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Thank you! ! I specifically searched the web for this reason. My urine smells like Honey Smacks when I eat them. This article validates and confirms my experience with others.
Why is "Kellogg's" italicized? —tregoweth 19:38, Nov 4, 2004 (UTC)
why does kellogg's site not have smacks on it?
I looked pretty thoroughly and found nothing about these groups or any article supporting this claim that didn't cite the wikipedia article as its reference. Methinks this was a jokester from ytmnd during the brief Dig 'Em fad over there.--Doom Music 19:55, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
"In Europe, they have always been known as Smacks."
Honey Smacks and Smacks were two different cereals at least in the UK. Smacks were just like Quaker Sugar Puffs, and Honey Smacks were similar but with added honey or something. I only recall seeing Smacks in Kellogg's variety packs (some of which also contained Honey Smacks), whereas I remember having Honey Smacks out of boxes that contain a lot more than half a serving. And for the record, Honey Smacks were advertised on TV over here with a parody of I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ("My Kellogg's Honey Smacks, you know that I love you....") -- Smjg 21:16, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
After eating this cereal your urine will smell like the cereal, much like Asparagus. Think its worth a mention somewhere in the article, maybe not what anyone will expect to see but it is an interesting fact. P.S. Dont believe me? Eat a bowl right before you goto bed, when you wakeup and go to the bathroom, take a wiff, its not pretty but it does smell like the cereal.--Azslande 04:15, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Well, I added it, but Mipadi removed it, claiming Not Encyclopedic before discussing the matter, if no one comments within a week, I will re-add it.--Azslande 06:58, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes, but it is a fact of the cereal, something uncommon about it that is noteworthy. It is mentioned in the Asparagus article, why not here? Sure the mechanic's of why Asparagus alerts the smell is better known, but why should it be mentioned there and not here?--Azslande 22:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
LOL this arguement is ridiculous
I vote to add the urine thing. I would never look up Honey Smacks on Wikipedia... except when I noticed this strange effect. Not talked about scientifically anywhere on the web. I spent an hour searching. Maybe someone will see it and do the research for verification. 160.39.177.112 (talk) 04:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
This is bullshit and I tell you why. I have been eating these forever but just today noticed the effect. I googled a bit to no avail then I was like "I bet the Wiki knows" It wasnt mentioned but then I thought "I bit some dick heads thought it wasnt important got edited out and talking about it here" sure enough... In some way shape or form it needs to be mentioned. 68.226.119.201 09:38, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
I have to add my 2 cents. I contacted them to get a straight answer, they didn't have one. Here's the reply - "Regarding your concerns as why your urine smells like Honey Smacks after eating them. Different foods are processed differently in the body and can be affected by combination of foods eaten and the amount of liquid consumed. We do not have a specific answer for why you are experiencing this but if you have concerns you should visit your physician."Swarms 16:46, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
I ate a bowl of honey smacks at like 1130 a week ago and went to bed at 12. I woke up this morning and it smelt soooo much like honey smacks!...but i love that cereal so after smelling urine I proceeded to go down the stairs and eat an even bigger bowl. That process continued 2-3 times per day until today. Just figured i would put it out there —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.46.223.156 (talk) 22:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
This discussion is absolutely ludicrous. Seriously. Aitherion —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.150.239 (talk) 01:49, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Contrary to what some may believe, the cereal Honey Smacks actually does contain a sweetened wheat ingredient that causes the urine to smell sweet, also sometimes called "sweet wheat." Like asparagus, the body can not digest this "sweet wheat" and ejects it using the kidneys, hence urine could smell like the cereal after eating it. Like alcohol and garlic, it could also be evaporated by the lungs (garlic breath, liquor reek, etc.). This concept regarding the body and chemistry is very bizarre and very possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.5.147.2 (talk) 14:46, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
For what it's worth...I came here in 2019 by googling this effect myself! ►Chris NelsonHolla! 17:59, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
I have to give an expert opinion here. While I understand that to some folks, talking about how a food makes your urine smell may seem trivial at best, and vulgar at its worst. However, this is both an appropriate and needed addition to the wiki article.
While there are many small proteins that are excreted from the kidneys without being metabolized (inulin is a common one used for medical testing), those that smell are far less common. Additionally, those that impart a sweet odor can mistakenly be taken as a sign of diabetes mellitus (which itself implies a sweet urine).
In my search online for a reason for urine smell after eating this cereal, one of the chief replies by the lay person was that this was a sign of diabetes. While sweet smelling urine may occur after an individual eats a high carbohydrate meal in the presence of diabetes, if it happens exclusively with this cereal then it is highly unlikely that it would be due to diabetes.
I would propose that including this information in the Wikipedia article would be information that would be quite helpful to those with concern or even mere curiosity regarding this distinct urinary occurrence.
Finally, I can assure you that as this information is unlikely to ever be found in medical references, if it is not included in a publicly available encyclopedic reference it will forever be doomed to misinterpretation by the layman posting in Reddit and misguidance of the readership in these non-reviewed sources.
- A well meaning family physician and recognized subject matter expert on diabetes evaluation and management DVHNYCT (talk) 00:37, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
The asparagus article has a nice breakdown of the metabolites that cause the urine smell: Asparagus#Chemistry. Is there similar research on Smacks? / edg ☺ ☭ 23:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
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In the 70s they were named Super Sugar Smacks, not just Sugar Smacks. Lots of references to this name on Google, but nothing citable...
Sbs9 (talk) 02:02, 3 April 2010 (UTC) It was Super Sugar Crisp. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.21.103 (talk) 19:20, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
What about publishing this news in the article? That's the official source. --Razzairpina (talk) 23:08, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
Article currently claims that
The original mentioning this mascot reads here with the text:
Smacks weren't well-known on the UK market in the mid-80s; I remember coming across them around that time and thinking something like "Huh? Never knew that Kellogg's did a version of Sugar Puffs". But I do remember it had a frog on the front. And the cereal I remember having a bee mascot was "Honey Nut Loops" which I think came out a bit later.
None of my memories are citable, obviously; the point is that they contradict someone else's equally uncited claim. I suspect that the original is a confused, incorrect memory and the later version is a half-baked correction of it.
Regardless, I'll assume that it's okay to remove the uncited "UK" section at some point if citations haven't been added after a reasonable amount of time.