Are Froot Loops High In Sugar? Is There A Sugar Free Alternative?

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Froot Loops. The colorful o-shaped cereal that kids adore and comes in a cartoon toucan on the packaging. Froot Loops are full of color that is for sure – but are Froot Loops also high in sugar? And more importantly does a sugar free Froot Loop alternative exist? Let’s find out. In order to answer this question have examined the total sugar content of a cup serving of Froot Loop (before milk) plus 9 Froot Loop alternatives and put the results together in descending order of sugar content per cup serving. I have pro-rated the sugar content where necessary (ie where the brand nutritional information defines a serving as different from one cup). So, let’s dig in – are Froot Loops high in sugar? Is there a sugar free Froot Loop dupe

Are Froot Loops High In Sugar?

There are 9g of total sugar in a cup serving of Froot Loops. This means Froot Loops are neither a high nor low sugar cereal. Most Froot Loops alternatives contain more sugar than Froot Loops. There are a couple of low sugar and sugar free Froot Loop alternatives.

Before we dig in, if you are interested in learning about the sugar content of other types of cereals then make sure to check out the following posts I wrote –

• Are Rice Krispies Low in Sugar?
• What Are The Lowest Sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch Options?
• Are Cheerios High in Sugar and Are There Any Sugar-Free Cheerio Alternatives?
• Are Lucky Charms High in Sugar? How About Equivalent Brands?
• 17 of the All-Time Best No Added Sugar Granolas
• Is Special K Cereal High In Sugar? Are Any Sugar-Free?
• Are Reese’s Puffs High In Sugar? Are There Sugar Free Options?
• Are Cocoa Puffs High in Sugar? Are There Sugar-Free Options?
• Is Bran Cereal High in Sugar?
• Is Shredded Wheat Low In Sugar? Let’s Find Out!
• Does Kix Have A Lot Of Sugar? Let’s Find Out?

1. First Street Cereal Fruit Whirls – 15g of Total Sugar

The highest sugar Froot Loops Equivalent brand I came across in this experiment is from First Street (you know – Smart N Final’s Own Brand). There are 19g of total sugar in a serving of First Street Fruit Whirls – however, they define a serving as 1 1/4 cup. So pro-rated to 1 cup (to keep the comparison fair) equates to 15g of total sugar in a cup serving.

 Still makes it the highest sugar Froot Loops alternative on this list.

2. Chestnut Hill Fruity Hoops – 13g of Total Sugar

Next up is Chestnut Hill Fruity Hoops (Family Dollar’s Own Brand dupe of Froot Loops). Like First Street’s equivalent, there are 19g of sugar in a serving. However, Chestnut Hill defines a serving as even bigger – 1.5 cups to be precise. So prorated to 1 cup equates to 13g of sugar.

3. Great Value Fruit Spin Loops – 13g of Total Sugar

It is the same sugar situation with Great Value’s branded equivalent – Fruit Spin Loops. Pro rated to one cup equals 13g of total sugar.

4. Kroger Fruit Rings Family Size Cereal – 13g of Total Sugar

Another day, another Froot Loop equivalent that contains 13g of sugar in a cup serving. Just like Great Value and Chestnut Hill’s brands, there are 19g of sugar in a 1.5 cup serving of Kroger’s Fruit Rings. Pro rated to 1 cup equals 13g of sugar.

5. Golden Foods Fruit Loops Cereal – 12g of Total Sugar

There is a touch less sugar in a cup serving of Golden Foods Fruit Loops – 12g to be precise! No pro-rating is required.

6. Canadian Farm Organic Fruitful O’s – 11g of Total Sugar

Canadian Farm Fruitful Os any be organic, but they aren’t the lowest sugar Froot Loop alternative on this list. There are 11g of total sugar per cup serving of Canadian Farm Organic Fruitful Os.

7. Millville Fruit Rounds – 10g of Total Sugar

Next up is ALDI’s own brand’s (Millville) Froot Loop alternative and that is Fruit Rounds. There are 13g of sugar in a 1 and 1/3 cup serving of Millville’s Fruit Rounds – prorated to 1 cup equals 10g of sugar.

8. Froot Loops – 9g of Total Sugar

Okay, finally I have reached the OG – Froot Loops themselves! Can you believe that Froot Loops are lower in sugar than most of copycat own-brand equivalents! Yes, that’s right – there are 9g of total sugar in a cup serving of Froot Loops. The nutritional labels label them as containing 12g in a 1 and 1/3 cup serving – but prorated to 1 cup equals 9g. I have to be honest I was fairly surprised by this – I was expecting Froot Loops to have a higher sugar content than this.

9. Three Wishes Fruity Grain Free Cereal – 3g of Total Sugar

*Sweetened with sugar and monk fruit*

Now moving onto the really exciting part of this post – the very low and sugar free Froot Loop alternatives. The first of which is a very low Froot Loop alternative from Three Wishes known as Fruity Grain Free Cereal. Three Wishes Fruit Grain Free Cereal is sweetened with cane sugar and monk fruit and contains just 3g of total sugar per cup serving. Yes, these little Os may just be pink in color but they are still an awesome low sugar Froot Loop alternative. You can check Three Wishes Fruity Cereal out for yourself on Amazon here.

If you are interested I also talk about Three Wishes in the post I wrote on the sugar content of Cheerios and equivalents.

10. Magic Spoon Fruity Cereal – 0g of Total Sugar

*Sweetened with inulin, allulose, and monk fruit*

I have saved the best for last. If you are looking for a sugar free Froot Loops alternative, then look no further than Magic Spoon Fruity Cereal. This cereal is sweetened with inulin, allulose, and monk fruit and contains 0g of total sugar per cup serving. Yes, you read that right – 0g! They are just as pretty and colorful as the OG Froot Loops and come in a beautiful box to boot. You can check Magic Spoon Fruity Cereal out on Amazon here.

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Are Froot Loops High In Sugar? – The Final Bite

Are Froot Loops high in sugar and is there a sugar free dupe? What have we learned from the above? Well, Froot Loops is neither a low or high sugar cereal, as they come in at 9g of sugar per serving. There are, as always, some low and sugar free alternatives (that is why you are here right)! If you know, you know.

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