FoodScore

United States (parent: Kellanova) · 31 SKUs scored · avg 37/100

Pop-Tarts

Pop-Tarts, a toaster pastry brand from the United States-based Kellanova company, offers a range of pre-baked, often frosted, sweet breakfast and snack items. Key flavor varieties include Frosted Strawberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, and Cookies & Crème. These products typically contain 16-20 grams of added sugar per pastry. As a processed food item, Pop-Tarts products fall into the NOVA 4 classification, indicating ultra-processed status. The brand’s positioning in the sweet pastry category emphasizes convenience and taste. Our pages will evaluate each Pop-Tarts SKU against a baseline of simple whole-grain toast with jam and compare it to other mass-market sweet baked goods for ingredient profiles and nutritional content.

Best in lineup
Frosted Mapley Brown Sugar
54/100 · Decent
Lowest in lineup
Frosted Confetti Cake
12/100 · Avoid

All Pop-Tarts SKUs, ranked

Data source: USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods dataset. Nutrition Facts values, ingredient lists and UPCs are manufacturer-declared. FoodScore methodology is documented on the methodology page.