Pizza Pockets
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 250 kcal (1,000 kJ) |
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28 g | |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2 g |
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10 g | |
| Saturated | 4 g |
| Trans | 0.20 g |
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11 g | |
| Minerals | |
| Sodium |
(47%) 700 mg |
| Other constituents | |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. | |
Pizza Pockets are a calzone-type snack produced by McCain Foods Limited. Like other foods of this type, they are sold cooked but frozen. They can be reheated in a microwave oven, but they may also be cooked in a regular oven.
In Canada, Pizza Pockets are available in "Deluxe", "Pepperoni", "Three Cheese", "Pepperoni & Bacon" and "Deli Lovers". The most common packaging sizes consist of 4 packs and 8 packs. In Australia "Ham and Pineapple", "Cheese and Bacon", "Meatlovers" and "Supreme" varieties are available. Besides the meat and cheese the Pockets contain a pizza sauce. For a short time in the 1990s a variation of Pizza Pockets existed called Super Pockets, these were essentially sandwich ingredients inside the pocket such as "Ham and Cheese", "Western Omelette" and others.
In an effort to differentiate from other brands, the Pockets are round and the advertising phrase "baked - not fried" was coined.
In 2016, McCain updated and renamed the pockets as "Marché Pizza Pockets". The new pockets are oval not round-shaped and have a different texture of the dough.
Its main competitors are Pizza Pops and Hot Pockets.