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{{short description|Breakfast cereal containing raisins and bran flakes}}
'''Raisin bran''' is a [[breakfast cereal]] generally consisting of [[wheat]] [[bran]] flakes mixed with [[raisin]]s. It is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names including [[General Mills]]' [[Total (food)|Total Raisin Bran]] and Raisin Nut Bran; and [[Kraft Foods]]' [[Post Cereals|Post Raisin Bran]].
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| creator = Skinner Manufacturing Company
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'''Raisin bran''' ('''sultana bran''' in some countries;<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-sultana.htm
| title = What Is a Sultana?
| publisher = wiseGEEK
| access-date = 2014-03-13
}}</ref> see [[Sultana (grape)|sultana grape]]) is a [[breakfast cereal]] containing [[raisins]] and [[bran flakes]]. Raisin bran is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names, including the popularly known [[Kellogg Company|Kellogg's]] Two Scoops Raisin Bran, [[General Mills]]' [[Total (breakfast cereal)|Total Raisin Bran]], and [[Post Cereals]]' Raisin Bran. Though Raisin Bran is generally perceived as a healthier alternative to more sugary cereals, most popular brands of raisin bran contain high amounts of [[sugar]].<ref name="consumerreports.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/09/cereals-that-aren-t-as-healthy-as-they-sound/index.htm|title=Cereals That Aren't as Healthy as They Sound - Consumer Reports News|website=www.consumerreports.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>


==History==
[[Skinner's Raisin Bran]] was the first brand on the market, introduced in the [[United States]] in [[1926]] by [[U.S. Mills]], best known for the similar [[Uncle Sam Cereal]]. The name "Raisin Bran" was at one time [[trademark]]ed, but widespread use of the term to refer to any bran-and-raisin cereal caused it to become generic, so that it can no longer be subject to trademark protections.
Skinner's Raisin-BRAN was the first raisin bran brand on the market, introduced in the United States in 1926 by the [[Skinner Manufacturing Company]].<ref name=skinner/> For 17 years, Skinner had ownership over the product's name, until [[Kellogg's]] and [[Post Cereal|Post]] began to sell their own versions of raisin bran.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/coffee_break/a-brief-history-of-a-raisin-bran-conflict/article_1f7841d5-4200-5c3d-b7a1-90ffc25d30b6.html|title=A brief history of a raisin bran conflict|last=Dockter|first=Mason|website=Sioux City Journal|date=15 November 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> With concerns of losing money within grocery store sales, Skinner filed a [[Cease and desist|cease-and-desist]] in an attempt to keep ownership over his raisin bran product.<ref name=":1" />


The name "Raisin-BRAN" was at one time trademarked by Skinner, however in 1944 the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] found:
Today, the best known brand is [[Kellogg's]] Raisin Bran, introduced in [[1942]]. It is known for its [[advertising slogan]], "Two scoops of raisins in Kellogg's Raisin Bran" and its [[mascot]], an animated [[sun]] named "Sunny" introduced in [[1966]]. Kellogg's now also markets a variety called Raisin Bran Crunch. Raisin bran is touted for its high [[dietary fiber]] content, but sometimes criticized for containing too much [[sugar]]; raisins naturally contain high levels of [[fructose]].


::''The name "Raisin-BRAN" could not be appropriated as a trade-mark, because: "A name which is merely descriptive of the ingredients, qualities or characteristics of an article of trade cannot be appropriated as a trademark and the exclusive use of it afforded legal protection. The use of a similar name by another to truthfully describe his own product does not constitute a legal or moral wrong, even if its effect be to cause the public to mistake the origin or ownership of the product."''<ref name=skinner>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5583365039982891976&hl=en&as_sdt=400006 Skinner v. Kellogg] 143 F.2d 895. August 4, 1944.</ref>
== External link ==


Now, any brand or manufacturer may create their own version of raisin bran and name it just that.<ref name=":1" />
* [http://www.cereal.com/Breakfast-Cereals/raisinbran.htm Cereal.com]


==Ingredients==
[[Category:Breakfast cereals]]
Ingredients vary from producer to producer, market to market and over time.

In 2020 [[Kellogg's]] raisin bran in the United States contains the following ingredients: whole grain wheat, raisins, wheat bran, sugar, brown sugar syrup, malt flavor, salt, and assorted [[vitamin]]s and minerals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SmartLabel|url=http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000596650#ingredients|access-date=2020-06-17|website=smartlabel.kelloggs.com|archive-date=2020-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618155159/http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000596650#ingredients|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-06-28|title=Raisin Bran Deconstructed - Sugar and Fiber Math|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raisin-bran-deconstructed_b_552981|access-date=2020-06-17|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> The cereal's [[Cholecalciferol|vitamin D3]] supplementation is made from [[lanolin]], which is an animal product, rendering it as a non-vegan [[breakfast cereal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cudmore|first=Dale|date=2019-01-18|title=Is Kellogg's Raisin Bran Cereal Vegan?|url=https://vegfaqs.com/is-kelloggs-raisin-bran-cereal-vegan/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=VegFAQs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-18|title=Animal-Derived Ingredients Resource {{!}} Living|url=https://www.peta.org/living/food/animal-ingredients-list/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=PETA|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Health==
Raisin bran cereal is commonly referred to as a "healthy" breakfast cereal because of its high [[Dietary fiber|fiber]] content, but according to [[Consumer Reports]], Kellogg's Raisin Bran, for example, has a low [[nutrition rating]].<ref name="consumerreports.org"/>

In 1991, Kellogg's complained that the guidelines for the [[USDA]]'s supplemental assistance [[WIC program]] did not allow for the purchase of Kellogg's Raisin Bran for containing too much [[sugar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kellogg Raisin' a Fuss; Cereal Maker Says WIC Food Guidelines Barring Bran as Too Sugary Are All Wet|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1081023.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105221404/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1081023.html|archive-date=2012-11-05|access-date=2008-03-20|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Currently, with 17 grams of sugar per cup, it has a higher content of sugar than [[Lucky Charms]], [[Reese's Puffs]], and [[Cocoa Krispies]] (all known to be "sugary" cereals).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worst Cereals {{!}} Cancer Survivors Network|url=https://csn.cancer.org/node/190799|access-date=2019-11-18|website=csn.cancer.org|date=23 April 2010 }}</ref>

A serving of Kellogg's Raisin Bran provides 80% of the [[Daily Value]] of [[manganese]] and 6% of the Daily Value of [[potassium]], both important nutrients for the body.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SmartLabel|url=http://smartlabel.kelloggs.com/Product/Index/00038000596650|access-date=2020-06-17|website=smartlabel.kelloggs.com}}</ref>

Research suggests that eating commercially produced raisin bran containing sugared raisins produces acid which can lead to cavities, while home-made raisin bran, created by adding plain, unsugared raisins to [[bran flakes]], produces less of this acid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-medical.net/news/20091219/Bran-flakes-with-raisins-and-added-sugar-promote-plaque-acid.aspx|title=Bran flakes with raisins and added sugar promote plaque acid|date=19 December 2009}}</ref>

While Kellogg's sultana bran received 4.5 stars out of 5 on the Australian Government's [[Health Star Rating System]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/food-health-star-ratings-kelloggs-reveals-the-cereal-that-gets-15-stars-20150420-1mop9e.html|title=Food health star ratings: Kellogg's reveals the cereal that gets 1.5 stars|first=Esther|last=Han|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=20 April 2015}}</ref> sugar is the fourth largest ingredient after wheat, sultanas and wheat bran.<ref>https://www.kelloggs.com.au/en_AU/products/sultana-bran-product.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

== Manufacturers ==
{{Globalise|section|date=June 2024}}
Other smaller manufacturers exist worldwide.
* [[Kellogg's]] – Split into the following two companies in 2023:
** Kellanova – While consisting mostly of the snack food business of the original Kellogg's, it continues to manufacture and sell cereals, including raisin bran, outside North America.
** [[WK Kellogg Co]] – The North American cereal division of the original Kellogg's, operating in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
* [[Post Consumer Brands]]
* [[General Mills]]

== See also ==
* {{Annotated link|Muesli}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.postconsumerbrands.com/raisin-bran/ Raisin Bran (Post Consumer Brands)]
* [https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/brands/kellogg-s-raisin-bran-consumer-brand.html Raisin Bran (Kellogg's)] (US)
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* [http://www.scq.ubc.ca/?p=572 A quantitative analysis of Kellogg's Raisin Bran] (Science Creative Quarterly)

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Latest revision as of 04:37, 7 December 2024

Raisin bran
Kellogg's Raisin Bran – Raisins and Toasted Bran Flakes with milk
Alternative namesSultana bran
TypeBreakfast cereal
Place of originUnited States
Created bySkinner Manufacturing Company
Invented1926
Main ingredientsWheat, raisins, wheat bran, sugar, brown sugar syrup (Kellogs, US)[1]
Ingredients generally usedmalt flavour, salt (Kellogs, US)[1]
VariationsSultana bran

Raisin bran (sultana bran in some countries;[2] see sultana grape) is a breakfast cereal containing raisins and bran flakes. Raisin bran is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names, including the popularly known Kellogg's Two Scoops Raisin Bran, General Mills' Total Raisin Bran, and Post Cereals' Raisin Bran. Though Raisin Bran is generally perceived as a healthier alternative to more sugary cereals, most popular brands of raisin bran contain high amounts of sugar.[3]

History

[edit]

Skinner's Raisin-BRAN was the first raisin bran brand on the market, introduced in the United States in 1926 by the Skinner Manufacturing Company.[4] For 17 years, Skinner had ownership over the product's name, until Kellogg's and Post began to sell their own versions of raisin bran.[5] With concerns of losing money within grocery store sales, Skinner filed a cease-and-desist in an attempt to keep ownership over his raisin bran product.[5]

The name "Raisin-BRAN" was at one time trademarked by Skinner, however in 1944 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found:

The name "Raisin-BRAN" could not be appropriated as a trade-mark, because: "A name which is merely descriptive of the ingredients, qualities or characteristics of an article of trade cannot be appropriated as a trademark and the exclusive use of it afforded legal protection. The use of a similar name by another to truthfully describe his own product does not constitute a legal or moral wrong, even if its effect be to cause the public to mistake the origin or ownership of the product."[4]

Now, any brand or manufacturer may create their own version of raisin bran and name it just that.[5]

Ingredients

[edit]

Ingredients vary from producer to producer, market to market and over time.

In 2020 Kellogg's raisin bran in the United States contains the following ingredients: whole grain wheat, raisins, wheat bran, sugar, brown sugar syrup, malt flavor, salt, and assorted vitamins and minerals.[6][7] The cereal's vitamin D3 supplementation is made from lanolin, which is an animal product, rendering it as a non-vegan breakfast cereal.[8][9]

Health

[edit]

Raisin bran cereal is commonly referred to as a "healthy" breakfast cereal because of its high fiber content, but according to Consumer Reports, Kellogg's Raisin Bran, for example, has a low nutrition rating.[3]

In 1991, Kellogg's complained that the guidelines for the USDA's supplemental assistance WIC program did not allow for the purchase of Kellogg's Raisin Bran for containing too much sugar.[10] Currently, with 17 grams of sugar per cup, it has a higher content of sugar than Lucky Charms, Reese's Puffs, and Cocoa Krispies (all known to be "sugary" cereals).[11]

A serving of Kellogg's Raisin Bran provides 80% of the Daily Value of manganese and 6% of the Daily Value of potassium, both important nutrients for the body.[12]

Research suggests that eating commercially produced raisin bran containing sugared raisins produces acid which can lead to cavities, while home-made raisin bran, created by adding plain, unsugared raisins to bran flakes, produces less of this acid.[13]

While Kellogg's sultana bran received 4.5 stars out of 5 on the Australian Government's Health Star Rating System,[14] sugar is the fourth largest ingredient after wheat, sultanas and wheat bran.[15]

Manufacturers

[edit]

Other smaller manufacturers exist worldwide.

  • Kellogg's – Split into the following two companies in 2023:
    • Kellanova – While consisting mostly of the snack food business of the original Kellogg's, it continues to manufacture and sell cereals, including raisin bran, outside North America.
    • WK Kellogg Co – The North American cereal division of the original Kellogg's, operating in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.
  • Post Consumer Brands
  • General Mills

See also

[edit]
  • Muesli – Breakfast dish based on raw rolled oats

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b https://www.raisinbran.com/en_US/raisin-bran-cereal-flavors/kellogg-s-raisin-bran-cereal-product.html?bvstate=pg:7/ct:r [bare URL]
  2. ^ "What Is a Sultana?". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ^ a b "Cereals That Aren't as Healthy as They Sound - Consumer Reports News". www.consumerreports.org. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  4. ^ a b Skinner v. Kellogg 143 F.2d 895. August 4, 1944.
  5. ^ a b c Dockter, Mason (15 November 2017). "A brief history of a raisin bran conflict". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  6. ^ "SmartLabel". smartlabel.kelloggs.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  7. ^ "Raisin Bran Deconstructed - Sugar and Fiber Math". HuffPost. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  8. ^ Cudmore, Dale (2019-01-18). "Is Kellogg's Raisin Bran Cereal Vegan?". VegFAQs. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. ^ "Animal-Derived Ingredients Resource | Living". PETA. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  10. ^ "Kellogg Raisin' a Fuss; Cereal Maker Says WIC Food Guidelines Barring Bran as Too Sugary Are All Wet". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  11. ^ "Worst Cereals | Cancer Survivors Network". csn.cancer.org. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  12. ^ "SmartLabel". smartlabel.kelloggs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  13. ^ "Bran flakes with raisins and added sugar promote plaque acid". 19 December 2009.
  14. ^ Han, Esther (20 April 2015). "Food health star ratings: Kellogg's reveals the cereal that gets 1.5 stars". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. ^ https://www.kelloggs.com.au/en_AU/products/sultana-bran-product.html [bare URL]
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