Are Rice Krispies Low in Sugar? Are There Any Sugar-Free Options?

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Are Rice Krispies low in sugar? Rice Krispies. Or otherwise known as Snap, Crackle & Pop because, you know, that is the sound they make when you add milk to them. Rice Krispies are probably one of the first cereals we are all introduced to as kids, but are Rice Krispies low in sugar? How does Rice Krispies compare to other breakfast cereals in terms of sugar content? And more importantly, do any sugar-free or lower-sugar Rice Krispy alternatives exist?

In order to answer this question, I have collated the sugar content data of all varieties of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. I have also managed to find the best lower-sugar and sugar-free Rice Krispies alternatives out there. I then put together all these rice crispy cereals in descending order of total sugar content per serving. So, make sure to read right to the end of this post to discover my number 1 recommendation for a lower-sugar Rice Krispy alternative, as well as my number 1 recommendation for a completely sugar-free Rice Krispy alternative. Yes, you read that correctly – sugar-free.

Let’s dig in – are Rice Krispies Low in sugar? Are there any low or sugar-free Rice Krispy options available?

How Much Sugar is in Rice Krispies?

As a general rule, a serving of original Kellogg’s Rice Krispies contains 4g of total sugar making it a lower-sugar cereal. There are also sugar-free Rice Krispy alternatives available too. The other varieties of Rice Krispies such as frosted, cocoa, rainbow, and cinnamon sugar are higher sugar cereals as they contain 12g-15g of total sugar per serving.

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

• Are Cheerios High In Sugar And Are There Any Sugar-Free Cheerio Alternatives?
• Do Frosted Flakes Have A Lot of Sugar? 14 Brands Ranked.
• What Are The Lowest Sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch Options?
• 17 of the All-Time Best No Added Sugar Granolas

Ranking Rice Krispies Sugar Content

In this section, I will go through 10 different types of Rice Krispie styles of cereal to find the lowest sugar options available.

1. Kellogg’s Frosted Krispies – 15g of Total Sugar

This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise but one of the highest-sugar Rice Krispies out there is the frosted version. I mean – come on – frosted is basically code for “sugar-coated”. There are 15g of total sugar in a serving of Kellogg’s Frosted Krispies. It is pretty rare to find a frosted cereal that contains less than 10g of sugar per serving – as I can attest to in the following post I wrote – Do Frosted Flakes Have A Lot of Sugar? 14 Brands Ranked.

2. Kellogg’s Cinnamon Sugar Krispies – 15g of Total Sugar

Again, it shouldn’t come as another huge surprise that the Kellogg’s Rice Krispies variety that contains “sugar” in the name is the other highest sugar Rice Krispies variety. There are 15g of total sugar in a serving of Kellogg’s Cinnamon Sugar Krispies.

3. Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies – 13g of Total Sugar

Kellogg’s chocolate version of Rice Krispies is another higher sugar variety, clocking in at 13g of total sugar per serving.

4. Kellogg’s Rainbow Krispies – 12g of Total Sugar

The other highest sugar Kellogg’s Rice Krispy variety is their Rainbow Krispies. Kellogg’s Rainbow Krispies contain 12g of sugar per serving.

If you avoid frosted, rainbow, cinnamon sugar, or chocolate Rice Krispies, your bowl of Rice Krispies should be fairly low in sugar. Basically, just stick the original Rice Krispies.

5. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies with Red & Blue Krispies – 4g of Total Sugar

The one “exciting” variety of Rice Krispies I came across that is lower in sugar is “Rice Krispies with Red & Blue Krispies”. This variety contains 4g of total sugar per serving, which is the same sugar content as their original Rice Krispies.

I mean I guess if the main difference is just some red and blue food dye it makes sense that the sugar content has remained the same.

6. Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – 4g of Total Sugar

The OG of Rice Krispies aka Kellogg’s Rice Krispies is actually fairly low in sugar, by cereal standards. There are 4g of total sugar per serving of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. To put this in context this is a tad higher than the sugar content of original Cheerios (Are Cheerios High In Sugar And Are There Any Sugar-Free Cheerio Alternatives?) but much lower than the sugar content of Frosted Flakes (Do Frosted Flakes Have A Lot of Sugar? 14 Brands Ranked) and Cinnamon Toast Crunch (What Are The Lowest Sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch Options?).

There is added sugar in Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, so if you are looking for a totally sugar-free rice crispies option (it exists!) keep reading.

7. Market Pantry Rice Breakfast Cereal – 4g of Total Sugar

Target’s own brand (Market Pantry) of rice breakfast cereal contains added sugar and has the same total sugar content per serving as Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, coming in at 4g of total sugar.

8. 365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Brown Rice Crisps Cereal – 2g of Sugar

*Half the Sugar Content as Rice Krispies*

If you are looking for a rice crispy option that still contains some added sugar for sweetness but that contains less than 4g of sugar per serving, then you should check out 365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Brown Rice Crisps Cereal. 365’s Rice Crisps Cereal is sweetened with sugar but contains half the sugar content as Rice Krispies.

365’s Organic Brown Rice Crisps Cereal contains 2g of sugar per serving.

9. One Degree Sprouted Brown Rice Crisps Organic Cereal – 1g of Total Sugar

*Best Lightly Sweetness Rice Crispies Cereal*

If you are looking for a rice crispy cereal that is sweetened but still contains a very small amount of sugar, then my main number one recommendation is One Degree Sprouted Brown Rice Crisps. These rice crisps are sweetened with organic coconut sugar yet contain just 1g of total sugar per serving.

You can check them out for yourself on Amazon here.

10.  The Real Cereal Company Organic Brown Rice Crisps Cereal – 0g of Total Sugar

*Best Sugar-Free Rice Crispies Cereal*

My number 1 recommendation for a sugar-free rice crispy cereal option is from The Real Cereal Company. Their organic brown rice crisps cereal is just made with…drum roll please…organic brown rice. And that is it! So of course, the sugar content per serving is 0g of sugar. How awesome is that?

You can try this sugar-free rice cereal for yourself from Amazon here.

Sugar In Rice Krispies F&Q

Is Rice Krispies Cereal High in Sugar?

Rice Krispies are fairly low in sugar, compared to other breakfast cereals.

How Much Sugar is in a Bowl of Rice Krispies?

There are 4g of total sugar in a serving of original Rice Krispies.

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Are Rice Krispies Low in Sugar? Are There Any Sugar-Free Options? – The Final Bite

Are Rice Krispies low in sugar? What have we learned from the above? Well, when it comes to cereals Rice Krispies can be low in sugar. In fact, they can be sugar-free. It all depends on what type and brand you pick. For example, some of the more “exciting” Rice Krispies like “frosted” or “cinnamon” can be higher in sugar. However, you can find sugar-free Rice Krispie-style cereals. For example, The Real Cereal Company brown rice crisps cereal (entry no. 10) contains 0g of sugar and is made just from organic brown rice. Pretty amazing.

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