Brand
Skittles
Made by
Mars
Aisle
Gummies and fruity candy
Kind
chewy fruit candy

Skittles

Skittles Original

Hard-shelled chewy fruit candies in five flavours, sold as the classic bag, share size and theater box.

Label check

Flagged ingredients6

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Red 40Synthetic dyesRED 40
Yellow 5Synthetic dyesYELLOW 5
Yellow 6Synthetic dyesYELLOW 6
Blue 1Synthetic dyesBLUE 1
Blue 2Synthetic dyesBLUE 2
Corn syrupCorn syrupCORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

Sugar, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil; Less Than 2% Of: Citric Acid, Tapioca Dextrin, Modified Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Colors (Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1), Sodium Citrate, 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 chewy fruit candy first, then the rest of the gummies and fruity candy aisle. Each fails fewer than 2 of the checks; fewest flags first.