Crunchy Nut Cornflakes have been named the greatest cereal of all time.

The Kellogg's cereal - cornflakes drizzled in honey and covered in chopped nuts - scooped a whopping 14 per cent of the vote to take the top spot.

Crunchy Nut Cornflakes first appeared on our breakfast tables in 1984 and we chomp through more than 40 million packs a year.

Second place in the poll, by global market research company onepoll.com is the classic Corn Flakes, with 10 per cent of the vote.

The breakfast cereal first hit our breakfast tables in 1924 and the green Cornelius Rooster has been the face of the popular brekkie since 1953.

Children's favourite, Coco Pops - chocolate covered Rice Krispies which turn the milk chocolately - was in third spot, which received eight per cent of the vote.

Fourth place went to Weetabix followed by Frosties, which is fronted by Tony the Tiger, at number five.

John Sewell, MD of Onepoll.com said: "A bowl of your favourite cereal splashed with cold milk can't be beaten - it's part of our daily ritual.

"Everyone has their favourite and this poll reveals Crunchy Nut Cornflakes is the nation's top choice.

"Some of the cereals mentioned in this poll have been around for years and really stood the test of time."

Rice Krispies were voted in at number six by the 2,000 Brits who completed the poll, while Sugar Puffs, with the huggable Honey Monster as their mascot, came seventh.

Special K is at number eight, Alpen came ninth and Quakers Oats completed the top ten.

Kevin Brennan, marketing director for Kellogg's, which had six cereals in the top ten said: "It's brilliant that even after a century, Corn Flakes are still one of the breakfast greats.

"And that, in just under 30 years, we've turned Britain into a nation of Crunchy Nutters."

Other cereals to feature in the nationwide poll include winter warmer Ready Brek at 12, old school favourite Lucky Charms at 13 and Honey Nut Clusters at 19.

The survey also found that, for a quarter of Brits, breakfast is the favourite meal of the day and breakfast cereals remind eight out of 10 people of their childhood.