In the UK, Kellogg’s Unicorn Froot Loops are considered vegan-friendly as they do not contain any animal-derived ingredients. However, in other countries such as the US, Froot Loops may contain animal-derived vitamin D3 which is not suitable for vegans. Is All Bran vegan? For the purpose of this list, any cereals which contain palm oil have been marked as vegan. Whilst some vegans choose to avoid unsustainable palm oil, sustainable palm oil does not involve the abuse of animals and is vegan. If you’d rather avoid palm oil altogether, you can see a list of palm-oil free cereals here. Annoyingly, there’s often no way of knowing if the vitamin D in cereal is D2 or D3. We can assume that it’s probably D3 because cereal contains a lot of fibre which can prevent D2 from being absorbed. Kellogg’s All-Bran cereals are not suitable for vegans as they contain animal-derived vitamin D. However, many supermarket own-brand Bran Flakes are suitable for vegans How about making your own vegan cereal?

The vast majority of vegans aren’t concerned with potential cross-contamination during food production. This is because it’s very hard to avoid, and only trace amounts of animal products would be present, if any. However, if you have a severe food allergy then you’ll certainly want to avoid cross-contamination. Marcus, Ezra (23 March 2021). "The Curious Case of the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Box". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 March 2021. French Toast Crunch is shaped like many little French toast slices, reminiscent of the style of Cookie Crisp. It was discontinued in 2006, but made a return in 2015 due to its cult popularity among its fans. [14] Peanut Butter Toast Crunch was a cereal consisting of flakes similar but darker to Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Frosted Toast Crunch resembles Cinnamon Toast Crunch with vanilla coating. This cereal was discontinued by 2006. [ citation needed] As another offshoot, Monopoly Cereal was a limited edition product created in April 2003 by General Mills. The cereal was like Cinnamon Toast Crunch but with the addition of marshmallows based on the pieces in the Monopoly game, such as houses and hotels. Sugar Cookie Toast Crunch was like Cinnamon Toast Crunch except with a sugar cookie taste. To further confuse things, as veganism is something of a spectrum, strict vegans may choose to avoid ingredients that some new vegans are happy to eat.In 1997, appealing to adult-oriented programming, a campaign featured the slogan "The adult thing to do", mostly centering on "adult" things reverting to children's, including cereal (for instance, a fictional "adult" cereal named "Health Pellets" is replaced with Cinnamon Toast Crunch). This was changed in 2004 to "Breakfast on a whole other level", which was replaced with "Crave those crazy squares" in 2009. [ citation needed] Spin-offs [ edit ]

a b "Curiously Cinnamon". Nestlé Cereals. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.Hunt, Kevin (2014-10-23). "The story of Chef Wendell". A Taste of General Mills . Retrieved 2017-12-20. Sometimes, it can be cheaper to make your own cereal than to buy it from a supermarket. Another advantage of doing this is that you know exactly what’s in it so that you can make sure that it’s healthy and free from contamination. It doesn’t have to take long either, as there’s often no cooking involved, just mixing ingredients together. Singh, Namita (24 March 2021). "Man finds shrimp tails in Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal that company tries to pass off as sugar". The Independent. If food is labelled as vegan, then you can be 100% sure that it’s okay to eat. However, many of those cereals that aren’t labelled as vegan, are actually okay too! Nestle Curiously Cinnamon cereal is not suitable for vegans because it contains vitamin D which may come from wool. This cereal does not contain any other animal ingredients. Curiously Cinnamon is vegetarian, but is not suitable for people with milk or nut allergies due to the potential for cross-contamination. Are corn flakes vegan?

Kellogg’s Special K is not suitable for vegans as it contains animal-derived vitamin D. Some varieties of Special K, such as Special K Protein also contains dried skimmed cows’ milk, while Special K Oats & Honey contains honey from bees. Are Fruit Loops vegan?Northrup, Laura (27 March 2013). "Why Does Cinnamon Toast Crunch's Whole Grain And Sugar Content Differ In A Smaller Box?". Consumerist . Retrieved 23 September 2021. Vitamin D2 comes from plants and is suitable for vegans. Vitamin D3, however, usually comes from animals. The vitamin D3 that’s added to breakfast cereals comes from sheep’s wool and is known as lanolin. Kellogg’s Cornflakes are not suitable for vegans because they contain vitamin D which may come from sheep’s wool. Some brands of ‘free from’ or organic cornflakes such as Nestle GoFree cornflakes are vegan-friendly. Are Coco Pops vegan?

Cantor, Matthew (24 March 2021). "Man claims to find sugar-coated shrimp tails in his box of cereal". The Guardian.

Kellogg’s Frosties are not suitable for vegans as they contain vitamin D which is derived from the grease in sheep’s wool. While most supermarket own brand Frosted Flakes also contain vitamin D, Sainsbury’s Frosted Flakes are vegan-friendly. Is Oreo cereal vegan? Hughlett, Mike (24 February 2013). "Not so Cheerio" (Newspapers.com). The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. p.D5. In Germany, Austria, Romania, Hungary, Israel, and Poland where a variant of the cereal is known as Cini Minis, a strawberry flavoured variant named Erdbeer Minis/ Strawberry Minis exists. [ citation needed] In Germany and Austria it replaced a previously existing apple flavoured variant called Äpple Minis. [ citation needed] This strawberry flavoured variant was later released in the UK as Curiously Strawberry. [ citation needed]