![]() Even if they were, there wouldn’t be enough for a whole box of cereal, not to mention millions of boxes. Certainly, you wouldn’t think that the folks working at Crunch HQ would be eating chocolate donuts for breakfast on the job. So now that the Cap’n is back on the scene, what kind of accident could possibly result in Oops! Choco Donuts? There’s nothing even close to chocolate donuts in any of the other Cap’n Crunch cereals. It was this very accident that convinced him to resume his post as captain and, hence, a more hands-on role. Apparently he was promoted to admiral after years of complaints from fans. ![]() In case you were wondering, the Admiral Crunch referred to above is the same guy as Cap’n Crunch. Sure, it’s a little convoluted, but in the end this story makes some sense. Thankfully, the Admiral had his Art Department slap together a box front for the new cereal, which is now enjoyed by millions. While trying to impress Admiral Crunch, they fought over the control handles, breaking them, and creating Cereal Boxes with JUST Berries. When the Cap’n was promoted, the Quaker Oats Company had to find new Capn’s to fill the positions vacated by the newly promoted Admiral Crunch.ĭuring training at Crunch Headquarters, two new Capn’s - Cap’n Scrinch and Cap’n Munch - were trying to learn how to man the Crunch Berrie and Crunch Biscuit mixing machine that put the two flavors together in the Crunch Berries boxes. This flavor actually stemmed out of the Capn’s promotion to Admiral. According to the Cap’n Crunch FAQ, it went down like this:ĭespite popular belief, ‘Oops! All Berries’ did not come from an incident at Crunch Headquarters with some mischievous kids. But then, in 1997, there was a terrible accident. They are a mixture of the regular yellowish things (biscuits, apparently) with some red things that are flavored like berries. ![]() You see, Cap’n Crunchberries were first introduced in 1967. This is manifestly not the case with the Cap’n’s latest “mistake,” Oops! Choco Donuts. We recommend that you call the OU office every 3 months to reconfirm the DE status of this product.Whether or not you like Cap’n Crunch Oops! All Berries, it’s pretty sensible that an accident at Crunch HQ actually resulted in the cereal. You will not be able to know this, since the OUD kosher symbol will remain the same. Please note that it is possible that the manufacturer will reformulate this product and add a true dairy ingredient. Also, to be a true DE product, the equipment must be properly cleaned of residue after dairy production, and that level of cleanliness is sometimes difficult to maintain and guarantee. Some kashrus agencies use a DE symbol, but the OU has chosen not to use a DE designation because it is felt it may be confusing to the kosher consumer. General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter – DEĪdditional information from the OU: What does DE mean? Parve products made with heat on dairy equipment may be eaten after meat, but not with meat.
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