The happy little Skittles of our childhood have apparently been sliding down a steady slope and it turns out that everyone now agrees that they’re just plain bad for you in every way…

Skittles are not vegetarian in the USA as they contain gelatin, as opposed to the British recipe which does not. However, they are still not suitable for vegans as they contain shellac. In the mid 2000s, Skittles in the USA began using palm kernel oil in the recipe, increasing shelf life as well as fat content.

Skittles are also not certified as being Halaal by any certifying authority and should be avoided by Muslims. It appears that Skittles are NOT Kosher certified in North America, and now also NOT Kosher in the UK either, as the London Beth Din published in November 2007 on their alerts page that “Skittles previously approved and parev are now Not Kosher”. Recently in Canada there have been some packages of Skittles that were mistakenly labeled as Kosher, but are not. (via wikipedia)

Nevertheless, Skittles kills it with these commercials. King Midas, meet Skittles. Kick Ass.