What Is in Seafood Extender

Surimi (meaning ‘ground meat’ in Japanese) is the technical name for seafood extender. It’s made from inexpensive fish (typically pollock or hake) pounded into a thick paste then shaped and cooked.

What is extender made up of?

The main ingredient in imitation crab is surimi, which is typically mixed with water, starch, sugar, egg whites, vegetable oil, salt and additives.

What is actually in seafood sticks?

Crab sticks, krab sticks, imitation crab meat or seafood sticks (originally known as kanikama in Japan) are a type of seafood made of starch and finely pulverized white fish (surimi) that has been shaped and cured to resemble the leg meat of snow crab or Japanese spider crab.