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Kellogg's Special K Crisps Brown Sugar Cinnamon
Cereal & Breakfast
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Kellogg's Special K Crisps Brown Sugar Cinnamon

Special K Bar
5.28 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
1g
Protein
7g
Sugars
80mg
Sodium
95
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Kellogg's Special K Crisps Brown Sugar Cinnamon is presented as a tidy, pocketable snack that bridges breakfast and indulgence. You’re most likely to find it in the grocery’s cereal and breakfast-bar aisle, shelved near other breakfast bars, toaster pastries and single-serve cereal pouches — sometimes alongside granola bars and on-the-go snacks. It fits quick shopping trips for workday lunches, back-to-school lunchboxes, road-trip snack stashes or an afternoon pick-me-up between meetings. The Special K brand carries a long-standing health-and-weight-conscious association in American grocery culture; marketing leans into feel-good, portion-controlled indulgence with callouts like 100 calories per serving, guilt-free language and convenience-focused copy. The packaging emphasizes portability and sensible portions rather than child-focused characters, and label claims include natural flavors and rosemary extract for freshness but no organic or non-GMO certification. In plain terms this is a highly processed, multi-ingredient manufactured snack made from refined flour, sugars, glycerin and several emulsifiers and stabilizers. Sensory cues: the crisps offer a crumbly, slightly flaky crust with a sweet, gooey brown-sugar-cinnamon center and a light icing drizzle that gives a quick hit of sweetness and cinnamon aroma. Texture contrasts between crisp edges and a tender interior make it feel pastry-like though denser than a homemade treat. Packaging is small pouches or twin-bar servings intended for purse, desk or gym bag rituals; consumers typically eat them straight from the wrapper with coffee or milk as a quick comfort bite. Overall it’s positioned as an accessible, portioned, slightly indulgent breakfast-adjacent snack for busy, calorie-conscious shoppers.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 6
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium80mg3%
Total Carbohydrate20g7%
Total Sugars7g
Added Sugars7g14%
Protein1g
* 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

Ingredients:, Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Reduced, Iron,, Vitamin, B1, [Thiamin, Mononitrate],, Vitamin, B2, [Riboflavin],, Folic, Acid),, Sugar,, Fructose,, Vegetable, Glycerin,, Vegetable, Oil, (Soybean,, Palm, And/Or, Palm, Kernel),, Maltodextrin,, Dextrose,, Rice, Flour,, Brown, Sugar, (Sugar,, Molasses)., Contains, 2%, Or, Less, Of, Modified, Food, Starch,, Nonfat, Milk,, Whey,, Invert, Sugar,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Sodium, Acid, Pyrophosphate,, Monocalcium, Phosphate),, Soy, Lecithin,, Salt,, Fruit, Juice, For, Color,, Datem,, Cornstarch,, Cinnamon,, Molasses,, Vegetable, Juice, For, Color,, Cellulose, Gel,, Mono-, And, Diglycerides,, Sodium, Alginate,, Cellulose, Gum,, Sodium, Citrate,, Tricalcium, Phosphate,, Citric, Acid,, Malic, Acid,, Natural, Flavors,, Rosemary, Extract, For, Freshness..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Mono- And Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

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 refined flours, multiple added sugars, glycerin, maltodextrin, emulsifiers, stabilizers and flavorings; formulation and ingredient list indicate industrial processing typical of ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Kellogg's Special K Crisps Brown Sugar Cinnamon

The term 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? Special K Crisps offer a sweet crunch with 100 calories and 7 grams of added sugars per serving, which isn’t too bad for a snack. However, if you’re looking for something high in fiber or protein, you might want to explore other options.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

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