Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Frozen Dinner, Homestyle Chicken & Potatoes, 9.9 Ounce, 9.9 OZ

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Frozen Dinner, Homestyle Chicken & Potatoes, 9.9 Ounce, 9.9 OZ receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
0072655001183
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Meal (280 g) (280 g)

What the Data Says About

Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Frozen Dinner, Homestyle Chicken & Potatoes, 9.9 Ounce, 9.9 OZ carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Frozen Dinner, Homestyle Chicken & Potatoes, 9.9 Ounce, 9.9 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 Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Frozen Dinner, Homestyle Chicken & Potatoes, 9.9 Ounce, 9.9 OZ
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Russet Potatoes
2
Cooked Chicken
3
Chicken Breast
4
Water
5
Olive Oil
6
Or Less Of: Isolated Soy Protein Product
7
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
8
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Corn Starch
10
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
11
Soy Lecithin
12
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
13
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
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Sodium Phosphates
16
Flavoring
17
Carrots
18
Corn
19
Green Beans
20
Organic Onions
21
Chardonnay Wine
22
Or Less Of: Chicken Type Flavor
23
Chicken Broth
24
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
25
Turkey Broth
26
Rendered Chicken Fat
27
Yeast Extract
28
Organic Turkey Fat
29
Turkey Meat
30
Cottonseed Oil
31
Mushroom Powder
32
Natural Flavor
33
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
34
Corn Starch
35
Mirepoix
36
Sautã‰ed Vegetable Purees
37
Celery And Onions
38
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
39
Soybean Oil
40
Flavoring
41
Chicken Seasoning
42
Chicken Flavor
43
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
44
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
45
Turmeric
46
Flavorings
47
Nonfat Dry Milk
48
Black Pepper
49
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
50
Sage
51
Guar Gum
52
Milk
53
Soy

Full Ingredient List

Russet potatoes, cooked chicken (chicken breast, water, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified potato starch, corn starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, potassium chloride, salt, sodium phosphates, flavoring), water, carrots, corn, green beans, onions, chardonnay wine, contains 2% or less of: chicken type flavor (contains chicken broth, maltodextrin, turkey broth, rendered chicken fat, salt, yeast extract, cooked chicken, turkey fat, turkey meat, cottonseed oil, mushroom powder, flavor, disodium inosinate and guanylate), modified corn starch, mirepoix (sautã‰ed vegetable purees [carrots, celery and onions], sugar, salt, soybean oil, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, natural flavoring), soybean oil, chicken seasoning (chicken flavor [contains salt, chicken broth, sugar, rendered chicken fat, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate and guanylate], hydrolyzed soy protein, cooked chicken, modified corn starch, turmeric, flavorings), nonfat dry milk, salt, black pepper, xanthan gum, sage, guar gum. contains: milk, soy.

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