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Sweet tooth? These are the most sugary breakfast cereals

Sugar-coated breakfasts
29. Shreddies (UK) = 13% sugar
28. Crispix (USA) = 13% sugar
27. Weetabix with Chocolate (UK) = 17% sugar
26. Coco Pops (UK) = 17% sugar
25. Kellogg's Frosted Wheats (UK) = 17% sugar
24. Weet-Bix Wild Berry Bites (Australia) = 22% sugar
23. Cookie Crisp (UK) = 22% sugar
22. Honey Cheerios (UK) = 22%
21. Nesquik chocolate cereal (UK) = 22% sugar
20. Honey Monster Wheat Puffs (UK) = 22% sugar
19. Kellogg's Just Right Original (Australia) = 23% sugar
18. Nutri-Grain (Australia) = 24% sugar
17. Curiously Cinnamon (UK) = 27% sugar
16. Milo (Australia) = 27% sugar
15. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros (USA) = 27% sugar
14. Shreddies The Coco One (UK) = 27% sugar
13. Special K Red Berries (USA) = 28% sugar
12. Trix (USA) = 31% sugar
11. Reese’s Puffs (USA) = 31% sugar
10. Froot Loops (USA) = 31% sugar
9. Cocoa Krispies (USA) = 31% sugar
8. Honey Nut Cheerios (USA) = 32% sugar
7. Lucky Charms (USA) = 33% sugar
6. Fruity Pebbles (USA) = 33% sugar
5. Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (UK) = 35% sugar
4. Krave Chocolate (USA) = 37% sugar
3. Chips Ahoy Cereal (USA) = 37% sugar
2. Frosties (UK) = 37% sugar
1. Honey Smacks (USA) = 50% sugar
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Sugar-coated breakfasts

A bowl of cereal makes a fast and fuss-free breakfast, providing energy, fiber, calcium and protein (from the milk), plus – with fortified cereals – a range of vitamins and minerals. But these benefits often come with a lot of sugar. While we love them, these sugary cereals are best consumed in moderation. Here, loveFOOD's nutritionist Angela Dowden counts down some of the sweetest breakfasts on the planet, starting from 13% sugar to a whopping 50%...

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Angela Dowden

24 August 2022

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