Imitation crab is primarily made from surimi. Surimi generally consists of about 35% to 50% imitation crab, with added ...

When it comes to imitation crab, Western consumers unfamiliar with the ingredient tend to have a lot of common questions.

The reason imitation crab isn't as nutritious as the real thing is because it contains no actual crab. That's right, the main ingredient is actually a fish paste called surimi. Surimi is often ...

For over a decade now, a rumor has been going around that imitation calamari is secretly made from pig chitterlings (aka pig intestines), but is it true?

KOBE--Just in time for New Year's holiday tables, a seafood maker here will release a product re-creating the flavor of the seasonal favorite horsehair crab with fish paste. The imitation seafood ...

I have heard that dishes using “kanikama” (imitation crab meat) are frequently searched for on a popular recipe site. The fish-based product is shaped, colored and flavored like crab meat ...

But what is imitation crab meat made out of? For starters, it consists of no actual crab and its main ingredient is a fish paste called "surimi." Follow TI: On Facebook More from Science From ...