MORTON Single Serve Vegetable Pot Pie With Chicken, 7 OZ

80
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

MORTON Single Serve Vegetable Pot Pie With Chicken, 7 OZ 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.

Barcode
0031000005290
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Pie (198 g) (198 g)

What the Data Says About

MORTON Single Serve Vegetable Pot Pie With Chicken, 7 OZ 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, MORTON Single Serve Vegetable Pot Pie With Chicken, 7 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. 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

Composite safety metrics for MORTON Single Serve Vegetable Pot Pie With Chicken, 7 OZ
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

1
Filling: Water
2
Mechanically Separated Chicken
3
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Natural Flavor
5
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
6
Cooked Chicken Binders Added
7
Flavoring
8
Soy Protein Concentrate
9
Water
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Carrots
13
Corn Starch
14
Potatoes
15
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
16
The Following: Seasoning Blend
17
Onion Powder
18
Sodium Stearoyl-lactylate
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
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
21
Paprika
22
Oleoresin Turmeric
23
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
24
Peas
25
Rendered Chicken Fat
26
Wheat Flour
27
Chicken Stock
28
Soybean Oil
29
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
30
Natural Flavors
31
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
32
Chicken Fat
33
Cooked Chicken Powder
34
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Beta Carotene
36
Color
37
. Crust: Wheat Flour
38
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Deodorized Lard
40
Lard
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
41
BHT
Caution GRAS
42
Preservative
43
The Following: Salt
44
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
45
Milk
46
Soy
47
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

FILLING: Water, Mechanically Separated Chicken (Mechanically Separated Chicken, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid), Cooked Chicken Binders Added (Mechanically Separated Chicken [Mechanically Separated Chicken, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Natural Flavoring, Citric Acid], Soy Protein Concentrate, Water, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Carrots, Modified Corn Starch, Potatoes (Potatoes, Calcium Chloride), Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Seasoning Blend (Salt, Onion Powder, Sodium Stearoyl-Lactylate, Sugar, Dextrose, Natural Flavor [Soy Lecithin], Paprika, Oleoresin Turmeric, Lactic Acid), Peas, Rendered Chicken Fat, Wheat Flour, Chicken Stock, Soybean Oil, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Flavors, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat, Cooked Chicken Powder, Whey Protein Concentrate, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene (Color). CRUST: Wheat Flour, Lard (Deodorized Lard, Hydrogenated Lard, Bht [Preservative]), Water, Dextrose, Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Salt, Caramel Color. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Breads

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial