Pizza Pops

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Pizza Pops
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The Three Meat variety of Pizza Pops
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 246 kcal (1,030 kJ)
29 g
Fat
10 g
Trans 0.3 g
10 g
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, [1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. [2]

Pizza Pops are a Canadian calzone-type snack produced by Pillsbury. Pizza Pops are sold both pre-cooked and frozen. Typically, they can be reheated in a microwave oven. However, they may also be cooked in a conventional oven.

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History

Pizza Pops were invented by Paul Faraci (1928 – 2018) [3] of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1964; they were conceived as a modification of traditional cheese-filled Italian turnovers such as calzone or panzerotti. [4] The rights to Pizza Pops were later sold to Pillsbury. Pizza Pops are currently manufactured by General Mills at a factory in Winnipeg. [3]

Varieties

Pizza Pops come in several varieties such as "Hawaiian", "Three Meat", "Pepperoni", "Pepperoni & Bacon", "Deluxe", "Cheese Burger", "Canadian", "Poutine" and "Three Cheese". All varieties of Pizza Pops, except for poutine and Three Cheese, contain pizza sauce, pizza topping, and meat. They may also contain vegetables, such as green peppers or mushrooms, and artificial colours and flavours, such as Yellow 5.

Chili Pops and Veggie Pops were introduced at the same time in the 1980s but were discontinued within a few years. Chili Pops were reintroduced along with the introduction of Fajita Pops in the 1990s, but both were also discontinued within a few years.

Pizza Pops are available only in Canada. [5]

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  2. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US). ISBN   978-0-309-48834-1. PMID   30844154.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "FARACI PAUL - Winnipeg Free Press Passages". Passages.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Krause, Kraig (27 February 2018). "Winnipeg man known as inventor of the Pizza Pop dead at age 89". CTV News Winnipeg .
  5. Forlanski, Tamara (18 March 2016). "Did You Know? Pizza Pops are made in Manitoba". Global News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.