Kellogg's
Froot Loops Breakfast Cereal
Breakfast Foods · 1 1/3 cup (39 g)
Label data from the manufacturer smartlabel / printed label, checked 2026-08-08.
KidoChoice guidance
Reasonable Choice
A sweetened breakfast cereal: one portion carries 12 g of added sugar, which is a large share of a young child's daily allowance, with a modest 2 g of fiber and 210 mg sodium. It also contains synthetic colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6) and BHT.
Worth knowing
Nutrition: Sodium is 210 mg. KidoChoice has no age-specific daily reference it applies to products for this nutrient yet, so no conclusion is drawn from it.
Based on the product label, your child's age, and reviewed pediatric nutrition and ingredient evidence.
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Synthetic colors
KidoChoice prefers avoiding these when possible.
Research suggests synthetic food colors may affect behavior in some children, although most children will not have noticeable effects and occasional exposure is not considered dangerous. When similar dye-free options are available, KidoChoice recommends choosing them.
On this label as: red 40, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 6
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Why this recommendation
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Nutrition Review
Nutrition considerations per 1 1/3 cup (39 g) — sodium, added sugar, saturated fat and fiber live here, separate from ingredient safety. We show what each number means rather than reducing it to a single score.
- ModerateCalories150 kcal
A typical breakfast-cereal portion of calories before milk is added.
- ModerateSodium210 mg
Present and slightly higher than a plain cereal portion.
- ModerateFiber2 g
Modest, because most of the grain is refined.
- Consider limitingTotal sugars12 g
All of it added sugar per the manufacturer label.
- Consider limitingAdded sugar12 g
A large share of a young child's daily added-sugar allowance in one portion.
- ModerateProtein2 g
A small amount of protein before milk is added.
Degree of processing
Extruded, sweetened multi-grain cereal with added synthetic colours and BHT added for freshness.
No arbitrary health score is calculated. Indicators reflect published pediatric nutrition guidance for a child's whole day, not a judgement about a single food.
Ingredient evidence
Each ingredient on the printed label is matched against reviewed KidoChoice evidence topics. Anything we have not reviewed is marked as such rather than judged.
Not in the evidence library
KidoChoice keeps evidence profiles for ingredients with known pediatric considerations — additives, sweeteners, colours and similar. These are not among them. For everyday food ingredients that is expected, and it is not a safety judgement in either direction.
Corn flour blend, whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, modified food starch, hydrogenated coconut, oat fiber, maltodextrin, soluble corn fiber, natural flavor, reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin B6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B2, riboflavin, vitamin B1, thiamin hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D3
Ingredient & safety details
No specific long-term ingredient concern identified at typical dietary exposure
KidoChoice provides general educational information and does not diagnose conditions or replace advice from your child's clinician. How we evaluate products