Are Skittles Nut Free?
The original skittles does not contain peanuts or tree nuts, so it is nut free! As far as I’ve seen, other flavors of skittles are also nut free. However, it’s better to be safe than sorry and double check the labels on all skittles packets and products to ensure there aren’t any nuts added into newer candies.
Are Skittles Dairy Free?
Yes, skittles are also dairy free! None of the ingredients listed on skittles are made with dairy, making them safe to eat for anyone with lactose intolerance or a sensitivity to dairy. Like the nut free comment though, it’s always best to check the package as new candies coming out with a skittles label may be produced using dairy.
What Are Skittles Made Of?
Skittles are mostly just hard sugar candies. The hard sugar candy is mostly made of sugar, corn syrup, and hydrogenated palm kernel oil. Some addons for flavor are fruit juice, citric acid, and natural and artificial flavorings.
Other Nut Free Candies
If you’re looking to avoid tree nuts and peanuts in your candies, then skittles aren’t the only sugary delights that are safe to eat. There are quite a few of candies that don’t use nuts in their production.
The following list contains more nut free candies:
- Tootsie rolls
- Tootsie pops
- Dots gumdrops
- Crows licorice candy
- Junior Mints
- Andes Chocolate Mints
- Sugar Daddy and Sugar Babies caramels
- Charleston Chews
- Pop rocks
- Hershey’s plain milk chocolate bar
- Whoppers
- Rolos
- York Peppermint Patties
- Jolly Rancher hard candies and gummies
- Kisses, the plain milk chocolate kisses only
- Milk Duds
- Good & Plenty
- Twizzlers
- Starbursts
- Lifesavers
- Swedish Fish
- Sour Patch Kids
