Homestyle chicken pot pie
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Homestyle chicken pot pie receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Homestyle chicken pot pie carries a composite safety score of 90/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 2 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Homestyle chicken pot pie is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 90/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Water, puff pastry (unbleached wheat flour [niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], water, margarine [palm oil, partially hydrogenated palm oil, soybean oil, water, contains 2% or less mono and diglycerides, sugar, soy lecithin, preservatives (sodium benzoate), vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene for color, artificial flavor], margarine [liquid soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, soybean lecithin, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor, beta carotene for color, vitamin a palmitate], salt, sugar, lemon juice), chicken (boneless chicken breast, water, contains 2% or less of the following: soy protein concentrate, sodium lactate, salt, modified corn starch, carrageenan, sodium phosphate), potato (potatoes, dextrose, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate [maintains color], potassium sorbate [maintains freshness]), pearl onion, mushroom (mushrooms, water, citric acid, ascorbic acid), peas, carrot, chicken broth (water, chicken meat including natural chicken juices, salt, flavorings, sugar, potato flour, rendered chicken fat and turmeric [for coloring]), corn (corn, water, salt, sugar), soybean oil, modified corn starch, whey protein concentrate, heavy cream (heavy cream, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, polysorbate 80), dextrose, sugar, onion powder, salt, egg, spices.
Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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