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Skittles: Taste the Hydrogenated Oil

12 Responses (Add) | Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 1:14am

chrispirillo: I haven't eaten Skittles for 10 years because they contain partially hydrogenated oil. Bad, bad stuff – transfats are evil.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:32:40 +0000 2009
MindofZ: Next you will be telling that cheeseburgers with bacon are bad for me!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:33:06 +0000 2009
KrnSidez: …thanks for telling me that. *grabs toothbrush and heads to the bathroom*
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:33:35 +0000 2009
unexpectedosu: Candy? Where is the candy? :)
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:33:48 +0000 2009
ashdhart: I found that dried blueberries are a great substitute for Skittles.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:33:54 +0000 2009
chrisutley: Transfats in Skittles? I would have never guessed that. I'd figured sugar, sugar, and more sugar – but ZERO fat of any kind.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:34:29 +0000 2009
wesleybarrow: What would you say if I told you that from age 5 til about age 16, my diet consisted mostly of Skittles and Mountain Dew?
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:35:18 +0000 2009
ATX: Wow- had no idea. Unknowingly, I had some of those fat pills today. Never again!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:35:27 +0000 2009
rrrebo: No wonder they're so tasty! Damn you for informing me…*scratches Skittles off the list*
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:35:55 +0000 2009
TheSeanWilson: Ah, but the fun and joy of eating Skittles greatly outweighs the hydrogenated oil, right?
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:35:56 +0000 2009
lizmoney: but the red skttles are so yummy!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:35:57 +0000 2009
DannyMinick: but the rainbow taste so good!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:36:31 +0000 2009
javabuzz: but Skittles are divine. Sent from the heavens. Haven't you seen the commercials where they fall from the sky??
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:36:35 +0000 2009
alanpdx: You can't call them transfats any more. They are “alternatively gendered people of girth”.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:36:37 +0000 2009
WineHarlots: I'm the same, no hydrogenated fats or high-fructose corn syrup. Eliminates at lot junk food, that's for sure.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:36:59 +0000 2009
lessaccounting: dork
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:39:00 +0000 2009
playback0wnz: at those novelty shirts say, “SHITTLES” taste the asshole! haha http://tinyurl.com/bk3bc9
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:39:14 +0000 2009
EvanMartin: Not only that, but the food coloring. I wouldn't be surprised if it has corn syrup in them either…
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:40:10 +0000 2009
iPhoneCandy: Huh. I haven't eaten Skittles for 14 years because they aren't vegetarian. But hey, transfats are a good reason too!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:40:17 +0000 2009
spaceandstuff: Aren't all tasty food bad for your body?
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:40:40 +0000 2009
rondelrosario: A few minutes on a treadmill is enough to shed them off. :)
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:41:51 +0000 2009
OysteinLund: Transfats are responsible for everything that's attributed to saturated fat…
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:42:02 +0000 2009
georgemonks: Really? oh dear! :S DONT EAT SKITTLES PEOPLE
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:43:02 +0000 2009
TonyB: That's why I eat Cheese-Its or Doritos.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:43:20 +0000 2009
Colt891: ive never been a fan of skittles really either
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:43:46 +0000 2009
dantemaster214: personally I like to chew it over with a twix. 
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:44:24 +0000 2009
iUberGeek: I agree. Colas contain unsanitary pig extract! Another disgusting thing to add to the list of unhealthy cola additives.
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:44:35 +0000 2009
mikegoldman: wonder whether it's true that products can claim 0 trans fats if they contain a trace not meeting some threshold amount
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:46:21 +0000 2009
adryenn: What about Aspartame? It's hidden in everything from bread to salad dressing. Strongest Neurotoxin ever!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:46:43 +0000 2009
citycynic: How about Starburst?
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:49:08 +0000 2009
joeyv: – how dare you be so healthy!
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 05:59:34 +0000 2009
SvenVollstag: if you put skittles in soda, the fat congeals and rises to the top, its disgusting
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:06:11 +0000 2009
Bowler4Ever: Now now, Chris, eating them once in a while isn't THAT bad…
about 3 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:07:40 +0000 2009
jenthefangirl: And according to American Dad, THEY ARE ILLEGAL!
about 2 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:18:37 +0000 2009
d_suniaga: you know what's evil? INITECH is evil!
about 2 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:18:50 +0000 2009
Aussie_Sheila: Wow I'm glad I never liked Skittles!!
about 2 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:23:23 +0000 2009
Cliff_Forster: But they are also satisfying http://tinyurl.com/cl84ps
about 2 hours ago
Mon Mar 02 06:29:41 +0000 2009

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12 Comments

Zach Beauvais

March 2nd, 2009
at 1:24am

heh, I haven’t eaten Skittles in 10 years because they contain that taste… of skittles. It’s nice to live in the UK where they don’t really have them.

Scotty Snacks

March 2nd, 2009
at 2:10am

When You Can’t Get #Skittles Stick With #Strawberries And #Blueberries For Those Sugar Cookies…

If I hadn’t given up candy (and ice cream and chocolate snacks) for Lent, I’d totally walk across the street to Raplh’s and scoop some skittles for this batch! Sure, with Skittles Simultaneously Serving Social Media Snacks at Skittle…

sbushfan11

March 2nd, 2009
at 2:54am

I was never crazy over Skittles. Now I really don’t like them after your post about them being hydrogenated. Don’t tell me starburst are also poisoned up.

Jason Reed

March 2nd, 2009
at 3:48am

Personally I could never stomach skittles.

jimmy

March 2nd, 2009
at 6:53am

all candy has none or vary little benifts

Scott Mead

March 2nd, 2009
at 1:09pm

oh lifes short, breathing air is bad for you, so does that mean you have to live in a bubble?

Cory

March 2nd, 2009
at 3:29pm

Skittles are good in Moderation!!!!

Keyword: Moderation!!

Ron Knights

March 2nd, 2009
at 3:35pm

I never liked Skittles myself.

qwerwlf

March 4th, 2009
at 11:51am

Anything Pillsbury or Betty Crocker seem to be full of transfats! Cookie dough, biscuits, cake icing… I’ve seen up to 2.5 g of transfats PER SERVING. However, Wal-Mart brand biscuits are transfat FREE, no hydrogenated oil! ALL PRAISE WAL-MART!!

qwerwlf

March 4th, 2009
at 12:28pm

Transfats are formed during the production (deodorizing process) of canola oil as well as during the “hydrogenation” process. The University of Florida found transfats as high as 4.6 percent in commercial canola oil, coming mostly from omega-3 fats. “When good fats turn bad!”

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/conola.html

Frank

March 4th, 2009
at 11:00pm

I always loved Skittles, but now I’m going to be hesitant to eat them after hearing about this. It’s interesting that this became a huge discussion on Twitter. Good discussion post Chris; very informative!

Kevin

March 6th, 2009
at 7:07pm

The best alternative to eating candy that tastes like fruit is to actually eat the fruit the candy tastes like.

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