Nutritional Information for Tootsie Pops

Tootsie Roll Pops are lollipops with chewy-candy centers made of the chocolate-flavored Tootsie Roll candy and enrobed in crunchy candy coatings that come in a variety of flavors. Fans of these fat-free, gluten-free and peanut-free lollipops have been licking their favorite pops, and counting every lick, since the 1930s.

Calories

• The standard-sized, 17g Tootsie Roll Pop has 60 calories. Of those calories, 40 calories come from refined sugar. A smaller, 13g version of the lollipops, marketed as Tootsie Roll Bunch Pops, has 45 calories, of which 32 calories come from refined sugar.

Carbohydrates

• One original Tootsie Roll Pop has 15g of carbohydrates, of which 10g are refined sugar. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that an adult consuming a daily diet of 2,000 calories should not consume more than 40g of refined sugar each day. One Tootsie Roll Pop is 25 percent of the daily recommended allowance.

Fat-Free

• Though Tootsie Roll Pops do contain partially hydrogenated soybean oil, the amount is so small that the oil contributes a negligible amount of fat, and the lollipop can be promoted as a fat-free treat.

Gluten-Free

• Individuals who have been diagnosed with celiac disease and cannot tolerate products with gluten, which is a protein in wheat, rye, and barley, should be able to enjoy Tootsie Roll Pops without aggravating their digestive systems.

Minerals

• Because the chewy, chocolatey Tootsie Roll center contains condensed skim milk, whey, and soy, one original Tootsie Roll Pop provides 2 percent of the daily recommended allowance of iron.