Kellogg's Frosted Wheats, 600g, Pack of 5

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in Canada, and Toppas in certain European countries; also referred as "Mini-Wheats" in the US) is a breakfast cereal manufactured by WK Kellogg Co (formerly Kellogg's) consisting of shredded wheat cereal pieces and frosting. In the United Kingdom, the Shredded Wheat brand is owned by Cereal Partners, a Nestlé/ General Mills company, although there are many generic versions and variants by different names. Inspired by his observation of a dyspeptic diner blending wheat with cream, he developed a method of processing wheat into strips that were formed into pillow-like biscuits. Add Kellogg's Wheats to your morning routine and try our line of Kellogg's Wheats flavours: Wheats Apricot Cereal, Wheats Blueberry Cereal, and Plain Wheats cereal. It is commonly available in three sizes: original, bite-sized (¾×1 in) and miniature (nearly half the size of the bite-sized pieces).

Henry Perky invented shredded wheat cereal in Denver, Colorado, in 1890, as well as founding the "Cereal Machine Company". However, the larger recommended serving size may mean that you're eating a few grams of extra sugar compared to some of the alternatives. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Food and Drink in American History: A "Full Course" Encyclopedia [3 Volumes]: A "Full Course" Encyclopedia. Since 2007, all Shredded Wheat is made at Staverton, Wiltshire, [8] and the Welwyn Garden City site was shut in 2008.This provoked National Biscuit Company to sue Kellogg for trademark infringement, attempting to enjoin him from using Shredded Wheat as a trade name and from manufacturing the cereal in its pillow-shaped form. In 1920, Henry Perky's son, Scott Henry Perky, developed a round shredded wheat cereal, which he named Muffets. Some manufacturers have produced "filled" versions of the bite-size cereal containing a raisin at the center, or apricot, blueberry, raspberry, cherry, cranberry or golden syrup filling. Perky first sold his shredded wheat cereal to vegetarian restaurants in 1892, distributing it from a factory in Niagara Falls, New York.

Since January 2008, Canadian-produced (plant in Belleville, Ontario) Mini-Wheats are available in Canada and are imported into the US.The biscuits proved more popular than the machines, so Perky moved East and opened his first bakery in Boston, Massachusetts, and then in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1895, retaining the name of The Cereal Machine Company, and adding the name of the Shredded Wheat Company. Canadian production has been at Niagara Falls, Ontario, since 1904 due to nearby hydro-electric power. Shredded Wheat has a particular place in UK popular culture due to a long-running television advertising campaign. Manufacturer Barbara's Bakery, a division of Weetabix Limited, also offers a version of plain shredded wheat.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There was a short stint of television advertisements featuring a Frosted Mini-Wheat biscuit with "split personalities;" the sweet (frosted) side and wheat (shredded grain) side, who argued over who was more popular. I'll have what she's having", which was said by an elderly woman sitting next to a young businesswoman who turned into a 13-year-old girl in front of her).Honey Nut Cheerios have 9 grams of sugar per serving, but its total sugar content in 100 grams is about 32 grams. The original large size Mini-Wheats was renamed "Big Bite" by 2001 and discontinued entirely in 2015. Butterfield, Richard J: The Industrial Archaeology of the Twentieth Century: The Shredded Wheat Factory at Welwyn Garden City in Industrial Archaeology Review: Volume 16 (1994), page 196 ff.