While you may recognize many popular cereal names from the U.S. market - Cheerios, Mini-Wheats and Froot Loops all come to mind - if you visit other parts of the world, you may peruse grocery store shelves and see some names you don't recognize. Gasp! You mean, you can find cereals that actually aren't produced for North American customers? Believe it.

The list below provides a tiny sampling of the foreign breakfast cereals you probably haven't heard of if you haven't spent time in supermarkets around the world.

Force
Originally produced in the U.S. in 1901, Force cereal was the first wheat flake cereal to sell successfully. It started as a creation of Force Food Company and became recognizable thanks to the signature cartoon character, Sunny Jim. In fact it was the character and the surrounding advertising campaigns that made the cereal a success.

The original owner of the company that introduced Force eventually lost the business, and ownership of the brand changed several times as a result. In 1910, Force was one of several American cereals to be imported into Britain, where it became hugely successful, peaking in 1930 with sales of 12.5 million boxes. While the cereal was re-introduced to the U.S. market in 1932, it was not successful. Force is now manufactured in the UK for domestic sale and belongs to a subsidiary of the Nestle company. There are no longer advertising campaigns run for the cereal.

Golden Nuggets
While Golden Nuggets was a popular cereal on U.S. store shelves in the 1970s, the Nestle-owned product is now available only in the UK.

The original slogan for the Golden Nuggets advertising campaign was, "They Taste Yeee Haa!!"

Koko Krunch
Koko Krunch is a chocolaty cereal marketed and sold in Asia. It's especially popular among children in Indonesia and is manufactured in the Philippines.

The "Koko" part of the name begins with "ko" (as opposed to "co") because the cartoon character mascot for the cereal is a koala bear.

Koko Krunch is made from a combination of corn, wheat and oats, and is said to be a good source of carbohydrates and protein.

Uncle Toby's VitaBrits
Uncle Toby is a popular guy in Australia - or at least his brand of cereal is anyway. These VitaBrits contain 99 per cent whole grains and are therefore high in fiber. They are also low fat and contain no added sugar. For those who enjoy their cereal as natural as possible, the VitaBrits are processed as minimally as possible.

If VitaBrits don't sound appealing, you can always try another one of Uncle Toby's offerings, including Vita Weeties, Bran Plus, oats or even muesli bars.

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