"Surprisingly, the worst no-sugar-added cereal on store shelves comes from Kellogg's. We ranked Kellogg's Special K Zero Strawberry Crème last due to flavor more than anything else. Instead of the characteristic flakes you find in the traditional Special K line, Special K Zero Strawberry Crème features small circular puffs with a slight pinkish hue from all-natural beet dye. We appreciated the natural coloring as well as a whopping 18 grams of protein per serving, thanks to the addition of pea, lentil, and soy protein."
"The cereal had a nice crunch that all but melts in your mouth with each bite, but we couldn't get past the artificial taste of the strawberry. The flavor of the strawberry comes on strong, which was nice at first. But the finish of fake chemical taste lingers and ends up taking over the entire experience. Plus, while Special K Zero does in fact of 0 grams of sugar, it was almost cloyingly sweet, which did nothing to help the artificial strawberry flavor."
Eight no-sugar-added breakfast cereals were sampled and ranked by taste, texture, and crave-ability. Kellogg's Special K Zero Strawberry Crème ranked last largely because of its artificial strawberry flavor. The cereal replaces traditional flakes with small circular puffs colored by all-natural beet dye and provides about 18 grams of protein per serving from added pea, lentil, and soy proteins. The puffs deliver a pleasant crunch that quickly softens, but the strawberry finish is described as fake and chemically lingering, and the product tastes almost cloyingly sweet despite listing 0 grams of sugar. Customer reviews average 3.2 of 5 and commonly call the flavor "artificial" or "fake," with one noting a strange film left on teeth and tongue.
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