Are Pop Rocks unhealthy or harmful?

Pop Rocks are sugar. That's all. They have the same effect on your body that any other sugar has, which is to say it's not great for you, but there's nothing acutely bad about it. read more

Pop Rocks are sugar. That's all. They have the same effect on your body that any other sugar has, which is to say it's not great for you, but there's nothing acutely bad about it. Pop Rocks happen to be sugar pressurized with carbon dioxide: the tiny bubbles cause the popping sound as the sugar melts. read more

), they look like enlarged sugar granules. According to Steve, each little sample of rock candy has a small bit of pressurized carbon dioxide gas trapped inside. When that little bit of gas escapes the candy, it makes the POP that you hear. read more