Apple Jacks Dye

Kellogg Will Remove Artificial Food Dyes from All Cereals by 2027 Kids' cereal favorites like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks may look a little less colorful soon, as Kellogg phases out artificial food dyes. #6: Apple Jacks This one was really surprising to me - unlike most of the other cereals on this list, Apple Jacks don't have, like, neon colors. You know? I guess that lulled me into thinking that they were a bit healthier and had less of these artificial dyes.

Nope - Apple Jacks has. The other day Kellogg's posted a picture of original Apple Jacks from the 1960's on Instagram, which just proves that their cereals are MORE TOXIC than ever. Not only did the original version of Apple Jacks have a MUCH shorter ingredient list But they contained fewer artificial dyes (AKA certified colors) and NO natural flavors.

The ingredients of Apple Jacks at the time of this article are found below. We underlined all the dyes used which include red, yellow, and blue synthetic dyes. While the dyes are unnecessary, they help make the cereal more appealing and appetizing to consumers.

Yet cereals such as Froot Loops and Apple Jacks still contain Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1 and Yellow 6. In October, protesters demanded that WK Kellogg Co. remove artificial dyes from cereals such as Apple Jacks and Froot Loops.

A recent post on social media claimed that artificial food dyes like Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3 in Swedish Fish, Candy Corn, Apple Jacks and Tropicana Twister are derived from petroleum and have adverse effects on health. Facebook Archive Fact Check. However, products such as Froot Loops and Apple Jacks continue to contain synthetic dyes like Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, and Yellow 6.

WK Kellogg Co. will remove synthetic dyes from its cereals, including Froot Loops and Apple Jacks, by the end of 2027. The company said 85% of its sales are in foods that don't contain the dyes.

A closer look at why hundreds of people are protesting WK Kellogg over added food dyes in breakfast cereals sold in the U.S.