Cap'n Crunch is a cereal brand owned by Quaker Oats Company (a subsidiary of PepsiCo). The cereal is made up of sweetened corn and oat breakfast cereal in a crunch shape. The cereal mascot is known as Cap'n Crunch, a cartoon character who wears a blue naval captain's uniform and a hat with a 'C' on it.
Cap'n Crunch cereal was introduced in 1963 by Quaker Oats Company.
John Draper, a former naval officer, developed the cereal's name, character, and recipe.
Cap'n Crunch was one of the first cereals to use an oil coating to deliver its flavor and crunch.
The brand has gone through many changes and introduced various flavors over the years, including peanut butter crunch, cinnamon crunch, and chocolatey crunch.
Cap'n Crunch has also been featured in various marketing campaigns and spin-off merchandise such as video games, comic books, and clothing.
A cereal brand by Kellogg's that consists of fruit-flavored loop-shaped cereal pieces.
A cereal brand introduced by General Mills that consists of squares made of cinnamon and sugar.
A cereal brand by General Mills that features marshmallow shapes mixed with toasted oat cereal.
The original sweetened corn and oat breakfast cereal with a crunch shape.
A variation of Cap'n Crunch with a peanut butter flavor.
A variation of Cap'n Crunch with added fruit-flavored berry-shaped pieces.
The ingredients in Cap'n Crunch are corn flour, sugar, oat flour, brown sugar, palm and/or coconut oil, salt, reduced iron, yellow 5, niacinamide, zinc oxide, yellow 6, thiamin mononitrate, BHT, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, and folic acid.
No, Cap'n Crunch contains wheat and is not gluten-free.
Cap'n Crunch was introduced in 1963, making it over 50 years old.
Cap'n Crunch is high in sugar and low in nutritional value. However, the cereal is fortified with vitamins and minerals.
The Cap'n Crunch mascot is a cartoon character named Cap'n Horatio Magellan Crunch, who wears a blue naval captain's uniform and a hat with a 'C' on it.