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Cap'n Crunch
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<p>Cap'n Crunch is a <a href="/facts/Maize/lJ6c5xMH">corn</a> and <a href="/facts/Oat/wn3vnCnT">oat</a> <a href="/facts/Breakfast_cereal/UoB6gfz3">breakfast cereal</a> manufactured since 1963 by <a href="/facts/Quaker_Oats_Company/AwDsJ1EB">Quaker Oats Company</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/facts/PepsiCo/eIyvU5fF">PepsiCo</a> since 2001. Since the original product introduction, marketed simply as <i>Cap'n Crunch</i>, Quaker Oats has introduced numerous flavors and seasonal variations, some for a limited time—and currently offers a Cap'n Crunch <a href="/facts/Product_lining/CXJV5fV9">product line</a>. </p><p>The original Cap'n Crunch cereal was developed to recall a recipe of brown sugar and butter over rice. It was one of the first cereals to use an oil coating to deliver its flavoring, which required an innovative baking process. </p>