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Kellogg's Pop-Tart 12 Ct Unfrosted Strawberry
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Kellogg's Pop-Tart 12 Ct Unfrosted Strawberry

Pop-Tarts
20.30 oz
Available at Foodtown
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0mg
Sodium
72
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Kellogg's Pop-Tart Unfrosted Strawberry sits squarely in the breakfast/snack aisle, typically stacked near toaster pastries, toaster pastries variety packs, cereal bars and shelf-stable breakfast items. You’ll spot the bright, family-friendly box on middle shelves next to other kid-oriented snacks rather than in refrigerated or natural-food sections. This product is pitched for quick mornings and portable snacking — a grab-and-go answer to rushed breakfasts, lunchbox treats, road-trip rations and late-night cravings. The Pop-Tart brand leans on nostalgia and convenience: familiar cartoonish packaging, decades of advertising to kids, and a promise of speedy sweetness that appeals to families and people who grew up on them. The “unfrosted” label can create a mild health halo for shoppers seeking “less” sugar visually, while the ingredient line still includes multiple sweeteners, emulsifiers and colorants; there are no organic or natural-certification claims on this SKU. From a processing viewpoint, the product is an industrially made toaster pastry — assembled from enriched flours, syrups, emulsifiers, gums and added flavors and colors — designed for long shelf life and uniform texture. Sensory notes: a thin, crumbly pastry crust that crisps if toasted, giving way to a sticky, intensely sweet strawberry filling that is more candy-like than fresh-fruit. The box contains individually foil-wrapped pastries — a small ritual of tearing and popping into a toaster or eating straight from the wrapper — often paired with milk, coffee or packed into lunchboxes. The overall experience is cheap, convenient and comfortingly familiar rather than artisanal or fresh.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 serving
Servings per Container: 1
Calories0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Ingredients:, Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Vitamin, B1, [Thiamin, Mononitrate],, Vitamin, B2, [Riboflavin],, Folic, Acid),, Corn, Syrup,, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup,, Dextrose,, Soybean, And, Palm, Oil, (With, Tbhq, For, Freshness),, Bleached, Wheat, Flour., Contains, 2%, Or, Less, Of, Wheat, Starch,, Salt,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Acid, Pyrophosphate,, Monocalcium, Phosphate),, Citric, Acid,, Dried, Pears,, Dried, Apples,, Soy, Lecithin,, Dried, Strawberries,, Caramel, Color,, Xanthan, Gum,, Modified, Wheat, Starch,, Red, 40,, Yellow, 6..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Tbhq - Synthetic preservative
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, emulsifiers, gums, artificial colors) and is formulated for long shelf life and uniform texture, consistent with ultra-processed foods (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Kellogg's Pop-Tart 12 Ct Unfrosted Strawberry

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target, right? These Pop-Tarts are definitely a fun treat rather than a health food. They’re low in fiber and protein, and high in added sugars, so while they can fit into a balanced diet, you might want to enjoy them in moderation, especially if you're looking for something nutrient-dense.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

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