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Kellogg’s recently drew the ire of South Africans following a change in the formula of its most popular cereals, Rice Krispies, which almost tripled the sugar content in the product.<\/p>\n
The new Rice Krispies has been reformulated to contain less rice, more sugar and an added vanilla flavour. This has pushed the total sugar content of the product from 8 grams of sugar per 100g, to over 21 grams of sugar per 100g.<\/p>\n
While the move has not been popular among commentators online, Rice Krispies are still far from the worst sugar offenders among popular South African cereal brands.<\/p>\n
BusinessTech looked at 30 cereals you will find on store shelves, and found out which packs the biggest sugar punch.<\/p>\n
When BusinessTech last looked at sugar in cereals, the worst offender was Kellogg’s Coco Pops, which had a sugar content of 36 grams per 100g. However, the cereal has since reduced the sugar content – though it remains high on the list.<\/p>\n
The cereal maker still has a brand as the top contender however, with Kellogg’s Frosties having increased its sugar content to make up 37.4 grams per 100g (in 2015, it was just at 22 grams).<\/p>\n
Bokomo’s Otee’s Mixed Berries had the second highest sugar content among the cereals we assessed, with 33.5 grams of sugar per 100g – followed closely by Kellogg’s Strawberry Pops and Kellogg’s Coco Pops, (33.1 grams each).<\/p>\n
The table below outlines the nutritional information of 30 popular cereals in South Africa, ranked by the highest sugar content per 100 grams.<\/p>\n
The recommended serving size for a bowl of cereal is 30 grams, and the details below do not account for added milk or sugar, which can significantly change the sugar content.<\/p>\n
However, the grams of sugar per 100 grams can be interpreted as a percentage – thus a the worst offenders (33 grams per 100 grams) can be read as one third of any serving size being sugar.<\/p>\n