A starting-point cereal ranking
Audited by adult taste buds, not childhood memory — including the milk it leaves behind. Your list goes above.
SCinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms
AFrosted Flakes, Cocoa Puffs, Honey Nut Cheerios, Fruity Pebbles
BReese's Puffs, Froot Loops, Cap'n Crunch, Frosted Mini-Wheats
CRice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran, Special K
DGrape-Nuts, Fiber One
Cinnamon Toast Crunch survives the adult rebuy test better than any other sugar cereal, and the leftover cinnamon milk is worth half a tier on its own.
Sugar nostalgia vs. the adult rebuy test
Cereal rankings are childhood memories audited by adult taste buds. Cinnamon Toast Crunch survives the audit — the swirl holds up. Others coast on mascot equity until you actually rebuy a box. The milk-endgame is a legitimate criterion: Cocoa Puffs and Fruity Pebbles earn tier bumps for flavored milk alone, while Frosted Mini-Wheats win the soggy-resistance bracket. And there is always one adult-cereal partisan defending Raisin Bran's B-tier honor against a wall of marshmallow lobbyists.