Skittles

Skittles Sour

Name: Skittles Sour
Brand: Skittles

The same shelled chewy candy with a sour sugar coating, in five tart fruit flavours.

Label check

Flagged ingredients6

Synthetic dyesRed 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

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

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
Blue 2	Synthetic dyes	BLUE 2
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

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

Skittles Sour

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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