Original Candy

Name: Original Candy
Brand: Skittles

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Breakdown

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

Includes lab results from its product family: Skittles Original & Sour (US hard shell)

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

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+62

Minimum score+62

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Skittles Original & Sour (US hard shell)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: 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)

Measured in: Skittles Original Bite Size Candies 9 oz

Ingredients · 19

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Healthier swaps

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	400 kcal	—
Fat	3.57 g	—
Saturated fat	3.57 g	—
Carbohydrates	92.86 g	—
Sugars	75 g	—
Protein	0 g	—

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Common questions

Is Skittles Original Candy healthy?

Skittles Original Candy 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, plus lab results from its product family, Skittles Original & Sour (US hard shell). 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 Candy?

Skittles Original Candy 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 Candy?

400 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Skittles Original Candy on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Skittles Original Candy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Skittles Original Candy’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 Candy?

Skittles Original Candy 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 Candy compare to other gummies & chewy candy?

At 0/100 Skittles Original Candy 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 Candy organic?

Skittles Original Candy is not certified organic in our data.

Has Skittles Original Candy been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (US hard-shell candy: sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, tapioca dextrin; no cocoa, rice, nut) with the other products in its family, Skittles Original & Sour (US hard shell), and 6 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Skittles Original Candy contain heavy metals?

Skittles Original Candy itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 370 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Skittles Original Bite Size Candies 9 oz. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.