Kix (cereal) polonium alpha particles striking a zinc sulfide screen. The slogan "Kid Tested. Mother Approved." was introduced in 1978. During the 1980s, television commercials included the jingle "Kids love Kix for what Kix has got. Moms love Kix for what Kix has not," the latter in reference to its claims of no added food coloring or flavors. Kix (cereal) Kix (stylized as "KiX") is a brand of American cold breakfast cereal introduced in 1937 by the General Mills company of Golden Valley, Minnesota. The product is an extruded, expanded puffed-grain cereal made with cornmeal. General Mills introduced Berry Berry Kix in
Sand casting in the mold, allowing the sand particles to expand. They also increase collapsibility and reduce shakeout time. Up to 2% of "cereal binders", such as dextrin, starch, sulphite lye, and molasses, can be used to increase dry strength (the strength of the mold after curing) and improve surface finish. Cereal binders also improve collapsibility and reduce shakeout time because they burn off when the metal is poured. The disadvantage to cereal binders is that they are expensive. Up to 2% of iron oxide powder can be used to prevent mold cracking and metal penetration, essentially improving refractoriness. Silica flour (fine