Original Bite Size Candies

Name: Original Bite Size Candies
Brand: Skittles

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 14 ingredients to avoid · Bioengineered

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−67

arsenic−67

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−8

hydrogenated palm kernel oil−8

red 40 lake−7

yellow 5 lake−7

blue 2 lake−7

11 more deductions−48

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Label claims

What the package says about how it was made

−10

Bioengineered−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+72

Minimum score+72

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic370 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 37×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 19

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	392.86 kcal	110 kcal
Fat	3.57 g	1 g
Saturated fat	3.57 g	1 g
Carbohydrates	92.86 g	26 g
Sugars	75 g	21 g
Protein	0 g	0 g
Sodium	0.02 g	0.01 g

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Common questions

Is Skittles Original Bite Size Candies healthy?

Skittles Original Bite Size Candies scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g protein and 21g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies?

Skittles Original Bite Size Candies lists 19 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Citric Acid and Tapioca Dextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies?

110 kcal per serving, or 393 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Skittles Original Bite Size Candies on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Skittles Original Bite Size Candies contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Skittles Original Bite Size Candies?

Skittles Original Bite Size Candies is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Skittles Original Bite Size Candies compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Skittles Original Bite Size Candies scores worse than most gummies & chewy candy we have scored. A higher-scoring option in gummies & chewy candy is Blue Stripes Superfruit Gummies Mango Pineapple at 100/100.

Is Skittles Original Bite Size Candies organic?

Skittles Original Bite Size Candies is not certified organic in our data.

Has Skittles Original Bite Size Candies been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Skittles Original Bite Size Candies contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 370 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.