The character has been featured in advertising since 1963. He exhibits the ability to smell Froot Loops from great distances and invariably locates a concealed bowl of the cereal while intoning, "Follow your nose! It always knows!", sometimes followed by "The flavor of fruit!

There were even reports that Kellog's, the creators of Froot Loops, changed the name from Fruit to Froot after a lawsuit settled that because the product doesn't actually contain any fruit, it couldn't bear the same name. 'I was scratching my head because I wasn't even aware that it's now called 'Froot Loops'.

Plenty claim this change happened during their childhood, while others say they just noticed it in recent months. But the truth is it's been called 'Froot Loops' since it was released in the '60s, despite some reports suggesting Kellogg's changed the name from Fruit to Froot after a lawsuit.

Kellogg's introduced Froot Loops in 1963. Originally, there were only red, orange and yellow loops; green, blue and purple loops were added during the 1990s, with blue being introduced last in 1996.

Meaning of fruit loop in English someone who is silly or strange: He came across as being a complete fruit loop. His supporters are thought of as a bunch of fruit loops. Fewer examples. How could anyone be such a fruit loop?

Fruity means sexually suggestive and loopy means crazy. According to Google Ngram Viewer, it was first recorded in 1960s. Also note that fruit can be a disparaging word for gay people in Britain. As per Green's Dictionary of slang, fruit loop has also been used to mean a homosexual man or woman in 1989.

“Froot Loops is an excellent source of many essential vitamins and minerals and it is also a good source of fiber with only 12 grams of sugar,” said Celeste A. Clark, senior vice president of global nutrition for Kellogg's, which makes Froot Loops.

Meaning of fruit loop in English someone who is silly or strange: He came across as being a complete fruit loop. His supporters are thought of as a bunch of fruit loops. Fewer examples. How could anyone be such a fruit loop?

cereal Sweetened multi-grain cereal with marshmallow pieces.

Etymology. Perhaps from fruity and loopy, possibly influenced by the Froot Loops brand of breakfast cereal.

Toucan Sam has been the official mascot of Froot Loops cereal since 1963.

Kellogg's officially states that Froot Loops were first released in 1963 and makes no mention of the legal battle over the product's fruit content. Froot Loops may have as much sugar as candy, but none of it comes from real fruit. In fact, the cereal is primarily sweetened with just that - straight-up sugar.