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Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry

by Pop-Tarts

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000204005 · Pop-Tarts · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000204005 · Serving size 1 POUCH (40 g)

The verdict

Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry by Pop-Tarts scores 40/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Niacin. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

40/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

28/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

40/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00204005 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 40/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 50% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Stuffed Meatball & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …204005 · July 2026

21 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00204005 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni Italian Style Pork Meatball, Pepperoni, Marinara & Cheese In A Flaky Crust, Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni · Nearest score peer is Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni Italian Style Pork Meatball, Pepperoni, Marinara & Cheese In A Flaky Crust, Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Frosted strawberry tasty …40/1002. Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni Italian Style Pork Meatball, Pepperoni, Marinara & Cheese In A Flaky Crust, Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Stuffed Meatball & Pepper…40/1003. Cherry Zero Sugar: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cherry Zero Sugar40/1004. Cinnabon, Bakery Inspired Cinnamon Rolls: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cinnabon, Bakery Inspired…40/1005. Blueberry Fritters, Blueberry: 40/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Blueberry Fritters, Blueb…40/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry (40/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry
40/100
Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni Italian Style Pork Meatball, Pepperoni, Marinara & Cheese In A Flaky Crust, Stuffed Meatball & Pepperoni
40/100
Cherry Zero Sugar
40/100
Cinnabon, Bakery Inspired Cinnamon Rolls
40/100
Blueberry Fritters, Blueberry
40/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry scores 46.1 points below that category average (40/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 40/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Enriched Flour
2
Wheat Flour
3
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Reduced Iron
5
Vitamin B1
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B2
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
10
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
12
Palm Oil
13
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Two Percent Or Less Of Strawberry Puree Concentrate
15
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Corn Starch
17
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
Apple Powder
20
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Leavening
22
Baking Soda
23
Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
24
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
25
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
26
Natural And Artificial Flavor
27
Cellulose Gel
28
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
Other
Safe
29
Soy Lecithin
30
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
31
Yellow Corn Flour
32
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
33
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
34
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Turmeric Extract Color
36
Cellulose Gum
37
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
38
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
39
Guar Gum
40
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
41
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
42
Color Added

Full Ingredient List

Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), high fructose corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, fructose, contains two percent or less of strawberry puree concentrate, glycerin, modified corn starch, modified tapioca starch, salt, apple powder, cornstarch, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), cellulose, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gel, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, gelatin, yellow corn flour, datem, caramel color, wheat gluten, turmeric extract color, cellulose gum, carrageenan, malic acid, guar gum, red 40, blue 1, color added.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Biscuits Pastries

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry

Neighbours outside Pop-Tarts in the same lower screening band as Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry (40/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Pop-Tarts; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Frosted strawberry tasty filled pastry bites, frosted strawberry's 4 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0038000204005: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.