Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie, Freeze Dry, Alpine Aire,

by Alpine Aire, AlpineAire Foods

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie, Freeze Dry, Alpine Aire, by Alpine Aire, AlpineAire Foods 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
0096152603459
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
157g

What the Data Says About

Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie, Freeze Dry, Alpine Aire, by Alpine Aire, AlpineAire Foods 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, Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie, Freeze Dry, Alpine Aire, 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 E 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 Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie, Freeze Dry, Alpine Aire,
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 E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Instant White Rice
2
Freeze Dried Grilled Chicken
3
Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
6
Dried Onion And Garlic Powder
7
Spices
8
Peas
9
Carrot
10
Potatoes
11
Potato Starch. Sweet Whey
12
Celery Stalks
13
Parmesan Cheese
14
Partially Skim Milk
15
Culture
16
Enzymes
17
Disodium Phosphate
18
White Onion
19
Sweet Cream Powder
20
Natural Butter Flavor
21
Whey Solids
22
Enzymes Modified Butter
23
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
24
Butter
25
Guar Gum
26
Annatto And Turmeric
27
For Color
28
Garlic Granulated
29
Roasted Onion Extract Powder
30
Onion Extract
31
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Roasted Onion Oil
33
Mixed Tocopherols
34
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
35
Seasoning
36
Organic Baker's Yeast Extract
37
Canola Oil
38
Anti-dusting
39
Chicken Flavor Broth Low Sodium
40
Torula yeast
Flavoring
Safe
41
Dehydrated Vegetables
42
Onion
43
Celery
44
Dehydrated Parsley
45
Spinach
46
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
47
Carot
48
Potato Flour
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
Extractives Of Spice
51
Including Turmeric And Paprika
52
Soy Lecithin. Not More Than 2% Soybean Oil Added As A Processing Aid
53
Black Pepper
54
Thyme
55
Bay Leaves

Full Ingredient List

Instant White Rice, Freeze Dried Grilled Chicken (Chicken breast with Rib Meat, Salt, Potato Starch, Onion and Garlic Powder, Spices), Peas, Carrot, Potatoes, Potato Starch. Sweet Whey, Celery Stalks, Parmesan Cheese (Partially Skim Milk, Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Disodium Phosphate), White Onion, Sweet Cream Powder, Butter Flavor [Whey Solids, Enzymes Modified Butter, Maltodextrin, Salt, Dehydrated Butter, Guar Gum, Annatto and Turmeric (for color)]., White Onion, Garlic Granulated, Roasted Onion Extract Powder (Onion Extract, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Roasted Onion Oil, Mixed Tocopherols), Sea Salt, Seasoning [Contains Baker's Yeast Extract, Salt, Canola Oil (anti-dusting)], Chicken Flavor Broth Low Sodium [Maltodextrin, Salt, Torula Yeast, Dehydrated Vegetables (Onion, Celery, Parsley, Spinach, Garlic, Carot), Potato Flour, Xanthan Gum, Spices, Extractives of Spice (including Turmeric and Paprika), Soy Lecithin. Not more than 2% Soybean Oil added as a processing aid], Black Pepper, Thyme, Bay Leaves.

Categories

Freeze-dried foods

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