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The Chemistry of Skittles

Skittles

History

Skittles was first introduced back in 1974 in American Markets. And as you probably have realized, this candy was loosely based on the M&M products that have a colorful candy shell and a chocolate center. However, Skittles was and still is a product that has a colorful candy shell and instead of a chocolate center has a center with a fruity, yet sometimes sour taste to it. In addition, where the M&M logo is found on M&M candies, Skittles prints a small “s” on each of its candies.

Ingredients

Skittles' ingredients are: Sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, apple juice from concentrate, less than 2% - citric acid, dextrin, modified corn starch, natural and artificial flavors, coloring (includes yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 5, red 40, yellow 6, blue 1 lake, blue 1)

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Skittles fun facts

'Skittles were first sold in Europe starting around 1974, they were introduced in the United States in the mid-1970s it takes eight whole hours to coat the fruity center of each delightful treat with its own candy shell More than 200,000,000 individual Skittles are produced each day, that is enough to give each child in the U.S. At least one sweet or sour candy bite Skittles are produced in a wide variety of flavours and colours, including sour varieties. Each year enough Skittles sweets are made to leave a trail every inch to the Moon

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