Skittles - Original Bite Size Candies
Skittles - Original Bite Size Candies by Skittles (Snacks). Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 6 additives of concern.
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
VerdictConsider avoiding
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (10)
- SUGAR55%—›
- CORN SYRUP22.5%—›
- HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL11.25%—›
- CITRIC ACID5.625%—
- TAPIOCA DEXTRIN2.8125%—
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH1.40625%—›
- NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS0.703125%—
- COLORS0.3515625%—
- RED 40 LAKE0.17578125%⚠ high
- YELLOW 5 LAKE0.087890625%⚠ high
- BLUE 2 LAKE0.0439453125%⚠ moderate
- YELLOW 6 LAKE0.02197265625%⚠ high
- TITANIUM DIOXIDE0.010986328125%⚠ high
- BLUE 1 LAKE0.0054931640625%⚠ moderate
- YELLOW 60.00274658203125%⚠ high
- RED 400.001373291015625%⚠ high
- YELLOW 50.0006866455078125%⚠ high
- BLUE 10.0006866455078125%⚠ moderate
- SODIUM CITRATE0.17578125%—›
- CARNAUBA WAX0.17578125%—
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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CITRIC ACID, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), SODIUM CITRATE, CARNAUBA WAX
Decision read
Probably skip for everyday use
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.