Are Kellogg’s Pop Tarts Gluten Free?

Pop Tarts is a brand rectangular-shaped toaster pastries made by the Kelloggs Company. They have a sugary filling sealed inside two layers of thin, rectangular pastry crust.

Kellogg’s has been a market leader of top-selling cereals such as Corn Flakes, Frosties, Coco-Pops, Crunchy Nut & Rice Krispies.

Pop-Tarts is Kellogg’s most popular brand to date. Millions of units of this cereal and snack are sold each year. They are distributed mainly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand.

Although sold pre-cooked, they are designed to be enjoyed hot or cold at any time of the day but traditionally are served hot at breakfast time

Let’s find out if this rectangular-shaped toasted pastry is gluten-free

Question: Are Kellogg’s Pop Tarts Gluten Free?

The Answer is: No

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Pop Tarts (Strawberry)

The key ingredient used to make Pops Tart is wheat. Wheat is the primary ingredient that is responsible for gluten intolerance and Coeliac disease and must be avoided. Therefore, Pop Tarts are not gluten-free

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts Flavours

Pop-Tarts are produced in dozens of flavours, plus various one-time, seasonal, and “limited edition” flavors that appear for a short time. Here are few of their current flavours:

  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts Splitz™ Chocolate Vanilla
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts Splitz™ Strawberry Blueberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Gingerbread
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Apple Cinnamon
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Apple Strudel
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Blueberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Brown Sugar Cinnamon
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Chocolate Chip
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Cinnamon Roll
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® French Toast
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Blueberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Caramel Chocolate
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Cherry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Chocolate Fudge
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Chocolate Vanilla Creme
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Cookies & Creme
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Double Berry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Raspberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted S’Mores
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Strawberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Strawberry Milkshake
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Frosted Wild! Berry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Hot Chocolate
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Hot Fudge Sundae
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Low Fat Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Low Fat Frosted Strawberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Mint Chocolate Chip toaster
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Strawberry
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Strawberry Cheese Danish
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Go-Tarts!™ Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Snack Bars
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Go-Tarts!™ Frosted Chocolate Chip Snack Bars
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Go-Tarts!™ Frosted Chocolate Fudge Snack Bars
  • Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Go-Tarts!™ Frosted Strawberry Snack Bars

Ingredients for Strawberry Flavour

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), Sugar, Cracker Meal, Contains Two Percent Or Less Of Wheat Starch, Salt, Dried Strawberries, Dried Pears, Dried Apples, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Citric Acid, Milled Corn, Gelatin, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Modified Wheat Starch, Vitamin A Palmitate, Red 40, Niacinamide, Reduced Iron, Color Added, Turmeric Extract, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Yellow 6, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Hydrochloride), Blue 1 – source

For more information on Pop Tarts, including access to Nutritional Information head over the Kelloggs website here: https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/brands/pop-tarts-consumer-brand.html

 

 

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