Ingredients: 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, bleached wheat flour.

Initially called Fruit Scones, the name was soon changed to Pop-Tarts as a pun on the then popular Pop Art movement. The product, advertised by an animated, anthropomorphic toaster named Milton, became so popular that Kellogg could not keep up with demand.

1) They're conveniently sized so as not to ruin dinner. 2) They come in a variety of flavors to please every palate. 3) They're colorful like a circus and spread fun and frivolity wherever they go. 4) Microwaving them for exactly 12 seconds heats them to the perfect temperature and avoids any unnecessary toaster fires.

Initially called Fruit Scones, the name was soon changed to Pop-Tarts as a pun on the then popular Pop Art movement. The product, advertised by an animated, anthropomorphic toaster named Milton, became so popular that Kellogg could not keep up with demand.

1) They're conveniently sized so as not to ruin dinner. 2) They come in a variety of flavors to please every palate. 3) They're colorful like a circus and spread fun and frivolity wherever they go. 4) Microwaving them for exactly 12 seconds heats them to the perfect temperature and avoids any unnecessary toaster fires.

This high-sugar, low-protein junk food is a terrible choice to start off your day. Summary: Pop Tarts are high in sugar and contain refined flour and unhealthy oils. They provide very little protein or fiber.

6 Things You Never Knew About Pop-Tarts

• The idea came from a new dog food innovation.
• Pop-Tarts originally had a different name.
• There were originally only four flavours.
• Kellogg's ran out of Pop-Tarts.
• There was once a Pop-Tarts store in Times Square.
• Pop-Tarts has grown in popularity since the 1980s.

1963 So he hit up “Doc” Joe Thompson, and his kitchen crew to create an ingenious hack on toast and jam. It was called “Fruit Scone.” But that sounded terrible. So we took inspiration from the Pop Culture movement of the day and renamed it “Pop-Tarts.”

In September 1964, just six months after the public unveiling of Country Squares, Kelloggs came up with a new product called “Fruit Scones” and later introduced as Pop-Tarts (which is a pun to the then popular Pop-Art movement) in several test markets around the country.

A toaster pastry. (colloquial) A female pop music performer famed more for sexuality than for music.

And then you heat them up in the microwave. And they're nice and soft. And and gooey. And buttery.

Kellogg's Pop-tarts: The toaster pastries were first introduced in 1964. A pop-tart consists of corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose and sugar- all extremely harmful sugars known to cause Type 2 diabetes, strokes, heart attacks, cancer, dementia, and fatty liver.