Pop-Tarts Pastries

Box of blueberry Pop-Tarts with text "370 calories."

Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries are available in a variety of flavors, from strawberry and cherry to brown sugar cinnamon. The product is baked in the USA. There are two pastries per individually wrapped unit.

This report provides an unbiased, detailed overview of the nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens in five of the most popular on-the-go pastries.

Use this packaged food review to check the nutritional information, calories by macronutrient, and ingredients to determine if these sweet treats are a good option for your family.

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Pop-Tarts Nutritional Information

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Serving size: 96 grams (2 pastries)
  • On average, there are 370 calories per serving
  • Carbohydrates make up the greatest proportion of total calories
  • High in total carbs
  • High in added sugars
  • Made with soybean and palm oil with TBHQ added

Daily Value

Nutrition facts are based on a single serving measured as two pastry bars.

Daily value illustrates the amount of a nutrient in one serving, relative to the recommended daily limit. Use the %DV to compare foods and select the best option for your dietary goals.

As indicated by the %DV in the chart below, nutrients may vary by flavor. Frosted Strawberry pastries have a medium level of saturated fat, but are high in added sugars. By comparison, Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts are high in saturated fat and added sugars.

% Daily Value

Use the %DV to determine if the food contains a low (5% or less) or high (20% or more) level of specific nutrients.
Red indicates %DV is high

2 Frosted Pop Tarts

STRAWBERRY

SUGAR CINNAMON

Saturated Fat

13%

Sodium

13%

15%

Added Sugars

%DV based on 2,000 calories

  • Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavor has 4 grams saturated fat, 20% of the suggested limit
  • 30 grams added sugars is 60% of the recommended daily limit

Read the nutrition facts label on the back of the container to check the amount of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars in the flavor that may be of interest to you. A 20% DV or greater is considered high.

Nutrition Facts and Calories by Flavor

This section provides data tables with the amount of calories, dietary fats, total carbs, and added sugars, among other nutrients for each flavor of Frosted Pop-Tarts covered in this report.

Calories

  • Cookies & Creme Pop-Tarts have 360 calories per serving
  • Frosted fruit-flavored Pop-Tarts have 370 calories per serving
  • Brown Sugar & Cinnamon flavor has 400 calories per serving

On average, each pastry bar has approximately 180 calories.

Calories by Macronutrient

This section of the nutrition guide provides a summary of the calories by macronutrient (fat, carbs, and protein).

Regardless of the flavor selected, carbohydrates (which includes added sugars) contribute the greatest proportion – up to 77% – of total calories per serving. Dietary fats contribute approximately 20% or more of total calories, and the remaining portion (5% or less) is from protein.

Here is the breakout of the total number of calories and the percentage of total calories from fat, carbohydrates, and protein in one serving.

Calories by Macronutrient

Fruit Flavored*

Cookies & Creme

Brown Sugar Cinnamon

Calories from Fat

70 (19%)

80 (22%)

105 (26%)

Calories from Total Carbs

285 (77%)

265 (74%)

275 (69%)

Calories from Protein

15 (4%)

15 (4%)

20 (5%)

Total Calories

370

360

400

*Includes frosted cherry, frosted strawberry, frosted blueberry

The summary of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Pop-Tarts, a Kellanova brand.

Frosted Fruit Flavored Pop-Tarts

% calories from fat, carbs and protein
CALORIES FROM fat
19%
CALORIES FROM CARBS
77%
CALORIES FROM Protein
4%
Box of blueberry Pop-Tarts with text "370 calories."

Nutrition Facts

The following two data tables provide nutrition facts for the five flavors of Pop-Tarts reviewed in this report.

Here is a summary of nutrition facts for Frosted Fruit-Flavored Pop-Tarts.

Frosted Blueberry, Frosted Cherry, Frosted Strawberry

Amount per serving: 2 Pastries

Red indicates a high %DV.

Calories

370

%DV

Total Fat

8g

10%

Saturated Fat

2.5g

13%

Trans Fat

0g

Cholesterol

0mg

0%

Sodium

310mg

13%

Carbohydrates

71g

Dietary Fiber

1g

4%

Total Sugars

30g

Added Sugars

30g

Protein

4g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Box of blueberry Pop-Tarts with text "370 calories."

Here is a summary of nutrition facts for Frosted Cookies & Creme and Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Flavored Pop-Tarts.

2 Pastries (%DV)

Red indicates %DV is high.

Frosted Pastries

COOKIES & CREME

BROWN SUGAR CINNAMON

Calories

360

400

Total Fat

9g (12%)

12g (15%)

Saturated Fat

3.5g (18%)

4g (20%)

Trans Fat

0g

0g

Cholesterol

0mg (0%)

0mg (0%)

Sodium

470mg (20%)

340mg (15%)

Carbohydrates

67g (24%)

69g (25%)

Dietary Fiber

2g (8%)

1g (5%)

Total Sugars

38g

30g

Added Sugars

36g (72%)

30g (60%)

Protein

4g

5g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

  • Zero trans fat
  • Zero dietary cholesterol
  • High in total carbs per serving
  • High in added sugars
  • Frosted Cookies & Creme flavored Pop Tarts are high in sodium
Box of Pop-Tarts with list of calories and ingredients.

Ingredients and Allergens in Toaster Pastries

  • Many flavors are made with artificial food coloring
  • Made with high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, dextrose, sugar
  • Contains TBHQ

Ingredients

Ingredients and allergens vary by flavor. The following chart provides a summary of ingredients in some of the top selling Pop Tarts toaster pastries.

Ingredients and Allergens by Flavor

Frosted Blueberry

Enriched Flour, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Sugar, Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ), Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Salt, Dried Blueberries, Dried Grapes, Leavening, Dried Apples, Citric Acid, Modified Wheat Starch, Gelatin, Yellow Corn Flour, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, Caramel Color, Cornstarch, Turmeric Extract (color), Red No. 40, Blue No. 2, Blue No. 1, Color Added. (Contains Soy, Wheat)

Frosted Cherry

Enriched Flour, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Sugar, Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ), Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Salt, Leavening, Citric Acid, Dried Cherries, Dried Apples, Soy Lecithin, Gelatin, Caramel Color, Modified Wheat Starch, Xanthan Gum, Red No. 40, Red Lake 40, Natural Flavor, Yellow No. 6, Carnauba Wax, Blue No. 1. (Contains Soy, Wheat)

Frosted Strawberry

Enriched Flour, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Sugar, Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ), Bleached Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Salt, Dried Strawberries, Dried Pears, Dried Apples, Leavening, Citric Acid, Gelatin, Modified Wheat Starch, Yellow Corn Flour, Caramel Color, Xanthan Gum, Cornstarch, Turmeric Extract Color, Soy Lecithin, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Color Added. (Contains Soy, Wheat)

Brown Sugar Cinnamon

Enriched Flour, Sugar, Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ), Corn Syrup, Dextrose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Bleached Wheat Flour, Molasses, Salt, Leavening, Cinnamon, Wheat Starch, Soy Lecithin, Gelatin, Caramel Color. (Contains Soy, Wheat)

Cookies and Creme

Enriched Flour, Sugar, Dextrose, Soybean and Palm Oil (with TBHQ), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Bleached Wheat Flour, Corn Syrup, Whey, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Leavening, Caramel Color, Color Added, Cornstarch, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Gelatin, Egg Whites, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin. (Contains Egg, Milk, Soy, Wheat)

  • Enriched Flour contains wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid.
  • Leavening contains baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosophate.

Tert-Butylhydroquinone, often referred to as TBHQ, is a synthetic crystalline antioxidant made from hydroquinone substituted with a tert-butyl group. The additive is used to block the oxidation of fats, which prevents fats and oils turning rancid, maintains freshness, and increases shelf life of food products.

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