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'''Cocoa Puffs''' is a [[brand]] of [[chocolate]]-flavored [[puffed grain]] [[breakfast cereal]], manufactured by [[General Mills]].<ref>[http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=682 Cocoa Puffs information]</ref> Introduced in 1958, the cereal consists of small orbs of corn, oats and rice flavored with cocoa. Essentially, Cocoa Puffs are [[Kix (cereal)|Kix]] cereal with chocolate flavoring (similarly, [[Trix (cereal)|Trix]] was, for most of its existence, Kix plus fruit flavoring and coloring). Kix cereal is produced in the same factories as Cocoa Puffs, but differs in density and circumference. |
'''Cocoa Puffs''' is a [[brand]] of [[chocolate]]-flavored [[puffed grain]] [[breakfast cereal]], manufactured by [[General Mills]].<ref>[http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=682 Cocoa Puffs information]</ref> Introduced in 1958, the cereal consists of small orbs of corn, oats and rice flavored with cocoa. Essentially, Cocoa Puffs are [[Kix (cereal)|Kix]] cereal with chocolate flavoring (similarly, [[Trix (cereal)|Trix]] was, for most of its existence, Kix plus fruit flavoring and coloring). Kix cereal is produced in the same factories as Cocoa Puffs, but differs in density and circumference. |
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Cocoa Puffs are sold in Canada, Latin America, Mexico, and Europe under the [[Nesquik]] brand, |
Cocoa Puffs are sold in Canada, Latin America, Mexico, and Europe under the [[Nesquik]] brand, due to a partnership between [[Nestlé]] and General Mills. |
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A Cocoa Puffs box, 2001.
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| Type | Breakfast cereal |
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Created by | General Mills |
| Main ingredients | Whole grain corn, sugar, corn syrup, cornmeal, canola and or rice bran oil, cocoa solids processed with alkali |
| Variations | multiple |
| Other information | Lucky Charms, Trix (cereal), Kix (cereal), Count Chocula |
Cocoa Puffs is a brandofchocolate-flavored puffed grain breakfast cereal, manufactured by General Mills.[1] Introduced in 1958, the cereal consists of small orbs of corn, oats and rice flavored with cocoa. Essentially, Cocoa Puffs are Kix cereal with chocolate flavoring (similarly, Trix was, for most of its existence, Kix plus fruit flavoring and coloring). Kix cereal is produced in the same factories as Cocoa Puffs, but differs in density and circumference.
Cocoa Puffs are sold in Canada, Latin America, Mexico, and Europe under the Nesquik brand, due to a partnership between Nestlé and General Mills.
On several occasions, Cocoa Puffs boxes stated that they are made with real Hershey's chocolate.[2]
In December 2009, General Mills announced that it would cut the sugar in 10 cereals including Cocoa Puffs to less than 10 grams of sugar per serving. This could represent a 25% decline in the sugar content from the original level and 18% from the 2009 level of 11 grams per serving.[3]
A cereal bar of Cocoa Puffs has been made. A layer of dried, sweetened condensed milk is added to the bottom, and marketed as a substitute for a bowl of milk and cereal.
The newest addition was introduced in the summer of 2008, Cocoa Puffs Combos, which consists of the recognizable chocolate puffs with vanilla puffs. Unlike original Cocoa Puffs, the Combos cereal does not contain cocoa. Instead, it contains artificial, imitation cocoa.
The mascot of Cocoa Puffs is Sonny the Cuckoo Bird, introduced in 1962, whose catchphrase is "I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!".[4] In the commercials, Sonny attempts to concentrate on a normal task but ends up coming across some reference to Cocoa Puffs themselves (usually described by the adjectives "munchy, crunchy, chocolatey") and bursts with enthusiasm, exclaiming, "I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!"
Sonny's name comes from the original format for the commercials, in which he was paired with his grandfather. Rather than proper names, they always referred to each other as "Gramps" and "Sonny." When the grandfather was dropped from the ads, "Sonny" remained as the character's name. In those original spots, both Sonny and Gramps were voiced by Chuck McCann. In 2010, Gramps returned to the Cocoa Puffs ads, again voiced by McCann.
Sonny was designed by Gene Cleaves; animation pioneer "Grim" Natwick, of Fleischers' Betty Boop history, also contributed to the early images of Sonny and Gramps, according to then-contemporaries who collaborated with Natwick during his 100-year career.[5] Sonny was originally depicted as wearing a pink-and-white striped shirt, then in 1995 was redesigned, this time wearing a varsity jacket and being given a more Disney-esque appearance. In 2004, he was redesigned in a more simplistic fashion, this time without clothing.
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