Food, deconstructed

When I recently purchased a small container of a seafood casserole, my wife pointed out to me that the ingredients list was almost as big as the package itself...

imitation crabmeat

• pollock
• water
• sugar
• soybean oil
• egg whites
• wheat starch
• salt
• potato starch
• sorbitol
• modified corn starch
• artificial crab flavor
• sake
• sugar
• yeast extract
• sodium tripolyphosphate
• tetrasodium pyrophosphate
• paprika oleoresin
• carmine
• corn syrup
• soy lechithin

dressing:

• soybean oil
• water
• egg yolks
• vinegar
• grated parmesan & Romano cheese
• pasturized skim milk
• cheese culture
• salt
• enzymes
• cellulose (anticaking)
• sugar
• salt
• corn syrup
• dehydrated garlic
• lemon juice concentrate
• anchovy 
• spice
• lactic acid
• onion powder
• xanthan gum
• extractives of tamarind
• hydrolyzed soy protein
• propylene glycol alginate
• calcium disodium EDTA [preservative]

pasta:

• durum wheat semolina
• niacin
• ferrous sulfate
• thiamine mononitrate
• riboflavin
• folic acid

sour cream:

• cultured milk
• cream
• whey
• sodium phosphate
• guar gum
• carrageenan
• locust bean gum
• potassium sorbate [preservative]

celery
sodium lactate
sodium diacetate
green onion

lemon juice:

• water
• lemon juice concentrate
• sodium benzoate and sodium bisulfate [preservatives]
• lemon oil

potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservative)
salt
black pepper