Pops, caramel apple
Pops, caramel apple by Tootsie has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries
How This Score Is Built
Pops, caramel apple draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Pops, caramel apple sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Sugar, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, skim milk, heavy cream, malic acid, whey, salt, artificial flavors, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, artificial colors (including fd&c blue 1, fd&c red 40), turmeric coloring.
Product Details
- Brand
- Tootsie
- Barcode
- 0007172000288
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pops, caramel apple above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Pops, caramel apple's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Pops, caramel apple's 5/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Pops, caramel apple's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.