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Boston Market Holiday Pumpkin Pie

Moderate histamine

This pumpkin pie is moderate, driven by the warm baking spices and the enriched flour crust.

Food here is usually assembled to order from components that were prepped earlier in the day, so it tends to be fresher than a drive-through and less fresh than cooking at home. Histamine builds up as protein foods sit, so how long the chicken or beef has been in the warmer matters as much as what is in the bowl. Treat the rating above as a starting point.

This is a classic pumpkin pie with pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs, and milk in an enriched-flour crust, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.

  • The baking spices set the tone — cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves each land moderate, and together they are the main reason this pie sits where it does.

  • The enriched-flour crust adds to it — the flour base is moderate too, so the crust nudges the overall level up alongside the filling.

If you are after something lower from this menu, a plainer, less heavily spiced dessert would be the calmer route.

This rating comes from Boston Market's own published ingredient statement, read on August 11, 2026. Restaurant recipes vary by location and change over time, so always check the current listing: source 1, source 2. How we rate foods →

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References

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