Marie callender's, country fried pork chop & gravy
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Marie callender's, country fried pork chop & gravy receives a safety score of 80/100 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
Marie callender's, country fried pork chop & gravy carries a composite safety score of 80/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Marie callender's, country fried pork chop & gravy 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. The Nutri-Score grade of C reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 80/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | C | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Mashed potatoes (rehydrated potato flakes and granules [water, potatoes, mono - and diglycerides, citric acid, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, bht, sodium bisulfite], soybean oil, butter [cream, salt], salt, sugar, black pepper), breaded pork chop - chopped and formed (pork, water, breader [bleached wheat flour, salt, spices, dextrose, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, yeast, extractives of paprika], batter [water, wheat flour, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, salt, spices, leavening {sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate}, soybean oil, garlic powder], textured soy protein concentrate, dextrose, sodium tripolyphosphate, sea salt, flavoring, autolyzed yeast extract, grill flavor [contains beef stock, flavorings, natural smoke flavoring, salt, dehydrated horseradish powder], fried in vegetable oil), water, apples (contains citric acid), contains 2% or less of: modified corn starch, butter (cream, salt), brown sugar, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto), sugar, soybean oil, nonfat dry milk, roux (wheat flour, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil), chicken base (chicken flavor [contains chicken broth, maltodextrin, turkey broth, yeast extract, cooked chicken, turkey fat, turkey meat, xanthan gum, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate, cottonseed oil, mushroom powder, flavor], salt, rendered chicken fat, sugar, modified corn starch, extractives of turmeric), salt, flavoring (yeast extract, potassium chloride, natural flavor [potato maltodextrin, natural flavor, gum arabic], lactic acid powder [modified corn starch, lactic acid], citric acid, aspartic acid, malic acid), shallot juice concentrate (contains vegetable oil), flavoring, xanthan gum, cinnamon, lemon juice (water, lemon juice concentrate, lemon oil, sodium benzoate), guar gum, vanilla flavor (water, propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, flavor, caramel color).
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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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