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Kellogg's® Special K®

Kellogg's® Special K® Original Cereal

  • Special K® Original Cereal pairs well with fruits and milk—your breakfast, your way!
  • Ingredients include rice, wheat gluten, sugar, and a boost from essential vitamins and minerals.
  • Superfans rave—over 397 five-star reviews and eating it for more than 60 years is no joke.
  • Care about details? Full nutrition info is a click away via SmartLabel.
  • Comes in multiple pack sizes and stays fresh thanks to BHT packaging.

Special K® Original Cereal is your new morning staple. Pair it with bananas, raspberries, or strawberries—or just your favorite splash of ice-cold milk. Jump into every day with a bowl as original as you are. Ingredients pack a crisp punch: rice, wheat gluten, sugar, and a power-up from essential vitamins and minerals. Want nutrition stats? Easy. Click through to SmartLabel for the full lowdown. Fans are wild for it—397 five-star reviews and loyal eaters for more than 60 years! Ready to snack adventure? Treat yourself to a classic.

Kellogg's® Special K® Original Cereal

Special K® Original Cereal lives up to its name. It goes with everything: banana, raspberries, strawberries, or just a splash of your favorite ice-cold milk. Truly an original. It's a perfect breakfast to start your day.

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 9.6oz

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Nutrition

Ingredients

Rice, wheat gluten, sugar, defatted wheat germ, contains 2% or less of salt, malt flavor. Vitamins and Minerals: Reduced iron, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), niacinamide, vitamin E acetate, beta-carotene, folic acid, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin D3, vitamin B12. BHT added to packaging for freshness.

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54 reviews with 2 stars.
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Overall Rating

3.7
443 out of 642 (69%) reviewers recommend this product

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Florida
1 out of 5 stars.

Rock-Like Pieces

12 days ago
I can't eat this anymore. It used to be my favorite cereal, but for the past few months there have been hard, rock-like pieces that hurt my teeth! It's like the quality control has gone downhill.
Helpful?
Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
12 days ago
Consumer Care
We are sorry that you found hard pieces in your cereal and would like to assist you right away. Please look for our email from us or call us at 1-800-962-1413 Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Time.
Portland, OR
5 out of 5 stars.

Original Special K - higher protein and less sugar

21 days ago
I love the original and buy it all the time although it's getting harder to find. I want a cereal high in protein with less added sugar and the original Special K has been my go-to for decades. Please make it more available. Your specialty flavors are too sweet and lower in protein.
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Madison, WI
1 out of 5 stars.

Rock-like bits

26 days ago
The past two boxes of Special K (original) that we have purchased have hard, rock-like bits in it. I almost chipped a tooth. Why is it different?

No, I do not recommend this product.

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Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
26 days ago
Consumer Care
We are sorry that you found hard, rock-like bits in your cereal and would like to assist you right away. Please look for our email from us or call us at 1-800-962-1413 Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5:30 pm Eastern Time.
Little Rock Arkansas
5 out of 5 stars.
28 days ago
I have been eating a bowl of special K original cereal for over 25 years. This morning it had several burned looking pieces of cereal in my box. What’s going on?

Yes, I recommend this product.

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Las Vegas, Nevada
2 out of 5 stars.

Bring back the excellent Original Special K cerea

29 days ago
I have been a Special K original cereal fan for many years. Unfortunately the last six boxes have not been great. The quality is very poor. I am having the same issues as other people. cereal is very hard. Please address this and improve it. I love my original cereal

No, I do not recommend this product.

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Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
26 days ago
Consumer Care
We hear and value your comments about our Kellogg's® Special K® Original Cereal. We always strive to better ourselves and continue to do so with feedback like yours. We are sending you an email as we would like to make this up to you.
2 out of 5 stars.

What is Different?

a month ago
This has been my morning thing for 45 years and the last year or so I've encountered really hard pieces in my cereal. Almost rock hard and gets lodged in between my teeth. I don't want to change. I may have to.
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Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
a month ago
Consumer Care
We're sorry to learn that you found hard pieces in your cereal. So we can learn more about your experience and help, we are sending you an email.
Texas
1 out of 5 stars.

Tooth hazard

a month ago
Way too many hard little rock-like pieces. Almost every bite has them.
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Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
a month ago
Consumer Care
I'm sorry to learn that your cereal had some hard pieces. This is unusual, and we would like to help. Please look for an email from us so we can replace your product. We're confident that your next experience will be much better.
2 out of 5 stars.

Chipped Tooth

a month ago
I thought it was the norm to have hard pieces of Special K cereal until I started reading reviews. This is my favorite cereal. Last month I bite down and chipped off part of a tooth. So far no toothache.
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Response from WK Kellogg North America LLC:
a month ago
Consumer Care
I apologize for your experience while eating our Kellogg's® Special K® Original Cereal and am glad you left a comment. We would like to discuss this with you as soon as possible. Look for an email from us and click the link to reply or call us at 1-800-962-1413 Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm Eastern Time.
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