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==Varieties==
==Varieties==
''Main Article: [[List of Skittles products]].''
''Main Article: [[List of Skittles products]].''

Skittles are produced in a wide variety of flavors and colors, including sour varieties.
Skittles are produced in a wide variety of flavors and colors, including sour varieties.


Revision as of 22:52, 4 November 2010

Skittles
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy1,680 kJ (400 kcal)
90.7 g
Sugars75.6 g
Dietary fibre0 g
4.4 g
Saturated3.9 g
Trans0 g
0 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Vitamin A equiv.
0%
0 μg
Vitamin C
74%
66.7 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Calcium
0%
0 mg
Iron
0%
0 mg
Sodium
1%
15.1 mg
Amounts converted and rounded to be relative to 100 g serving.
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[1] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[2]
Source: NutritionData
File:Skittles Original.jpg
A package of Original Fruit Skittles
A package of Wild Berry flavored Skittles

Skittles is a brand of fruit-flavoured sweets, currently produced and marketed by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a division of Mars, Inc.. They have hard sugar shells which carry the letter S. The inside is mainly sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oil along with fruit juice, citric acid and natural and artificial flavours.

History and overview

Skittles were first made commercially in 1974 by a British company.[3] They were first introduced in North America in 1979 as an import candy.[4] In 1982, domestic production of Skittles began in the United States. On March 2, 2009, Skittles launched a web-based marketing campaign where their official website became a small overlay with options to view different social media sites in the main area, including its official YouTube channel, a Facebook profile, and a Twitter account.[5] The move was debated by people interested in social media.[6][7]

Varieties

Main Article: List of Skittles products.

Skittles are produced in a wide variety of flavors and colors, including sour varieties.

References

  1. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). "Chapter 4: Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". In Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). pp. 120–121. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  3. ^ SKITTLES Bite Size Candies Backgrounder, company press release, August 23, 2005
  4. ^ Mars - Skittles, company website, accessed in May 2009
  5. ^ "Skittles Cozies Up to Social Media", Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2009
  6. ^ "When Skittles Met Twitter", BusinessWeek, March 8, 2009
  7. ^ "Skittles' Stupid Social Media Trick", Forbes, March 12, 2009
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