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Kellogg's Apple Jacks Giant
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Kellogg's Apple Jacks Giant

Apple Jacks
23 oz
Available at Foodtown
150
Calories
2g
Protein
13g
Sugars
210mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
94
Ingredients

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

Serving Size: 1.33 cup
Servings per Container: 16
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1.5g2%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium210mg9%
Total Carbohydrate34g12%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars13g
Added Sugars13g26%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

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!

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

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