Froot Loops

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name = Kellogg's Froot Loops


caption = A box of Froot Loops
serving_size = 1 cup (36 grams)
calories = 120 kcal
calories_from_fat = 10 kcal
total_fat = 1 g (2%)
saturated_fat = 0.5 g (2%)
cholesterol = 0 mg (0%)
sodium = 150 g (6%)
total_carbohydrate = 28 g (9%)
dietary_fiber = 0.6 g (2%)
sugars = 15 g
protein = 1 g (2%)
iron = 5.46 mg
notes = Values may be different outside US market. USRDA based on a 2,000 kcal (8.37 MJ) diet.

Froot Loops is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by Kelloggs and sold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, Germany and Latin America as well as South Africa. The cereal pieces come in a variety of bright colors and a blend of artificial fruit flavors. Kellogg's introduced Froot Loops in 1963. Originally, there were red, orange, and yellow loops, but green and then purple were added in the early 1990s.

Other varieties of the cereal include Froot Loops 1/3 Less Sugar, Marshmallow Froot Loops and Yogurt Froot Loops.

Toucan Sam

The cereal's mascot is Toucan Sam, a blue cartoon toucan with a striped beak. The character was originally voiced by Mel Blanc; although, the longest-running voicing of the character was performed by Paul Frees as an imitation of the English-accented Ronald Colman. In the most recent ads, Toucan Sam's voice has been performed by Canadian voice actor Maurice LaMarche who retains the accent. He often declares that one should "follow your nose!" to find the cereal, and as of the 2000s, Toucan Sam has often been accompanied by a group of young nephews.

Other products

A variation of the Froot Loops cereal was manufactured starting in 1998 called Marshmallow-Blasted Froot Loops. This cereal was Froot Loops with marshmallows added. New marshmallows were introduced usually every year. It started out with Toucan Sam marshmallows, followed by frogs, then number 2's (to celebrate the year 2000), then mummies, and finally sharks and piranhas. The commercials followed a story of Toucan Sam traveling through a marshmallow temple. The cereal was discontinued in 2005. Marshmallow-Blasted Froot Loops were not marketed in Australia to comply with local dietary requirements for products marketed to children. The most recent variation of Froot Loops is called Froot Loops Double Lemony Loops (the lemon loops now have two loops in one).

Besides the breakfast cereal, there are other products currently available in the North American retail market:

* Froot Loops fruit snacks come in a variety of fruit flavors: there are no types of fruit in the fruit loops.
* Eggo Froot Loops is a spin-off product to both Eggo and Froot Loops. They are waffles with speckles of fruit flavored colors.
* Cereal and Milk Bars - Froot Loops cereal pieces combined with a layer of milk cream as a snack bar.
* Cereal Straws - Froot Loops cereal in the form of an edible drinking straw.