The shocking truth about sugar hiding in your chocolate cereal – with a bowl nearly as sugary as a bar of Dairy Milk

Russell FalconMay 16, 2023

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The shocking truth about sugar hiding in your chocolate cereal - with a bowl nearly as sugary as a bar of Dairy Milk

Is your breakfast a choky horror show?

More than 14 million people eat a bowl of cereal every morning — yet there can be a frightening amount of sugar behind every bite.

There is a frightening amount of sugar hidden in some of your favorite breakfast cereals — There is a frightening amount of sugar hidden in some of your favorite breakfast cerealsPhoto credit: Shutterstock

Food giant Nestle was recently branded “irresponsible” by ten health campaigners for its “misleading nutritional information” after it launched a KitKat cereal.

While Nestlé insists the claims are “completely unfair”, 100g of KitKat muesli contains 420 calories, 10.9g of fat and 24.7g of sugar – the equivalent of THREE squares of a chocolate bar.

And it’s not the only culprit.

Josh Saunders found the highest sugar chocolate cereal per 100g by equating that amount to cubes from a bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk, each containing 7.5g of sugar.

5 The worst

Lidl Crownfield Chocolate Ice Cream

379 calories/2.9g fat/36g sugar — 379 calories/2.9g fat/36g sugarPhoto credit: Lidl

RATING: 5

Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Chocolate Clusters

469 calories/16g fat/30g sugar — 469 calories/16g fat/30g sugarPhoto credit: Kellogg’s

EVALUATION: 4

Waitrose Essential Choco Pops

395 kcal/2.8 g fat/29.3 g sugar — 395 kcal/2.8 g fat/29.3 g sugarPhoto credit: Waitrose

EVALUATION: 4

Lidl Crownfield nougat pillow

443 calories/15g fat/29g sugar — 443 calories/15g fat/29g sugarPhoto credit: Lidl

EVALUATION: 4

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Lidl Crownfield Chocolate Hazelnut Pillow

445 kcal/15.4 g fat/28.5 g sugar — 445 kcal/15.4 g fat/28.5 g sugarPhoto credit: Lidl

EVALUATION: 4

5 BEST

Tesco Multigrain Meteors

378 kcal/4.2 g fat/9.9 g sugar

EVALUATION: 1

Kellogg’s Special K Granola Dark Chocolate Curls

469 calories/17g fat/13g sugar

EVALUATION: 2

The Great British Porridge Co. Classic Chocolate Instant

373 kcal/10g fat/15g sugar — 373 calories/10g fat/15g sugar

EVALUATION: 2

Rude Health Chocolate Crunch Granola

451 calories/18g fat/14g sugar

RATING: 2

Bear Cocoa Alphabites

377 kcal/2.8g fat/15g sugar

EVALUATION: 2

BIG BRANDS

Oreo O’s cereal

382 calories/2.7g fat/27g sugar

EVALUATION: 4 1/2

Kellogg’s Krave Cookies & Cream

420 kcal/12g fat/26g sugar

EVALUATION: 3 1/2

Nestle Shreddies – The Coco One

370 kcal/2.25 g fat/22.25 g sugar

EVALUATION: 3

Kellogg’s Coco Pops Cereal

382 calories/19.8g fat/16.83g sugar

EVALUATION: 2

Kellog’s Chocolate Wheat

392 calories/8g fat/19g sugar

EVALUATION: 2 1/2

Nestle Nesquik Mix

384 kcal/4.1 g fat/22.1 g sugar

EVALUATION: 3

Weeto’s Chocolatey Hoops

374 kcal/1.9 g fat/19 g sugar

EVALUATION: 2 1/2

Quaker Oat So Simple Velvety chocolate

386 kcal/ 7.6 g fat/ 19 g sugar

EVALUATION: 2 1/2

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Weetabix Protein Crunch Chocolate Granola

375 kcal/ 2.8 g fat/ 22 g sugar

EVALUATION: 3

KitKat muesli

420 kcal/10.9 g fat/24.7 g sugar

EVALUATION: 3

Russell FalconMay 16, 2023

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Russell Falcon

Russell Falcon is a USTimesPost U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime. Russell Falcon joined USTimesPost in 2023 from the Daily Express and previously worked for Chemist and Druggist and the Jewish Chronicle. He is a graduate of Cambridge University. Languages: English. You can get in touch with me by emailing russellfalcon@ustimespost.com.