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Fish Preparations Roundup

We analyzed 20 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Fish Preparations shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 20 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Fish Preparations you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
242
Protein
11g
Pinnacle Foods Group Llc

Crunchy fish sticks

Ingredients: minced pollock, bread crumbs (unbleached wheat flour, sugar, salt and yeast), water, cottonseed oil and/or soybean oil, wheat flour, contains 2% or less of: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour [enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, ri

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
60
Sugar
0g
Unknown

Anchovy paste

Ingredients: Imported Anchovies, Salt, Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Sugar, Spices, 1/10 of 1% of Sodium Benzoate as a preservative

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
193
Sugar
0g
dr praegers

Rice crusted fishies, rice crusted

Ingredients: Minced alaskan pollock (wild), rice crust (rice flour, whole grain amaranth flour, corn starch, salt, dextrose, raisin juice concentrate, honey, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, expeller pressed canola oil, spice), potato flakes, expeller pressed canola oil, potatoes, sea salt, garlic, black pepper

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
226
Protein
13g
Murry's

Murry's fish sticks

Ingredients: Pollock, bleached wheat flour, water, yellow corn flour, salt, corn starch, dextrose, sugar, colored with oleoresin paprika, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavor, fried in vegetable oil (cottonseed, canola and/or soybean oil, tbhq (added to protect flavor)).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)
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Calories
202
Protein
12g
Henry & Lisa’s

Wild Alaskan Fish Nuggets

Ingredients: Alaska Pollock, wheat flour, water, soy bean oil, contains less than 2% of: Rice flour, yellow corn flour, cornstarch, egg whites, dehydrated garlic, spice, dehydrated onion, potato text string, Seasalt, natural Candy shirt, old fiber, gum Arabic, yeast, malted barley flour, yellow corn meal and whey.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
98
Protein
20g
Fisha Tuna

Fisha Tuna Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Ingredients: Light meal tuna, Vegetable Broth (Water and soy fiber), Texturized Soy protein concentrated (10%) and Salt.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
203
Protein
13g
Mrs. Paul's

SHARK BITES SHARK SHAPED BREADED FISH STICKS

Ingredients: MINCED POLLOCK, WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN STARCH, DRIED CITRUS PULP, SALT, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, METHYLCELLULOSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, YEAST, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICE, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, CONTAINS: FISH (POLLOCK), WHEAT

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
173
Protein
23g
John West

Sardines in brine

Ingredients: Sardines, water and salt

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
106
Sugar
5g
Captain Jac

Crab Flavored Seafood

Ingredients: _FISH_ PROTEIN (_POLLOCK_ AND/OR _WHITING_), WATER, _WHEAT_ STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SUGAR, _SNOW CRABMEAT_ 2% OR LESS, TAPIOCA STARCH, SORBITOL, _EGG_ WHITES, SALT, ARTIFICIAL CRAB FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, COLOR ADDED, CARMINE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
218
Sugar
0g
Elevation Brands Llc

Fish Sticks

Ingredients: Fish sticks [whole alaskan pollock fillets, batter (water, yellow corn flour, corn starch, sea salt, garlic powder) breader (milled corn, cane sugar)]. breading set in non-gmo expeller pressed canola oil.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
230
Sugar
1g
Trader Joe’s

Breaded shrimp

Ingredients: SHRIMP, WATER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, COCONUT FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, PALM OLEIN, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CITRIC ACID, GRAPESEED OIL, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
180
Protein
10g
Trader Joe's

Battered Fish Nuggets

Ingredients: ALASKA POLLOCK (FISH), EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2 % OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SEA SALT, PALM OIL, WHEAT STARCH, PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, SUGAR, SODIUM CASEINATE CA MILK DERIVATIVE), MODIFIED CELLULOSE, YEAST. CONTAINS FISH (ALASKA POLLOCK), WHEAT, MILK.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
216
Protein
10g
Gorton's

Fish Sticks

Ingredients: Minced alaska pollock, enriched bleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean and/or canola), water, yellow corn flour, less than 2% of: sugar, dextrose, salt, whey, baking powder (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), yeast, onion powder, natural flavor, sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain fish moisture), tbhq (to protect flavor).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
188
Protein
11g
Trader Joe’s

Oven Ready Breaded Cod Fillets

Ingredients: ALASKA COD UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL. WATER,YELLOW CORN FLOUR, UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR,SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), INULIN (A NATURAL CHICORY ROOT EXTRACT), DRIED YEAST, SUNFLOWER OIL, SPICE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR).

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
193
Protein
11g
Trader Joe's

Breaded Fish Sticks

Ingredients: ALASKA POLLOCK, WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEAT FLOUR, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR, POLLOCK PROTEIN. CONTAINS WHEAT, POLLOCK.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Protein
12g
Trident

Beer Battered Cod

Ingredients: ALASKA COD, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA), WATER, BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BEER (WATER, MALTED BARLEY, YEAST, HOPS), YELLOW CORN MEAL, CORN STARCH, SALT, DEXTRIN, RICE FLOUR, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, DRIED YEAST, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SPICES (INCLUDING BLACK PEPPER), LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MALT EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, PALM OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, WHEAT FIBER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM. CONTAINS FISH (ALASKA COD), WHEAT.

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
244
Protein
14g
Kirkland Signature

Everything Seasoning Breaded Cod

Ingredients: _COD_, _WHEAT FLOUR_, WATER, CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, _SESAME SEEDS_, CORN STARCH, ONION, SALT, GARLIC, SUGAR, POPPY SEEDS, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), CORN FLOUR, _EGG WHITES_, YEAST, DEXTROSE, GUAR GUM.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
204
Protein
13g
Trident Seafoods

The Ultimate Fish Stick

Ingredients: fish (Alaska pollock), brown rice flour, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), whole grain yellow corn flour, sorghum flour, water, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of: sugar, salt, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, extractives of paprika, extractives of turmeric

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Calories
235
Protein
12g
Consilia

NUGGETS di MERLUZZO D'ALASKA PANATI

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Protein
14g
Trident Seafoods

The Ultimate Fish Stick

Ingredients: 65% fish (alaska pollock), 35% batter & breading (whole wheat flour, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrated, riboflavin, folic acid), water, contains 2% or less of: whole grain yellow corn meal, ranch seasoning (maltodextrin, salt, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natrual flavor (maltodextrin), modified food starch, buttermilk, natural flavor), corn starch, salt, vital wheat gluten, rice starch, yeast, leavening (cream of tartar, baking soda), tapioca starch, enriched and unrefined malted barley flour (malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)).

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Fish
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Fish Preparations category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 20 products in the Fish Preparations category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Fish Preparations?+
We rank Fish Preparations based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Fish Preparations here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.