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Marshmallow Mateys is a brand of cereal produced by the Malt-O-Meal food company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company presented their first line of ready-to-eat cereals in 1965. Marshmallow Mateys consists of marshmallow shapes in various colors.

History
Malt-O-Meal dates back to 1919 when John S. Campbell developed a hot wheat breakfast cereal he called Malt-O-Meal. The company officially adopted the name The Malt-O-Meal Company in 1953. By 1965, the company had entered the ready-to-eat non-hot breakfast sector with the introduction of Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereals. While the company is best know for it's line of hot cereals, it derives a large percentage of its sales from it's 20-plus discount-priced bagged cold cereals - many of which are imitations of better-known national brands.

Competitors
Lucky Charms is another brand of cereal that takes on the look of Marshmallow Mateys, tasting very close to one another, and taking on the same shapes.

Compared to Lucky Charms
(Marshmallow Mateys information listed first, Lucky Charms, second. Presented on a daily value scale.)
 * Calcium - 10% vs. 10%
 * Folic Acid - 50% vs. 50%
 * Iron - 50% vs. 25%
 * Vitamin C - 10% vs. 10%
 * Protein - 2g vs. 2g


 * Average price per pound - $2.20 (Marshmallow Mateys)
 * Average price per pound - $3.17 (Lucky Charms)

Nutritional Facts

 * Calories - 120
 * Calories from Fat - 9
 * Total Fat - 1.0 g % Daily Value - 2%
 * Sodium - 200mg % Daily Value - 8%
 * Total Carbohydrates - 25.0g % Daily Value - 8%
 * Dietary Fiber - 1.0g % Daily Value - 4%
 * Sugars - 13.0g
 * Protein - 2.0g
 * Vitamin A - 10%
 * Vitamin C - 10%
 * Calcium - 10%
 * Iron - 25%