Skittles

Skittles Gummies

Name: Skittles Gummies
Brand: Skittles

Soft gelatin gummies in the five Skittles fruit flavours, sold in a stand-up pouch.

Label check

Flagged ingredients6

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsSunflower oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Red 40	Synthetic dyes	RED 40
Yellow 5	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW 5
Yellow 6	Synthetic dyes	YELLOW 6
Blue 1	Synthetic dyes	BLUE 1
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP
Sunflower oil	Seed oils	SUNFLOWER OIL

Ingredients as listed

Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Water, Gelatin; Less Than 2% Of: Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Sunflower Oil, Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1), Carnauba Wax.

Source: Mars’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More gummies first, then the rest of the gummies and fruity candy aisle. Each fails fewer than 3 of the checks; fewest flags first.

Skittles Gummies

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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