Talk:Skittles (confectionery)

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Skittles have e475 - not suitable for vegetarians at all...... even in England.... Please could you ammend the records. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.34.108.235 (talk) 14:07, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Skittles (confectionery) was a good article, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Delisted. This article has no references. --BorgQueen 23:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

  • I agree with the GA removal. I would add that the images in the 2nd half of the article overwhelm the text. Joyous | Talk 23:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Is this article a stub?

I think we can say safely at this point that it is not. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 05:53, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What about Mint Skittles? Can't remember enough about them to write something, but they were the first non-normal ones over here. Skittle 11:44, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Australia

are skittles available in Australia, i know they are made there but are they sold there?

     Yes they are available in Australia.

[edit] Gloopy

It's used in the last paragraph to describe an alcohol and Skittles concoction. But is this really a word? Do most people know what it means? I couldn't find a definition for it. --198.82.80.230 03:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

When making Skittles Vodka the end result isnt particulary "gloopy" anyway. Winky 12:55, 14 July 2006

[edit] Promo Skittles

In the US, I remember about two years ago they replaced lime with green apple. I'm eating a package now where the strawberry ones are replaced with 'ice cream flavor,' which I think is just strawberry with less red dye. I don't know the dates. Anyone know?

[edit] Deletions to clean up article

I removed the screen shots of the web site - there is a link to the site at the bottom, and in my view, they clutter the article, as noted above. I also removed the reference to a movie where a character asks for a pack of Skittles - this is pretty thin stuff for an encyclopedia. Your thoughts? Seaphoto 18:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] refernce not needed

Is a reference for the existance of gelatin in skittles needed? I mean, it's right in the list of ingredients of any American-made package.

Ordinarily, I would agree, but since this is the difference between the product sold in Europe and in America I think it is a worthwhile fact, like regional differences in the types of sweeteners used in Coca Cola. Seaphoto 04:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
So how would one go about citing this? Take a photo of a Skittles wrapper, put it on, say, Photobucket, and create a link? I think the point of disputing the need for a reference is that this is a fact that anyone living in America or Europe who has access to a store that sells Skittles can check. You wouldn't even have to buy a bag of Skittles; you could simply walk into the store and look at the listed ingredients. -- Pennyforth 17:28, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Oh, OK, if you mean documenting the fact, unless someone disputes it I don't think a citation is needed. I understood the question to be whether that particular fact is relevant to the article or not. Seaphoto 19:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cherry vs. Strawberry

On the page I noticed that it says the red Skittle is Cherry but I have always thought the red one was Strawberry. I'm even looking at a package of Skittles right now and it says the red is Strawberry. -n8lewis —The preceding unsigned comment was added by N8lewis (talk • contribs) 17:36, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Biased

The article seems american-biased in a strong fashion, from the beginning. My opinion is that it should be rewritten with emphasis towards history, not for an apparent American audience like it is now. --abach 04:25, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually, its bias is anti-American in its current state, which titles a brand called "candy" by its manufacturer as "confectionery", a British usage. - Nunh-huh 02:34, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of Product Variations

How about a comprehensive list of the different products? Distribution varies, and there are several products on their site that I have never seen in a store (in California at least). Jozecuervo 21:24, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inaccurate???

What's up with this sentence?

"Skittles Bite Size Candies, originally made by a company in England, were first introduced in the United States in 2007."

As far as I know, Skittles have been around for much longer than that... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.113.195.93 (talk) 20:38, 10 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Famous People Who Love Skittles

My wife keeps lists of famous people, and the kinds of foods they enjoy. In her notebooks "Candies" she has a skittles section. Those people in it include:

Martin Mull Danny Devito Leslie Wood Paul Hoagn Dave matthews Marv Albet Ed O'neil Bobby Jenks Carl Lewis Pete Seeger Brian Jones Dean Martin

Should we put this in?

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Skittlesgum.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Skittles are the Bomb! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.167.13.53 (talk) 20:10, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Tropical Skittles

Isn't there the light blue colored package of Tropical flavored skittles? The article doesn't even mention them. Distressing! I love tropical skittles! http://www.skittles.com/products/tropical.jsp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.218.138.205 (talk) 04:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sources

I remember being a kid and loving at least 4 different varieties of skittles in the mid 1990s. I see some of those skittle brands as being produced in the late 90s and early 2000`s which is false. Sources are needed. This article is ripe for misinformation and needs to be edited desperately. Please provide sources for this article. I mean how easy would it be to make up a brand of skittles...who would know????...........Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:08, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

And yes there is(was) tropical skittles........Ottawa4ever (talk) 00:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Shellac or Carnauba wax

This article mentions the use of shellac in Skittles. (so they are not suitable for vegans) AFAIK a lot of Skittles contains Carnauba wax (E903) instead of shellac (E904). I'm aware of the different receipes used for this product, so I don't want to correct it cause I don't know a fancy description for it. My english sux anyway. 212.120.72.190 (talk) 00:42, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Varieties of skittle section clean up

Id like to clean up this article of non sourced claims if anyone would have any objections to me reducing the 'varieties' section please let me know. Unless the information here can be veriefied it has way too much unsourced information and as i said before is just prone to vandalism. Ottawa4ever (talk) 02:56, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Taste

In the article, it is said that skittles are delicious. I'm sure some people don't like them, so that should be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.199.126.11 (talk) 20:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Darkened Skye

Apparently, there's a computer game based to an extent upon the Skittles franchise. I believe this would be somewhat relevant to the brand, but can't muster the eloquence to include a section on it. 71.106.254.128 (talk) 03:44, 24 May 2008 (UTC)