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Pop-Tarts Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Pop-Tarts

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Pop-Tarts frosted maple flavor toaster pastries received a Longevity Score of 18 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined, sugar-heavy toaster pastry with seed oils, multiple additives, and artificial color; low fiber and protein offer little nutrient density. Strengths include enriched grain base provides some b vitamins and iron and a small amount of fat per serving, while main considerations include very high added sugar, with sugar from several sweetener sources, refined flours with minimal fiber, and seed oil and tbhq preservative.

Longevity Score 18/100

What helped the score?

  • Enriched grain base provides some B vitamins and iron
  • Contains a small amount of fat per serving

What held the score back?

  • Very high added sugar, with sugar from several sweetener sources
  • Refined flours with minimal fiber
  • Seed oil and TBHQ preservative

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Pop-Tarts Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Croissants, Sweet Rolls, Muffins & Other Pastries)
GTIN / UPC
00038000261589
Serving size
96 g (2 Pastries (96g))
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Pop-Tarts

Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined, sugar-heavy toaster pastry with seed oils, multiple additives, and artificial color; low fiber and protein offer little nutrient density.

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

30g added sugar

60% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

3% DV

Refined Grains

Enriched and bleached refined w…

Artificial Colors

Yellow 5 Lake

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean and palm oil

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Enriched grain base provides some B vitamins and iron
  • Contains a small amount of fat per serving

Key Concerns

  • Very high added sugar, with sugar from several sweetener sources
  • Refined flours with minimal fiber
  • Seed oil and TBHQ preservative
  • Artificial color (Yellow 5) and multiple additives

Ingredient Signals

Processing signals

Enriched and bleached refined wheat flourUltra-processed frosted pastry structureLeavening agents and natural flavors

Additives

TBHQ preservativeGelatinSoy lecithinWheat starchLeavening phosphates

Seed oils

Soybean and palm oil

Artificial colors

Yellow 5 Lake

Added sweeteners

SugarDextroseHigh fructose corn syrupCorn syrupMolasses

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B [THIAMIN MONONITRATE], VITAMIN B [RIBOFLAVIN], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL (WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MOLASSES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEAT STARCH, GELATIN, YELLOW 5 LAKE, SOY LECITHIN

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

380

19% DV

Total Carbs

67g

24% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

3.5g

18% DV

Fiber

1g

3% DV

Net Carbs

66g

24% DV

Sugar

30g

Added Sugar

30g

60% DV

Total Fat

12g

15% DV

Sodium

330mg

14% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

8.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories38019% DV
Total Carbs67g24% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat3.5g18% DV
Fiber1g3% DV
Net Carbs66g24% DV
Sugar30g—
Added Sugar30g60% DV
Total Fat12g15% DV
Sodium330mg14% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat8.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (66g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Ingredients often higher in saturated fat (Mentions "palm oil". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (4g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (30g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (30g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

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    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (30g of 67g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Pop-Tarts Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Pop-Tarts Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries shows about 0.96g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Pop-Tarts Frosted Maple Flavor Toaster Pastries: 30g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Dextrose. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Enriched grain base provides some B vitamins and iron; Contains a small amount of fat per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Very high added sugar, with sugar from several sweetener sources; Refined flours with minimal fiber; Seed oil and TBHQ preservative.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same bakery & bread differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Bakery & Bread, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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