Quisp

This saucer-shaped corn & oat cereal rose to legendary status by its nostalgic space-alien mascot and sparseness of its availability.  Super Target stores now have a limited stock, so I decided to find out if Quisp lives up to its legend.

The Facts:
Ingredients: CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, OAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, SALT, NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, BHT (A PRESERVATIVE), RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.


Notable Nutrition Info: Calories: 100; Total Fat: 1.5g; Sodium: 0mg; Potassium: 200mg; Carbohydrates: 25g; Protein: 1g The complete "Nutrition Facts" can be found here.

So how was it?

Quisp is Cap'n Crunch made into circles rather than squares.  The cereal formula is of corn and oat with brown sugar is exactly the same, as well as the color and general texture.  The "flying saucer" shape chews easier than the dense squares of Cap'n Crunch, and while this may lead to earlier sogginess, the cereal retained it's crunch to the end.

So was it worth it?
Yes it was, though Quisp's primary flaw is one shared with its square cousin.  Cap'n Crunch has always had spin-offs, such as Crunch Berries and Peanut Butter Crunch, for a reason - though sweet and tasty, the brown sugar & cornmeal flavor becomes monotonous and via sensory adaptation savor is dulled.  Being the same recipe as Cap'n Crunch, choosing between the two comes down to personal preference about the shape and the density: Cap'n Crunch's (relatively) dense squares or Quisp's lighter saucers. I prefer the saucers.

Final Grade: A-