Hearts - power to bring things to life. Shooting Stars - power to fly. Horseshoes - power to speed things up. Clovers - luck, but you will never know what kind of luck you'll get. Blue Moons - power of invisibility.

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Cornstarch, Dextrose, Water, Gelatin, Contains Less Than 2% Of Tetrasodium Diphosphate (Whipping Aid), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1.

The unicorn, which will replace the hourglass marshmallow, was chosen after the company solicited suggestions on social media. And while Lucky Charms have been increasingly popular with adults in recent years, it was ultimately the suggestions of children that stood out.

With a splash of milk, white marshmallows dramatically transform to reveal the true colors of Lucky's new charms - a yellow dragon, pink dragon, dragon egg and flame.

Inspired by circus peanuts Lucky Charms cereal debuted in 1964 with bells, fish, arrowheads, clovers, and x-shaped oat pieces alongside marshmallows shaped like green clovers, pink hearts, orange stars, and yellow moons. The cereal was created by product developer John Holahan.

Hearts, Stars, and Horseshoes. Clovers and Blue Moons. Unicorns, Rainbows, and Tasty Red Balloons. Plus, crunchy, oat cereal pieces, too!

A typical marshmallow contains sugar, corn syrup, and gelatin, plus some air. That's it. “A marshmallow is basically a foam that's stabilized by gelatin,” says Richard Hartel, a food engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In marshmallows, the foam is made up of air suspended in a liquid sugar mixture.

With its white horse-like body and single spiralling horn, the unicorn is a symbol of purity, innocence and power in Celtic mythology.

General Mills Inc., the Minneapolis-based company that makes Lucky Charms, Cheerios and other cereals, said it's aware of those reports and takes them seriously.

Different civilizations including the Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians made and wore charms. The Babylonians are believed to be the first people to wear charms on a bracelet around 700 BC. Egyptians started using charms as early as 3000 BC.

It is believed the four-leaf clover represents hope, faith, love, and luck. People in the United States have many symbols for luck, from knocking on wood, horseshoes to ladybugs. In the US it is believed a rabbit's foot is a symbol of luck.

7 charms or lucky charms to put luck on your side!

• The ladybug. The legend that the ladybugs would bring good luck dates back to the Middle Ages.
• The four-leaf clover.
• The horseshoe.
• Rabbit's Foot.
• Thrush.
• The number 13.
• Stones.