Talk:Skittles (confectionery)/Proposed table sandbox

Variety	Package color	Flavors	Notes
Original Fruit Skittles	Red	Lemon (yellow), Lime (green), Orange (orange), Strawberry (red), Grape (purple)	Outside the United States, Grape (purple) is replaced with Blackcurrant Green apple replaced lime in the USA as well for a short while in 2001 as a promotional sweepstakes for consumers to decide on replacing lime with apple, the latter eventually lost out. They were the first Skittles ever made in the United States.
Tropical Skittles	Light blue	Mango Tangelo (orange) (a.k.a Mango Peach), Kiwi Lime (green), Strawberry Starfruit (pink), Banana Berry (yellow), Pineapple Passion fruit (blue)	In 1989, Tropical Skittles were introduced. Tropical is a mix of exotic tropical flavors, with more than one flavor typically combined into one skittle. The product is sold in either light blue bags or boxes; originally, they came in red-orange bags or boxes.
Wild Berry Skittles	Purple	Raspberry (blue), Wild Cherry (red), Strawberry (pink), Berry Punch (violet), Melon Berry (green)	In 1990, Wild Berry Skittles were introduced. Wild Berry is a mix of exotic berry flavouring and the product is sold in either purple bags or boxes.
Crazy Cores	Orange	Mango Peach (peach with orange core), Cherry Lemonade (red with yellow core), Strawberry Watermelon (green with pink core), Melon Berry (pink with green core), Blue Raspberry Lemon (blue with yellow core)	Skittles Crazy Cores were introduced in 2008. Crazy Cores have two fruit flavors in each piece. The shell is one flavor and the core is another. Skittles Crazy Cores are gluten-free and gelatin-free.
Tart-n-Tangy Skittles	Bright green		In the early 1990's, Tart-n-Tangy Skittles were introduced. They were tart (like SweeTarts). The product was discontinued a few years after its introduction.
Sour Skittles	Green	Sour Blue Raspberry (blue), Sour Lemon (yellow), Sour Strawberry (red), Sour Orange (orange), Sour Grape (purple), Sour Green Apple (green), Sour Watermelon (pink)	Sour Skittles were introduced in 2000. Sour Skittles are coated with very sour sugar and citric acid crystals. As part of the Shrek The Third promotion, pink Wizard Watermelon Skittles, replacing Grape, and green Apple-y Ever After Skittles were added to the variety of Sour Skittles.
Sour Skittles (Canada)		Sour Blue Raspberry (blue), Sour Lemon (yellow), Sour Strawberry (red), Sour Watermelon (pink), Sour Green Apple (green)
Sour Skittles (United Kingdom)	Green	Sour Raspberry (pink), Sour Mandarin (orange), Sour Apple (green), Sour Pineapple (yellow), Sour Cherry (purple)
Smoothie Mix Skittles	Peach	Peach Pear (light green), Mixed Berry (pastel purple), Lemon Berry (light yellow), Strawberry Banana (light peach), Orange, Mango (faded orange)	In 2005, Smoothie Mix Skittles were introduced. The name comes from a smoothie, which is a fruit mix drink, and the product is sold in either orange bags or boxes.
Ice Cream Skittles	Cream/off-white	Caramel Ripple (light brown), Chocolate (dark brown), Vanilla (beige), Orange, Vanilla Swirl (orange), Strawberry (pink)	In March 2006, Skittles released a 'Limited Edition' Ice Cream Skittles variety. This also went along with their "Chillin' for a Million" campaign. By late 2006 they were very difficult to find as they have been discontinued.
Carnival Skittles	Yellow	Cotton Candy (baby blue), Bubble Gum (pink), Candy Apple (light yellow), Licorice (red), Green Slushy (green)	In October 2006 Limited Edition Carnival Skittles (also known as Unlimited Skittles) began circulating. In 2007, flavors of Carnival Skittles were made available in regular packs of Skittles (Green Slushy in Original Fruit packs, Candy Apple in Wild Berry packs, Cotton Candy in Smoothie Mix packs, and Bubble Gum in Tropical packs) to help coincide with the Text Thru Time promotion.
Skittles Unlimited	Black	Popcorn (light yellow), Jam Donut (brown red), Toffee Apple (green), Fairy Floss (pink), Bubblegum (baby blue)	In 2007, Limited Edition Carnival Skittles were re-released as 'Skittles Unlimited' for a limited time in Canada and are sold in black packages. In June 2007 Carnival Skittles became available in Australia, known as Showtime flavours.
Double Sour Skittles	Green	Sour Blue Raspberry (blue), Sour Lemon (yellow), Sour Strawberry (red), Sour Watermelon (pink), Sour Green Apple (green)	In 2007, Double Sour were introduced. These types of Skittles are, as the name suggests, coated with a double portion of very sour citric acid crystals. Like Sour Skittles, the product is sold in either bright green bags or boxes.
Xtreme Fruit Skittles	Black	Wild Cherry (red), Tangerine (orange), Watermelon (pink), Blue Raspberry (blue), Green Apple (green)	Xtreme Fruit Skittles were introduced in 2007, and have the same flavours as Xtreme Fruit Skittles Bubble Gum. Xtreme Fruit is a mix of exotic fruit flavouring, and the product is sold in either black bags or boxes.
Mint Skittles	Blue	Spearmint, Wintergreen	Mint Skittles were made in 2000. Unlike ordinary Skittles, they came in plastic containers instead of bags.
Skittles Mints	Green	Coolmint (blue), Peppermint (white), Toffeemint (green-brown), Spearmint (dark green), Sweetmint (Pale green)	Skittles Mints (different from Mint Skittles) are a variety of mint flavoured Skittles sold for a time in Europe. They were sold not in the usual bag nor in the plastic containers, but in a 55g box, deep turquoise in color. Skittles Mints were released in 2001.
Chocolate Skittles	Brown	Milk Chocolate (brown), Wild Chocolate (blue), Hot Chocolate (white,later red), Nutty Chocolate (tan), Mocha Chocolate (green)	Chocolate Skittles were released in 1998. They have been discontinued as of 2001. They were sold in 55g bags just like M&M's.
Chocolate Mix Skittles	Brown	S'mores (copper), Chocolate Pudding (auburn), Chocolate Caramel (brown), Vanilla (off-white/buff), Brownie Batter (dark brown/black)	Skittles "Chocolate Mix" was announced at the All Candy Expo 2007. The product is sold in either brown bags or boxes. The ingredients are as follows: Sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, less than 2% coca powder processed with alkali, dextrin, modified corn starch, artificial and natural flavours, colouring (includes yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue1 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 5),Gluten-free.
Licorice Skittles	Black	Black Licorice (black), Licorice Aniseed (green), Licorice Spice (red), Licorice Vanilla (orange), Licorice Mint (white)	Licorice Skittles were made in 1982. They have been discontinued. They were sold in Europe in 55g boxes rather than the usual bag.
Fresh Mint Skittles	Dark green	Mint	Fresh Mint Skittles was the very first type of different Skittles made. They were released in 1977 and production ended in 2005.
Skittles Sensations	Dark blue	Chilli Berry (red), Juicy Orange (orange), Lemon Tingle (yellow), Sour Apple (green), Cool Raspberry (blue)	In 2008, Skittles Sensations were produced.