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Kashi Cereal VS Froot Loops

Kashi Cereal Froot Loops
Verdict DROP IT DROP IT
The Reality A class-action lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Southern District of California identified a range of synthetic and artificial ingredients present in products carrying the 'All Natural' or 'Nothing Artificial' label, including pyridoxine hydrochloride, calcium pantothenate, hexane-processed soy ingredients, ascorbic acid, glycerin, and sodium phosphate. Kellogg settled the suit for $5 million in 2014, agreeing to drop the 'All Natural' and 'Nothing Artificial' claims from the affected products and to reformulate or relabel them nationally, with California purchasers eligible for $0.50 per product with proof of purchase. The real ingredient list (via Open Food Facts, an independent open database) confirms there is no real fruit, fruit juice, or fruit puree in Froot Loops at all — the fruit flavors come entirely from 'natural flavors' (orange, lemon, blueberry, cherry, grape, lime-lemon flavoring) and the colors from artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1), not from any fruit ingredient. Nutritionally, it's 37.5g of sugar per 100g and carries a Nutri-Score of D (poor), the same real database's own quality grade. Separately, federal courts that heard the fruit-content lawsuits ultimately ruled in Kellogg's favor — not because the product contains fruit, but on the narrower legal finding that the invented word 'Froot' (not the real word 'fruit') isn't legally deceptive, since actual fruit doesn't come in loop shapes.
SHORT ANSWER

Kashi Cereal: Kellogg paid $5 million in 2014 to settle a class-action lawsuit and agreed to drop 'All Natural' and 'Nothing Artificial' labeling from Kashi products after plaintiffs identified specific synthetic ingredients, including pyridoxine hydrochloride and hexane-processed soy, actually present in them.

Froot Loops: No — Froot Loops contains no real fruit. Its real, independently verified ingredient list shows the fruit flavors and colors come entirely from natural flavoring and artificial dyes, and it carries a Nutri-Score of D with 37.5g of sugar per 100g.