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Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie

by Marie Callender's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021131506933 · Marie Callender's · Frozen foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021131506933 · Serving size 1 cup (200 g)

The verdict

Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie by Marie Callender's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 50-component record, beginning with Water, Beef And Binder Product, Beef. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0021131506933
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

31506933 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 22% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Plant Based Be'f · ±0 BOOK-OFF …506933 · July 2026

15 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 31506933 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Plant Based Be'f Pot Pie · Nearest score peer is Plant Based Be'f Pot Pie at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Marie Callenders Beef Pot…95/1002. Plant Based Be'f Pot Pie: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Plant Based Be'f Pot Pie95/1003. Sweet Lava Caramel Dip: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet Lava Caramel Dip95/1004. Turkey & cheddar full sub: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Turkey & cheddar full sub95/1005. Plant base protein: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Plant base protein95/100
High-band neighbours for Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie (95/100) outside Marie Callender's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie
95/100
Plant Based Be'f Pot Pie
95/100
Sweet Lava Caramel Dip
95/100
Turkey & cheddar full sub
95/100
Plant base protein
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Frozen foods products

Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 78th percentile a longer ingredient list than 78% of the 7,008 products we track

0–2: 11 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 54 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 66 products (1%). Below this entry. 8–10: 102 products (1%). Below this entry. 10–12: 112 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 184 products (3%). Below this entry. 14–16: 205 products (3%). Below this entry. 16–18: 245 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 264 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 298 products (4%). Below this entry. 24–26: 247 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 271 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 284 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 294 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 325 products (5%). Below this entry. 34–36: 319 products (5%). Below this entry. 36–38: 314 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 283 products (4%). Below this entry. 40–42: 2,792 products (40%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Frozen foods product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

7,008 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 50 (78th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
11 products (0%)
2–4
54 products (1%)
4–6
54 products (1%)
6–8
66 products (1%)
8–10
102 products (1%)
10–12
112 products (2%)
12–14
184 products (3%)
14–16
205 products (3%)
16–18
245 products (3%)
18–20
284 products (4%)
20–22
264 products (4%)
22–24
298 products (4%)
24–26
247 products (4%)
26–28
271 products (4%)
28–30
284 products (4%)
30–32
294 products (4%)
32–34
325 products (5%)
34–36
319 products (5%)
36–38
314 products (4%)
38–40
283 products (4%)
40 and above
2,792 products (40%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 7,008 Frozen foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Beef And Binder Product
3
Beef
4
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
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Natural Flavor
7
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
8
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Cauliflower
10
Sesame Oil
11
Soybean Oil
12
Corn Starch
13
Sodium Phosphate
14
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
15
Spice Extractives
16
Potatoes
17
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
18
Beef Crumbles
19
Garlic Juice
20
Flavoring
21
Carrots
22
Organic Onions
23
Celery
24
Natural Beef Flavor
25
Cooked Beef
26
Yeast Extract
27
Beef Tallow
28
Beef Extract
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Vegetable Juice Concentrates
31
Onion
32
Carrot
33
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
34
Wine
35
Tomato Paste
36
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Canola Oil
38
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
39
Butter
40
Cream
41
Methylcellulose
42
Enriched Wheat Flour
43
Wheat Flour
44
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Reduced Iron
46
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
47
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
49
Interesterified Soybean Oil
50
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

filling: water, beef and binder product (beef, water, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, salt, natural flavor, maltodextrin, dried whey, dried cauliflower, sesame oil, soybean oil, modified corn starch, sodium phosphate, caramel color, spice extractives), potatoes (potatoes, calcium chloride), beef crumbles (beef, salt, garlic juice, flavoring), carrots, onions, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of: celery, beef flavor (cooked beef, yeast extract, beef tallow, beef extract, flavoring, salt, sugar, vegetable juice concentrates [onion, carrot, celery], lactic acid), wine, tomato paste, sugar, potassium chloride, canola oil, garlic, butter (cream, salt), salt, yeast extract, flavoring, methylcellulose, caramel color, crust: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), interesterified soybean oil, water, salt, modified whey, caramel color,

Other products containing Beef And Binder Product

Beef And Binder Product is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Frozen foods

High-score cross-brand comparables for Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie

Neighbours outside Marie Callender's with screening scores in the same high band as Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Marie Callender's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0021131506933: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.