The Most Cursed Pop-Tart Flavors, Ranked (Real and Fake)

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Pop-Tarts are such a popular breakfast and snack food that sharing pictures of fake flavors has become a huge meme online. While some cursed flavors could actually sound legit, there are a ton that are obviously made as a joke. If you’re wondering which cursed Pop-Tart flavors are the best and worst, keep reading for our rankings. While you can’t try any of the flavors here, we’ve also noted some real discontinued flavors that you might be able to find!

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Nuts & Bolts

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  1. Imagine biting into a Pop-Tart and there are a bunch of metal pieces inside. This cursed flavor meme is one of the most popular because it would break your teeth and taste disgusting at the same time.
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Broken Glass

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  1. Broken glass adds a little crunch to your Pop-Tart, and it may look good as a topping, but don’t let that fool you. This cursed flavor would be painful to eat and wouldn’t be worth the hassle.
3

Bees

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  1. A small swarm of bees inside of a Pop-Tart is enough to scare off even the bravest people. Stingers aside, the fresh honey almost makes this flavor worth trying.
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Swamp

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  1. Can you imagine all the dank and musty smells of a swamp every time you take a bite of your Pop-Tart? The swamp flavor takes all the gross mud, water, and plant life and puts them all together for one truly disgusting cursed flavor.
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Gravel

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  1. Even though the tiny pebbles and rocks would add some texture to a Pop-Tart, gravel doesn’t sound particularly good as a flavor. It would also be a nightmare for your teeth and require a trip to the dentist pretty quickly.
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Gasoline

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  1. Just the potent smell of gasoline is enough to make this Pop-Tart flavor stand out as one of the most cursed in the bunch. Because gasoline is flammable too, you wouldn’t even be able to toast it.
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Orange Juice & Toothpaste

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  1. Toothpaste contains sodium laureth sulfate that suppresses sweet flavors in orange juice.[1] If you ever took a sip of orange juice after brushing your teeth, you’re familiar with the extremely bitter flavor that would make this cursed Pop-Tart awful to try.
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Concrete

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  1. With a tough concrete frosting and wet cement for a filling, this flavor seems like it would be difficult to swallow. Pair that with the bland grey concrete color, and this Pop-Tart sounds completely unappetizing.
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Chlorine Pool Water

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  1. If you’ve ever accidentally swallowed a mouthful of pool water, you know that the chemicals have a really unpleasant taste. A Pop-Tart with chlorine-flavored frosting and filling isn’t just disgusting, but would probably be a bit dangerous, too!
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Leather

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  1. Leather is made from tough cowhide, so you may be chewing on this cursed Pop-Tart for a while before you could even swallow it.
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Aluminum Foil

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  1. Chewing on aluminum foil can create a small electric current if you have metal fillings and cause a small jolt inside your mouth.[2] The flavor is already unappetizing, but eating a Pop-Tart filled with foil could be a serious pain too.
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Tide Pods

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  1. The “Tide Pod Challenge” went viral in the late 2010s, daring people to eat the detergent pods even though they’re dangerous.[3] These cursed Pop-Tarts frosted with Tide Pod colors and filled with detergent are a play on the trend, but best left to your imagination.
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Pepto-Bismol

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  1. With its bright pink color, a Pepto-Bismol Pop-Tart might look appetizing at first. However, its chalky, medicinal flavor makes it sound like it would be pretty cursed if you actually tried it.
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Spiders

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  1. Even though some spiders are considered a delicacy in various places around the world, most people don’t want these creepy-crawlies in their breakfast food. Imagining spiders and their stringy webs as a Pop-Tart filling is enough to make someone lose their appetite.
15

Play-Doh

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  1. Even though Play-Doh Pop-Tarts could come in a variety of colors, the doughy filling wouldn’t have very much flavor. It’s better just to play with Play-Doh instead of imagining it as a Pop-Tart flavor.
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School Glue

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  1. A white school glue filling isn’t the most offensive on this list, but it’s still a pretty gross flavor to imagine inside a Pop-Tart. Save the glue for arts and crafts instead!
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Grass Clippings

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  1. The smell of fresh-cut grass is the staple of a summer day, but as part of your breakfast food? Not so much. This cursed flavor isn’t the worst of the bunch, but it’s still not super appetizing.
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Boogers

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  1. Who hasn’t picked their nose and eaten a booger when they were younger? However, a Pop-Tart filled with them sounds like something you’d want to avoid.
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Baked Beans

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  1. Baked beans tend to have some sugar or sweetness in their sauce, but putting them inside of a Pop-Tart doesn’t sound too promising. Not only would a baked bean Pop-Tart be a mess to eat, but the savory flavors probably wouldn’t taste great either.
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Ranch Dressing

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  1. Even though ranch dressing is one of the most popular condiments out there, a Pop-Tart filled with and flavored like it might be too much to handle. However, there’s a good chance that they could make tasty croutons for a salad if they’re toasted!
21

Hot Dog

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  1. With a nice meaty filling of hot dogs and some added squirts of ketchup- and mustard-flavored frosting, it’s probably best that this cursed Pop Tart flavor is left to your imagination.
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Garlic Bread

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  1. With a warm, buttery pastry and a garlicky filling, this flavor might actually taste good if you’re in the mood for it! Otherwise, a garlic bread-flavored Pop-Tart might be too strong of a flavor if you’re looking for a sweet treat.
23

Beef Jerky

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  1. Imagine sprinkling bits of beef jerky inside of a Pop-Tart and on top of the frosting. This flavor starts to get on the chewy side, but some people may think it’s a pretty good savory snack.
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Spaghetti & Meatballs

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  1. Topped with marinara frosting and filled with noodles and tiny meatballs, this cursed flavor sounds like a strange twist on a calzone. There’s a chance a spaghetti and meatball Pop-Tart tastes good when it’s toasted, but it’s probably not the best unheated.
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Salt & Pepper

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  1. With a salty frosting on top and a peppery filling, this cursed flavor might be a little too savory for most people. This flavor might not be so bad for a slightly sweet, salty, and spicy treat, but it’s definitely not the best of the bunch.
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Water

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  1. Water is naturally flavorless, so a water-flavored Pop-Tart probably isn’t that bad compared to other cursed flavors. If you’re just looking for something bland that will fill you up, this flavor would be a good choice.
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Loaded Nachos

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  1. Imagine a Pop-Tart with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa frosting filled with all the other fixings you’d find on a nacho plate. The savory flavors definitely make this treat a little cursed, but there’s a chance that the flavors all work together in a weird, satisfying way.
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Dill Pickle

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  1. It seems like every type of snack food has come out with a pickle flavor, so a pickle Pop-Tart isn’t out of the question. With dill-flavored frosting and a tangy pickle filling, this flavor might not be as bad as it initially sounds!
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Ground Beef

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  1. A ground beef Pop-Tart may taste like a fancy meat pie when you toast it, but it’s definitely not the sweet flavor you’d normally expect. There’s some potential for this flavor to taste good, so this flavor isn’t as cursed as some of the others.
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Swiss Cheese

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  1. Imagine a Pop-Tart that has holes like a slice of Swiss with a gooey, melty cheese filling. Even though this flavor is a little cursed, it might actually be pretty tasty.
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Real Cursed Pop-Tarts Flavors

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  1. Pop-Tarts have tested out a lot of different flavors since they were originally released, so it’s no surprise that some of them got a little weird. While most of these Pop-Tarts are discontinued and hard to find, they’re still some of the most cursed flavors ever to exist and are worth trying if you can get your hands on them.
    • Crush Orange
    • A&W Root Beer
    • Jolly Rancher (Watermelon, Cherry, and Green Apple)
    • Mister E (Everything Bagel & Cream Cheese)[4]
    • Frosted Banana Bread
    • Wild! Watermelon
    • Maple Bacon
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References

  1. ↑ https://news.wisc.edu/why-does-orange-or-grapefruit-juice-taste-so-nasty-after-i-brush-my-teeth/
  2. ↑ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-i-get-jolt-pain-every-time-i-chew-piece-aluminum-foil
  3. ↑ https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/tide-pod-challenge-latest-dangerous-fad
  4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CTSbbB7AZIa/

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