Pamela Low (March 16, 1928 – June 1, 2007)[1] was an American flavorist, best known for developing and creating the flavor coating for the oatmeal breakfast cereal Cap'n Crunch.
[1][3] She was reportedly asked to develop a flavor for the new Cap'n Crunch cereal in the early 1960s.
Her inspiration for the flavor coating was rice with a sauce composed of butter and brown sugar that her grandmother, Luella Low, used to serve to her family on Sundays as a child in Derry.
Cap'n Crunch was officially unveiled in 1963 and the original recipe has been unchanged since its launch.
Her body lies at the Forest Hill Cemetery in East Derry, New Hampshire.