
Kellogg's Apple Jacks Giant
What You Should Know
Kellogg's Apple Jacks Giant (23 oz) is a brightly packaged, kid-focused breakfast cereal you’ll find on the cereal aisle, stacked alongside other sweetened children’s cereals, breakfast bars, and family-size boxes. The box is typically colorful with bold logos and fun imagery, and inside is a sealed plastic bag of crunchy, O-shaped pieces flavored to evoke apple and cinnamon. This product is positioned as a convenient, low-fat, everyday breakfast and snack option — marketed toward families with children, busy parents looking for grab-and-go breakfasts, and adults seeking a nostalgic, sweet treat. Label claims lean on a “good source of eight vitamins and minerals” and “low-fat” messaging, but there are no organic or natural-certification claims; the ingredient list includes artificial colors, preservatives, added sugars and several modified starches. In plain terms, the cereal is manufactured and processed using multiple industrial steps and additives typical of mainstream, shelf-stable breakfast cereals. Sensory notes: the pieces are uniformly crunchy with a sweet, lightly spiced apple-cinnamon flavor; eating rituals often include pouring into a bowl with milk (and savoring the sweet “cereal milk”), snacking straight from the box, or using the cereal as a topping for yogurt or ice cream. Occasions for use range from quick weekday breakfasts and school lunches to late-night snacking or as a portable road-trip snack. Culturally, Apple Jacks trades on childhood nostalgia, bright kid-friendly branding, and the convenience culture of American grocery shopping.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients
Corn, Flour, Blend, (Whole, Grain, Yellow, Corn, Flour,, Degerminated, Yellow, Corn, Flour),, Sugar,, Wheat, Flour,, Whole, Grain, Oat, Flour,, Modified, Food, Starch,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, Vegetable, Oil, (Hydrogenated, Coconut,, Soybean, and/or, Cottonseed),, Oat, Fiber,, Salt,, Soluble, Corn, Fiber,, Degerminated, Yellow, Corn, Flour,, Dried, Apples,, Apple, Juice, Concentrate,, Cornstarch,, Cinnamon,, Natural, Flavor,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Yellow, 6,, Wheat, Starch,, Baking, Soda,, Yellow, 5,, Red, 40,, Blue, 1,, BHT, for, Freshness., Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Reduced, Iron,, Niacinamide,, Vitamin, B6, (Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride),, Vitamin, B2, (Riboflavin),, Vitamin, B1, (Thiamin, Hydrochloride),, Folic, Acid,, Vitamin, D3,, Vitamin, B12..
Flagged Ingredients:
- •Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •Cottonseed - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
- •Hydrogenated Coconut - Processed emulsifier
- •Soybean - Processed emulsifier
- •Cottonseed - Processed emulsifier
- •BHT - Synthetic preservative
- •Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
- •Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
- •Red 40 - Artificial coloring
- •Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
Dietary Labels
Ultra-Processing Assessment
Ultra-Processed
Why this score?
Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (refined flours, added sugars, hydrogenated vegetable oil, modified starches, artificial colors, and preservatives), consistent with NOVA Group 4 ultraprocessed foods.
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Common Questions about Kellogg's Apple Jacks Giant
Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! With 150 calories and 13 grams of added sugars per serving, it’s not exactly a superfood. However, it can be part of a balanced breakfast when paired with some fresh fruit or yogurt. So, if you're enjoying it as an occasional treat, it’s not the end of the world!
