that top, I will stop.

 

[blueboy75]

Imitation crabmeat or 'Seafood Extender' as it is known in the industry has very little seafood (if any) in it. Usually 5% or less of poor quality off cuts etc. It is a manufactured food consisting mainly of pig intestines primarily believe it or not. It has significant amounts of artifical colours and flavours added.

 

[GFR]

Most Imitation crabmeat is high in carbs and I doubt those carbs are good or natural.

 

[BuzzU]

Foreman's right. There is pretty much a ratio of 1:1 of carbs to protein which isn't very good considering the source is fish.