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Kelloggs Fruit Loops

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  • 12-05-2010 3:58pm
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    tdv123
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    Why don't they sell them in the UK or Ireland? They seem to be one of the most popular cereals in America & Asia.

    I know you can get cheap alternatives in Lidls & places like that but its not the same as kelloggs brand.


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    The Real B-man
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    Probably All the Colouring & Sugar Tbh i remember as a Kid they Sold Lucky Charms here then they dissapeared :mad:


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    star-pants
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    I was looking at the ingredients, no E numbers, but "RED #40; BLUE #2; TURMERIC COLOR; YELLOW #6; ZINC OXIDE; ANNATTO COLOR; BLUE #1; "
    and I think some of those colours aren't allowed over here anymore (look at smarties).
    It probably was due to the sugars etc.
    Lucky Charms have a similar list. I know you can buy those for around 7/8euro a box in some gourmet shops.


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    Pigwidgeon
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    You can get them and Lucky Charms in Donnybrook Fair for about a tenner I think.


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    NaasPreacher
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    tdv123 wrote: »
    Why don't they sell them in the UK or Ireland? They seem to be one of the most popular cereals in America & Asia.

    I know you can get cheap alternatives in Lidls & places like that but its not the same as kelloggs brand.


    Tesco Extra in Naas have them at the moment for €3.69 a box


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    NaasPreacher
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    The Real B-man wrote: »
    Probably All the Colouring & Sugar Tbh i remember as a Kid they Sold Lucky Charms here then they dissapeared :mad:

    I remember Lucky Charms when I first moved here in '95. They didn't last long. I am a 57 year old granddad and they are my favourite. I buy them from Amazon UK by subscription and pay no shipping.


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    Ciarrai76
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    Tesco's are selling these now, at least they are in Cork as my friend got them there!


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    Hande hoche!
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    They really remind me of corn pops in terms of taste.


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    Dean_f
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    star-pants wrote: »
    I was looking at the ingredients, no E numbers, but "RED #40; BLUE #2; TURMERIC COLOR; YELLOW #6; ZINC OXIDE; ANNATTO COLOR; BLUE #1; "
    and I think some of those colours aren't allowed over here anymore (look at smarties).
    It probably was due to the sugars etc.
    Lucky Charms have a similar list. I know you can buy those for around 7/8euro a box in some gourmet shops.

    There wouldn't be any e numbers since they're an EU thing. Annatto colour as in your post, for example, is E160b. So i'm sure there are plenty of things that would be e numbers if they were made over here.

    As for where to get them, the only places I've seen them are the shops that import american stuff. Donnybrook fair, happy pills etc. and they're up around a tenner a box!


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    star-pants
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    Saw them in Tesco in Nutgrove over the weekend, half price something stupid like under €2 (could be wrong but they were cheap)


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    FIRE
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    I got these about 20 mins ago. €1.84 in tesco half price :)

    Nephew has reported they are a little bland though!!


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    phasers
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    Do they actually taste like fruit? I remember I got a box of knock off fruit loops in lidl a few years ago and they were horrible


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    scudzilla
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    phasers wrote: »
    Do they actually taste like fruit? I remember I got a box of knock off fruit loops in lidl a few years ago and they were horrible

    Nope, tasted no fruit at all, just like eating honey nut loops without the honey


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    FIRE
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    phasers wrote: »
    Do they actually taste like fruit? I remember I got a box of knock off fruit loops in lidl a few years ago and they were horrible

    Mine actually tasted like eating crackerbread!!!! WTF :eek:

    No real taste at all from them to be honest like scudzilla said, could be a lot more fruitier.


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    alie
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    Tesco in Nutgrove have them half price at 1.64


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    Wurly
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    alie wrote: »
    Tesco in Nutgrove have them half price at 1.64

    Saw them there today myself.


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    Doodah7
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    Incredibly disappointing. In fact I actively dislike the orange flavour ones, thus have to either a) pick them out or b) eat around them. It is likely that following course a) I will end up with a box of orange fruit loops!

    Will not be buying again.


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    Yi Harr
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    Reminiscing of time spent in the States I bought a packet of the promotional ones in Tesco a while back. As others have said they were pretty tasteless.

    I decided to email Kelloggs about the lack of flavour in the cereal and got the below email in reply.

    Dear Mr YH,

    Thank you for contacting us regarding Kellogg's Froot Loops, I was sorry to hear that you have been disappointed with the UK version of this product.
    Due to European legislation we have been unable to produce Froot Loops to the same specification as the US product. The formulations are different, including sugar and salt levels and the UK version has been produced with natural colourings and flavourings which will account for the differences in appearance and taste between the two products. The flavouring in UK Froot Loops is derived from a citrus blend of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit and lemongrass.

    Thank you for contacting us with your comments which have been passed to our Marketing Department for their reference.

    Kind Regards,

    Peter Newton
    Consumer Services Representative

    I suppose at least it explains why they are so bland relative to their american counterparts.


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