Editing Cap'n Crunch (section)

==Variations==
[[File:2020-05-03 09 19 31 A sample of Quaker Oats Cap'n Crunch cereal in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|Cap'n Crunch cereal (original flavor)]]
* '''Cap'n Crunch''': The original Cap'n Crunch cereal is made of sweetened, yellow, square-shaped cereal pieces made by combining corn and oats. The cereal was launched in 1963, bolstered by a successful advertising campaign created by noted animator [[Jay Ward]] and introducing the cereal's longtime naval mascot, Cap'n Crunch.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands |url= https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco01jorg |url-access= registration |last=Jorgensen |first= Janice |year=1994 |publisher=St. James Press |isbn= 1-55862-336-1 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco01jorg/page/99 99–101]}}</ref>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries''': Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries cereal was introduced in 1967 and contained, in addition to the yellow pieces found in the original Cap'n Crunch, spherical red Crunch Berry pieces. There was a version of Crunch Berries available briefly in which the berries, instead of being spherical, were three small berries in a cluster. The Crunch Berry Beast mascot was introduced alongside the cereal. There are currently four Crunch Berry colors: red, green (introduced in 2002), blue, and purple (both introduced in the '90s). All the berry pieces are flavored the same, regardless of color.
* '''Peanut Butter Crunch''': First released in 1969, with a large elephant, Smedley, as its mascot. According to sales charts, this version was the most successful at the time. It consists of peanut butter-flavored [[corn puffs]].
* '''Punch Crunch, Vanilly Crunch, Jean LaFoote's Cinnamon Crunch''': Three more editions were issued in the early 1970s but later discontinued. Punch Crunch was fruit-flavored cereal rings (similar to the [[General Mills]] cereal [[Cheerios]]) introduced in 1973 and the mascot was a sailor suit-clad hippopotamus, Harry S. Hippo.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cereal of the Eighties, Punch Crunch | publisher= | website= Inthe80s.com | url= http://www.inthe80s.com/cereal/punchcrunch0.shtml | access-date= 2008-06-27}}</ref> Jean LaFoote's Cinnamon Crunch featured cinnamon-flavored cereal and was also introduced in 1973 (a reboot of this cereal, consisting of a cinnamon-flavored version of the original Cap'n Crunch pieces, was released in 2024).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyintakeblog.com/2024/01/quaker-oats-expands-recall-to-capn-crunch-products/ | title=Quaker Oats Expands Recall to Cap'n Crunch Products | date=18 January 2024 }}).</ref> Vanilly Crunch was a vanilla-flavored cereal introduced in 1970 with Seadog as its former mascot, who was later replaced with Wilma the White Whale. 
* '''Choco Crunch''': In 1982, a variant called Choco Crunch was introduced. Featuring the mascot Chockle the Blob, this version contained the yellow corn squares plus chocolate-flavored Crunch Berries. 
* '''Chocolatey Crunch''': Consisting of chocolate-flavored corn squares, Chocolately Crunch was Introduced in 2011 and discontinued in July 2016 due to poor sales.
* '''Christmas Crunch''' ('''Holiday Crunch''' in Canada<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Cap-n-Crunch-s-Holiday-Crunch-cereal/6000204013439|title=Cap'n Crunch's Holiday Crunch cereal|work=Walmart.ca|accessdate=November 18, 2023}}</ref>): First released for the 1987 [[Christmas]] holiday season, it contains the signature Cap'n Crunch yellow corn squares with red and green Crunch Berries. Currently, the Crunch Berries are shaped as Christmas-themed items (shapes vary yearly) and the cereal is packaged in a holiday-themed box with the Cap'n wearing a [[Santa Claus]] or winter-themed hat (box color and hat type vary yearly). When the cereal was first introduced, the Crunch Berries were spherical-shaped and the cereal contained a toy or Christmas tree ornament inside the box.<ref>{{cite web | title=From the Cap'n To You! Christmas Crunch | publisher=X-Entertainment | website= x-entertainment.com| url= http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0853/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210041419/http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0853/ | url-status=dead | archive-date= 2013-02-10 | date= 2003-12-12 | access-date=2008-01-06 }}</ref> On a few occasions, the cereal has been packaged with a packed-in food gimmick to add to the cereal, like Jingle Bell Rock pieces that changed the milk's color to red (used in the 1998 version) or sprinkled icing (used in the 1995 version).
* '''Deep Sea Crunch''': A version of the cereal was introduced in 1993, which featured Crunch Berries shaped like sea creatures.  This version was discontinued, but returned in 2009.<ref name= "mrb">{{cite web | website= MrBreakfast.com| title= Cap'n Crunch & Friends Cereal Family | url= http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_family.asp?familyid=11}}</ref>
* '''Oops! All Berries''': First released in 1997, "Oops! All Berries" contains nothing but the berry-flavored Crunch Berries and none of the corn squares.<ref name="mrb"/><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=674 |title=Oops! All Berries (Cap'n Crunch) Cereal |website= MrBreakfast.com |access-date= 2013-06-24}}</ref> 
* '''Halloween Crunch''': A limited edition version of the cereal introduced in 2007, Halloween Crunch includes green Crunch Berries in the form of ghosts.<ref name= "mrb"/>
* '''Galactic Crunch''': A discontinued version which featured space-related shaped marshmallows.<ref name= "mrb"/>
* '''Oops! Choco Donuts''': A discontinued version which featured chocolate-flavored donut-shaped cereal rings with candy sprinkles.<ref name="mrb"/>
* '''Home Run Crunch''': A limited edition version of the cereal was first released in 1995, which featured baseball-related shaped marshmallows, like home plates, caps and mitts. It has the flavor of Crunch Berries, but the pieces of cereal are shaped like bats and balls. It is occasionally reintroduced during the summer season, with the recent versions consisting of the original pieces with the bat and ball-shaped Crunch Berries.<ref name="mrb"/>
* '''Neutron Berries''' featured spherical Crunch Berry pieces shaped like Jimmy Neutron, Goddard, Cindy and the Rocket. Released in 2001 to coincide with the film ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''.
* '''Rugrats Go Wild Berries''' featured spherical Crunch Berry pieces shaped like Eliza, Spike, Chuckie and a Palm Tree which also turns milk blue. Released in 2003 to coincide with the film ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]''.
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Mystery Volcano Crunch''': Red and yellow fruit-flavored Crunch Berries with "'free' packet of lava [[popping candy|rocks that pop]] in milk!".<ref name= "mrb"/>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Oops! Smashed Berries''': "Oops! All Berries" cereal with flat Crunch Berries.<ref name="mrb"/>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's CoZmic Crunch''': Star-shaped Crunch Berries with "orange space dust that turns milk green".<ref name="mrb"/>
* '''Polar Crunch''': A version of the cereal in which the Crunch Berries change color to blue when milk is poured on them.<ref name="mrb"/>
* '''[[Superman]] Crunch''': Featured peanut butter pieces shaped like Superman's insignia's shield, which also turns milk blue. Released in 2006 to coincide with the film ''[[Superman Returns]]''.
* '''Cinnamon Roll Crunch''': Released in 2013.
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Treasures''': Star-shaped crunchy yellow corn and oat rings. Contains half the sugar of regular Cap'n Crunch.<ref>{{cite web| title= Cap'n Crunch Crunch Treasures| url= http://www.cerealwednesday.com/2011/05/11/capn-crunch-crunch-treasures/ | website= CerealWednesday.com | date=May 11, 2011 | access-date= July 13, 2011}}</ref>
* '''Cap'n Crunch Bars''': Later called '''Cap'n Crunch Treats''', these were marshmallow treats similar to [[Rice Krispies Treats]] and came in Cap'n Crunch, Crunch Berries and Peanut Butter Crunch varieties.
* '''Airhead Berries''': Released in 2003. A crossover between [[Airheads (candy)|Airheads candy]] and Cap'n Crunch cereal.<ref>{{cite web| title=Airhead Berries| url=http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=909| website= MrBreakfast.com}}</ref>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Sprinkled Donut Crunch''': Released in 2014. Donut-flavored cereal rings with candy sprinkles.
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Orange Creampop Crunch''': Modeled after nostalgic orange/vanilla [[ice pop]]s.<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www.cerealously.net/limited-edition-capn-crunchs-orange-creampop-crunch/|title=Review: Limited Edition Cap'n Crunch's Orange Creampop Crunch Cereal|first=Dan|last= G|date=June 15, 2016| website= cerealously.net}}</ref>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Blueberry Pancake Crunch''': Released in 2016. Features blue, light blue and white corn and oat puffs with natural and artificial   [[blueberry]] and [[maple syrup]] flavoring.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.cerealously.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Quaker-Capn-Crunch-Blueberry-Pancake-Crunch-Cereal-Box-Review.jpg | title= Quaker Cap'n Crunch Blueberry Pancake Crunch Cereal Box| website= Cerealously.net | publisher=| date= | access-date=}}</ref>
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Chocolatey Berry Crunch''': Released in 2019. A Crunch Berries cereal with chocolate-flavored corn squares and red Crunch Berries.
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Strawberry Shortcake Crunch''': Released in 2019. A Crunch Berries cereal with [[shortcake]]-flavored donut-shaped cereal pieces and red Crunch Berries.
* '''Cap'n Crunch's Red, White & Blue Crunch/Hero Crunch/Freedom Crunch''': Released in 2019. A variant of Oops! All Berries cereal with red, white and blue Crunch Berries (the colors of the [[Flag of the United States|US flag]].)<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/capn-crunch-created-patriotic-red-191600433.html |title= [UPDATE] Cap'n Crunch Is Releasing Red White And Blue Crunch Cereal Just In Time For Fourth Of July|website= yahoo.com | first1= Caitlyn |last1= Fitzpatrick| first2= Savannah |last2= Walsh| date= June 19, 2019| access-date= September 27, 2021}}</ref>
* '''Cotton Candy Crunch''': Released in 2019. A variant of Oops! All Berries cereal with blue and pink Crunch Berries.
* '''Canuck Crunch''': Released in 2021, exclusively in [[Canada]].  A variant of Oops!  All Berries cereal with red and white Crunch Berries (the colours of the [[Canadian flag]]).
* '''Sea Berry Crunch''': Released in 2024. A variant of Oops!  All Berries cereal with ocean blue Crunch Berries, with proceeds from US sales of this variant going to the non-profit organization [[Ocean Conservancy]].