MARIE CALLENDERS Comfort Bakes Chicken And Rice, 10 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

MARIE CALLENDERS Comfort Bakes Chicken And Rice, 10 OZ receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0021131350376
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (283 g) (283 g)

What the Data Says About

MARIE CALLENDERS Comfort Bakes Chicken And Rice, 10 OZ carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, MARIE CALLENDERS Comfort Bakes Chicken And Rice, 10 OZ 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

Composite safety metrics for MARIE CALLENDERS Comfort Bakes Chicken And Rice, 10 OZ
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Cooked Rice
2
Water
3
White Rice
4
Wild Rice
5
Chicken
6
White Meat Chicken
7
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
8
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
11
Sodium Phosphates
12
Cheddar Cheese
13
Milk
14
Cheese Culture
15
Enzymes
16
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
17
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
18
Wheat
19
Soybeans
20
Alcohol
21
Vinegar
22
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
23
Or Less Of: Mushrooms
24
Peas
25
Organic Onions
26
Corn Starch
27
Mushroom Flavor
28
Sautã©ed Mushrooms
29
Natural Flavors
30
Butter
31
Cream
32
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
33
Sherry Wine
34
Soybean Oil
35
Nonfat Dry Milk
36
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
37
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
38
Flavoring
39
Guar Gum
40
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
41
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Cooked Rice (Water, White Rice, Wild Rice), Water, Chicken (White Meat Chicken, Water, Modified Rice Starch, Isolated Soy Protein, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Phosphates), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto), Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol, Vinegar, Lactic Acid), Contains 2% or less of: Mushrooms, Peas, Onions, Modified Corn Starch, Mushroom Flavor (Sautéed Mushrooms, Salt, Natural Flavors, Butter [Cream, Salt], Sugar, Modified Corn Starch), Butter (Cream, Salt), Sherry Wine, Soybean Oil, Nonfat Dry Milk, Garlic, Xanthan Gum, Flavoring, Guar Gum, Citric Acid. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

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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