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    Why do frosted Pop-Tarts have the same cals as unfrosted?

    Posts: 3,801 Member
    edited January 30 in Food and Nutrition
    This has always bothered me.

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    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      Me too. It makes no sense! I don't normally buy the unfrosted, except the peanut butter ones, though.
    • Posts: 1,418 Member
      Mind blown. Now I will always think about this - just like the metal tray in my microwave....
    • Posts: 413 Member
      Omigosh... I never noticed that before, of course I dont eat the unfrosted ones so that may be why I've never noticed.
    • Posts: 7,512 Member
      Huh, I bet it does add calories, but they add just enough they can get by without counting it. Out of curiosity does it change any of the macro-nutrients like carbohydrates and fat?
    • Posts: 16,913 Member
      Because unfrosted poptarts are an unholy abomination.
    • Posts: 59
      Haven't eaten a pop tart in years.
    • Posts: 616 Member
      Because unfrosted Pop-Tarts are so incredibly good that the frosting is trifling in every way.
    • Posts: 27,732 Member
      Because unfrosted poptarts are an unholy abomination.

      This.


      Although I have always wondered as well. I wonder if they use less filling or something to compensate.
    • Posts: 8,138 Member
      Yeah. Who wants an unfrosted pop-tart? Perverts, that's who.
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
      Huh, I bet it does add calories, but they add just enough they can get by without counting it. Out of curiosity does it change any of the macro-nutrients like carbohydrates and fat?

      If I remember right, they were about the same.
    • Posts: 1,138 Member
      Mmmmmm.... S'mores poptarts are so tasty! And I can fit them in my macros
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      Yes! This has puzzled me for YEARS! Of course that means I have to choose the frosted ones because now I'm getting something for nothing, right?
    • Posts: 3,143 Member
      little less filling inside :glasses:
    • Posts: 1,091 Member
      They do taste tests to come up with the magic mix that people like best and we can blame Kellogg all we want, but people like a lot of sugar in each bite, whether it's on the inside or outside.
    • Posts: 1,838 Member
      Yeah. Who wants an unfrosted pop-tart? Perverts, that's who.
      qft
    • Posts: 2,835 Member
      Right??

      WHAT THE HELL, KELLOGG'S???
    • Posts: 16,913 Member
      They do taste tests to come up with the magic mix that people like best and we can blame Kellogg all we want, but people like a lot of sugar in each bite, whether it's on the inside or outside.

      Huh? :huh: What in the world?
    • Posts: 2,860 Member
      My eyes must not see the unfrosted...i never noticed them.
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Because unfrosted poptarts are an unholy abomination.

      This is coming from someone who has obviously never had hot strawberry UNFROSTED pop tarts with butter smeared on top and a cold glass of milk on the side!
    • Posts: 3,536 Member
      WHAT!!!! <Running to pantry to check my Pop Tart supply!!!> It just got real up in here!!! :explode:
    • Posts: 399 Member
      I was totally wondering this myself the other day at target looking at the chocolate peanut butter pop tarts... I still want some of those. Macros are about the same too.
    • Posts: 197 Member
      Did somebody say Peanut Butter Pop-Tarts... I stopped reading at that...
    • Posts: 2,082 Member
      Seriously?

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    • Posts: 4,966 Member
      Diet Frosting
    • Posts: 266 Member
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      This is coming from someone who has obviously never had hot strawberry UNFROSTED pop tarts with butter smeared on top and a cold glass of milk on the side!

      Give me a warm chocolate frosted peanut butter pop tart. . .. .topped with a Klondike bar.
    • Posts: 853 Member
      Yeah. Who wants an unfrosted pop-tart? Perverts, that's who.

      WHAT!!!!!???? I don't like that fake frosting and even though I don't think I've had a Pop Tart in 20 years I'm going to buy them this weekend...,NO frosting :laugh: but I agree it makes no sense that the calories are the same
    • Posts: 16,913 Member
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      This is coming from someone who has obviously never had hot strawberry UNFROSTED pop tarts with butter smeared on top and a cold glass of milk on the side!

      Nope. I eat my strawberries frosted, toasted, and dipped in chocolate milk. Hell yeah.
    • Posts: 1,984 Member
      My eyes must not see the unfrosted...i never noticed them.

      i prefer frosted, but i will not turn down an un-frosted pop-tart.

      regardless of frosting, I always ignore the crust on the edges. no dry crusty edges without filling for me.
    • Posts: 9,377 Member
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      Give me a warm chocolate frosted peanut butter pop tart. . .. .topped with a Klondike bar.

      I haven't even toasted these yet. I can't wait that long to put them in my mouth! *considers buying Klondike bars*
    • Posts: 1,091 Member
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      Huh? :huh: What in the world?
      Not sure what is confusing about that. The calories are about the same because if they aren't just as sweet without frosting, less people will buy them. They don't make treats fattening because they want to make people fat; they do it because more people will buy them. Let's face it; the healthier "light" versions are a niche product and don't taste as good to most people (myself included).
      EDIT - The frosted and unfrosted ones are different products BTW. They don't just make them the same way and leave the frosting off some of them.Is that the source of your confusion?
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