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Skittles Original Candy
Barcode 0040000140924
Skittles

Skittles Original Candy

7.20 oz (204.1 g)
BARCODE:0040000140924
COMMON NAME:Bite size candies
CATEGORIES:Snacks, Sweet Snacks, Confectioneries, Candies
LABELS:No Gluten, No Gelatin
PACKAGING:Plastic, Pouch Flask
COUNTRIES:France, United States

Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score

ELower nutritional quality

Nutri-Score data warning

Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0

Nutrient levels

Fat in moderate quantity (5%)
What you need to know • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content. Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Saturated fat in moderate quantity (3.33%)
What you need to know • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content. Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Sugars in high quantity (73.3%)
What you need to know • A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks • Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day). • Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars. Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
Salt in low quantity (0.0417%)
What you need to know • A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. • Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms. • Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food • Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table. • Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition label

Skittles Original Candy nutrition label

Nutrition facts

Nutrition factsAs sold for 100 g / 100 ml
Energy~ 1715 kJ (400 kcal)
Energy from fat210 g
Fat5 g
Saturated fat3.33333333333333 g
Carbohydrates90 g
Sugars73.3333333333333 g
Added sugars73.3333333333333 g
Dietary fiber?
Proteins0 g
Salt0.0416666666666667 g
Sodium0.0166666666666667 g
Fruits, vegetables and legumes~ 0 %

Nutrition facts (Detailed data)

Nutrition factsAs sold for 100 g / 100 mlAs sold Per serving (30 g) (packaging)As sold Per 100 g (estimate)
Energy~ 1715 kJ (400 kcal)? (120 kcal)?
Energy from fat210 g63 g?
Fat5 g1.5 g?
Saturated fat3.33333333333333 g1 g?
Carbohydrates90 g27 g?
Sugars73.3333333333333 g22 g?
Added sugars73.3333333333333 g22 g~ 0 g
Dietary fiber???
Proteins0 g0 g?
Salt0.0416666666666667 g0.0125 g?
Sodium0.0166666666666667 g0.005 g?
Fruits, vegetables and legumes~ 0 %?~ 0 %

Serving size

29 pieces (30 g)

Ingredients

Ingredients image

Skittles Original Candy ingredients image

Ingredients list

orn syrup, hydrogenated palm kepnel oes th 2% ric acid, tapioca dextrin modified corn star d artificial flavors, colors (red 40 lake titanium do 0 40 yellow 5 weh 5, yellow 6 low6,blue 2 lake ue1ue 1 lake), sodium ctrate carnauba wax en free, gelatin-free ributed by the wrigley jr, company, chicago, il 60642, 2012 wm, wrigley jr, company questions? comments? call 1-800-wricley (1-800-974-40 e25sep14 024

Ingredient information

Orn Syrup
53.85% (estimate)
Hydrogenated Palm Kepnel Oes Th 2 Ric Acid
23.08% (estimate)
Tapioca Dextrin Modified Corn Star D Artificial Flavors
11.54% (estimate)
Colour
5.77% (estimate)
Red 40 Lake Titanium Do 0 40 Yellow 5 Weh 5
2.88% (estimate)
Yellow 6 Low6
1.44% (estimate)
Blue 2 Lake Ue1ue 1 Lake
1.44% (estimate)
Sodium Ctrate Carnauba Wax En Free
2.88% (estimate)
Gelatin Free Ributed By The Wrigley Jr
1.44% (estimate)
Company
0.72% (estimate)
Chicago
0.36% (estimate)
Il 60642
0.18% (estimate)
2012 Wm
0.09% (estimate)
Wrigley Jr
0.05% (estimate)
Company Questions Comments Call 1 800 Wricley
0.02% (estimate)
1 800 974 40 E25sep14 024
0.02% (estimate)

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
Unknown

Palm oil content unknown

Unrecognized: en:orn-syrup, en:hydrogenated-palm-kepnel-oes-th-2-ric-acid, en:tapioca-dextrin-modified-corn-star-d-artificial-flavors, en:red-40-lake-titanium-do-0-40-yellow-5-weh-5, en:yellow-6-low6, en:blue-2-lake-ue1ue-1-lake, en:sodium-ctrate-carnauba-wax-en-free, en:gelatin-free-ributed-by-the-wrigley-jr, en:company, en:chicago, en:il-60642, en:2012-wm, en:wrigley-jr, en:company-questions-comments-call-1-800-wricley, en:1-800-974-40-e25sep14-024

Vegan
Unknown

Vegan status unknown

Unrecognized: en:orn-syrup, en:hydrogenated-palm-kepnel-oes-th-2-ric-acid, en:tapioca-dextrin-modified-corn-star-d-artificial-flavors, en:red-40-lake-titanium-do-0-40-yellow-5-weh-5, en:yellow-6-low6, en:blue-2-lake-ue1ue-1-lake, en:sodium-ctrate-carnauba-wax-en-free, en:gelatin-free-ributed-by-the-wrigley-jr, en:company, en:chicago, en:il-60642, en:2012-wm, en:wrigley-jr, en:company-questions-comments-call-1-800-wricley, en:1-800-974-40-e25sep14-024

Vegetarian
Unknown

Vegetarian status unknown

Unrecognized: en:orn-syrup, en:hydrogenated-palm-kepnel-oes-th-2-ric-acid, en:tapioca-dextrin-modified-corn-star-d-artificial-flavors, en:red-40-lake-titanium-do-0-40-yellow-5-weh-5, en:yellow-6-low6, en:blue-2-lake-ue1ue-1-lake, en:sodium-ctrate-carnauba-wax-en-free, en:gelatin-free-ributed-by-the-wrigley-jr, en:company, en:chicago, en:il-60642, en:2012-wm, en:wrigley-jr, en:company-questions-comments-call-1-800-wricley, en:1-800-974-40-e25sep14-024


Food Processing

NOVA group

4Ultra-processed food and drink products

Elements that indicate the product is in NOVA group 4

Ingredients
Colour

How NOVA works

The NOVA classification assigns food products into 4 groups based on their degree of processing: 1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods 2. Processed culinary ingredients 3. Processed foods 4. Ultra-processed food and drink products

Additives

No additives detected or data is missing.

Environment

Green-Score, origins bonus, and transportation impact are shown for Worldwide .

Green Score

Overall grade

BLow environmental impact

About Green-Score

The Green-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.

Current scope

The Green-Score was initially developed for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Green-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country. Select a country to include the full impact of transportation in the final score.

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of the category

ACandies, all types • Score: 88/100

Life-cycle reference

Category: Candies, all types PEF environmental score: 0.21 Climate change impact: 1.41 kg CO2 eq / kg product The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Overall environmental impact by stage (PEF)

The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

StageImpact
Agriculture47.6 %
Processing28.1 %
Packaging17.3 %
Transportation4.5 %
Distribution2.3 %
Consumption0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Declared origins

Origins of ingredients are missing for this product. Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.

Packaging impact

Packaging with a medium impact Malus: -10 Packaging score: 0

Green-Score for this product

Green-Score for this product

BFinal score: 73/100

Final score breakdown

Life cycle analysis score: 88 Sum of bonuses and maluses: -15 Final score: 73/100

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint

Equivalent to driving 0.7 km in a petrol car. 141 g CO2e per 100g of product. Reference category: Candies, all types. The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Climate impact by stage (CO2e)

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

StageImpact
Agriculture46.7 %
Processing27.1 %
Packaging16.4 %
Transportation8.7 %
Distribution1.5 %
Consumption0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging impact

Packaging with a medium impact Malus: -10 Packaging score: 0

Packaging components

ShapeMaterialRecyclingImpact
Pouch FlaskPlasticUnknownHigh

Declared packaging

Plastic, Pouch Flask

Transportation

Declared origins

Origins of ingredients are missing for this product. Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.

Data Source

Product data comes from Open Food Facts. Food Benchmark also adds translations, category comparisons and explanatory calculations.

The database is licensed under ODbL 1.0, individual contents under DbCL 1.0, and product photos under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Product added on August 6, 2015 at 8:51:16 PM UTC by stephane .

Last edit on March 17, 2026 at 3:47:04 PM UTC by new-nutrition-bot .

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