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Skittles - variety pack
SkittlesBeverages · 0072392328307

Skittles - variety pack

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 8 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 13 Apr 2025

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Why it's rated this way

8 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  4. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  5. AspartameModerate concernSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  6. SucraloseModerate concernSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  7. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  8. Acesulfame KMinor concernSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Ngredients strawberry51.3%No flag
  • Citric acid · E33051.3%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Aspartamet2.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin2.5%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i2.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the following2.5%No flag
  • Magnesium oxide · E5302.5%No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E9502.5%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Colour2.5%No flag
  • Red 40 · E1292.5%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1332.5%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Green apple2.5%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3302.5%No flag
  • Aspartamet2.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin2.5%No flag›
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341i2.5%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Magnesium oxide · E5302.5%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the following2.5%No flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E9502.5%Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Colour2.5%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E1022.5%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 · E1331.9%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Orange0.9%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.9%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Aspartamet0.2%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Magnesium oxide · E530<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Acesulfame potassium · E950Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Sucralose · E955Moderate

    Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • GrapeNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Aspartame† · E951Moderate

    Sweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.

  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Magnesium oxide · E530No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the followingNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Acesulfame potassium · E950Low

    Sweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

ngredients strawberry: citric acid, artificial flavors, aspartamet, maltodextrin*, monocalcium phosphate, contains 2% or less of the following: magnesium oxide, acesulfame potassium, artificial color, red 40, blue 1. green apple: citric acid, aspartamet, maltodextrin*, monocalcium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors, magnesium oxide, contains 2% or less of the following: acesulfame potassium, artificial color, yellow 5, blue 1. orange: citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, aspartamet, maltodextrin*, sodium citrate, contains 2% or less of the following: magnesium oxide, salt, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, yellow 6. grape: citric acid, aspartame†, maltodextrin*, malic acid, natural and artificial flavors, magnesium oxide, contains 2% or less of the following: artificial color, acesulfame potassium, red 40, blue 1.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • AspartameSweetener; classified as possibly carcinogenic, though the evidence is contested and intake-dependent.
  • SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Acesulfame KSweetener; broadly assessed safe but some consumer-avoidance and limited animal-study questions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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