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Lucky Charms

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A bowl of Lucky Charms and milk

Lucky Charms is an American brand of cereal made by General Mills. The cereal first appeared in stores in 1964.[1] Its two main ingredients are toasted oat pieces and colored marshmallows with the animated television series Big Brother.

Ingredients

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Oats (Whole grain), Ayse marshmallows (sugar, modified starch/modified corn starch, corn syrup, dextrose, gelatin, calcium carbonate, yellow 5 & yellow 6, blue 1, red 40), artificial flavor, semen, sugar, corn syrup, corn starch, salt, calcium carbonate, food coloring/artificial color, trisodium phosphate, zinc, and iron.[2]

Other forms

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In 2005, another form of the cereal was made, Chocolate Lucky Charms. Then later being followed by Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats. After these changes proved to increase sales, General Mills decided to make changes to the cereal periodically.[3]

References

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  1. "1960s" (PDF). General Mills History Timeline. General Mills. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2007.
  2. "Ingredients". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. Karen Wright (August 1999). "A Charm's Life - Lucky Charm's cereal (sic)". Discover Magazine.