US vs UK Skittles | Food Wars | Food Insider

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between Skittles in the US and UK. This is Food Wars.
0:00 - 0:08 Intro
0:08 - 3:28 Portion Sizes
3:28 - 9:38 Flavors
9:38 - 15:14 Exclusive Items
15:14 - 17:43 Ingredients
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US vs UK Skittles | Food Wars | Food Insider

[@YouTube]

Harry's dedication to counting all the skittles tho 🌈

[@Unknownl0.0l]

I didn't know KZbin watches food insider

[@savitayadav7573]

True

[@Bruh-ss7bd]

Bro how does KZbin only have 23 likes 😂

[@westburnworld]

Hey KZbin

[@westburnworld]

This needs to be on live tv

[@mathieu51782]

For what it's worth, blue raspberry as a flavour exists because companies decided keeping the raspberry flavour red would be too confusing (as it is associated with strawberry and cherry, already). So, to create a solution to this, they dyed the raspberry flavour blue to set it apart. :) Just a little bit of trivia!

[@kingding-a-ling9794]

Don't worry I am probably the ONE other person that wanted to know that trivia😂. So rest easy knowing you didn't remember that for nothing 😅😂😂

[@mathieu51782]

@@kingding-a-ling9794 THANK YOU... I'm glad it was appreciated

[@JoeAvella]

I too appreciate this! Thanks

[@nahor88]

@@JoeAvella The same way you just learned how ROY G BIV is a thing? Like you learned what Biryani is? Keeping tabs my man, good day from your resident Food Wars troll. 😉

[@kaitlynlucas8379]

Can I add to the raspberry trivia and have everyone google where does raspberry flavor come from? Happy google-ing!

[@robertbrookes2000]

10:33 Personally I love the chewies skittles, I find that without a shell there's basically no sugary grittiness in the mouth. And the pastel colours seem a bit more natural than the brightly coloured originals. There was also a limited blue skittle in regular bags that was cherry-cola flavoured. Also a bag of confused skittles, where the colours and flavours didn't match. Think there's others, but I don't remember them.

[@kc7978]

Theres also a UK bag of dark mix

[@2025SPACEDUDE]

Agreed Skittle Chewies are one of the best types of skittle

[@chesterlester5770]

There was an all-white bag at one point if I remember

[@psychicethanol2794]

​@@chesterlester5770 they covered that in the vid

[@elfonVR]

AGREED

[@IotKap]

I love how Joe just blatantly fused Buddy Holly and Mr Brightside 💀

[@GoofyGT]

“Finally they did it. All your favorite green apple in a bottle”

[@mellydaslay]

I love bright side

[@britishfour]

Fr 💀💀

[@NoaJmm]

And they used a 1d picture 😭

[@yoshix7192]

And that's a song by The Killers. I'm even more confused now.

[@Paul_Blackhall]

Would love to see a behind the scenes video of food wars one day, going in the stores/restaurants buying the food and walking out with the entire menu Even the left over food and drink I’m guessing it gets shared out amongst the production team Love every episode guys never stop making them ❤

[@JoeAvella]

Check my channel I have a bunch of behind the scenes vids!

[@joshuahoy1626]

He didnt show buying the food but joe did s behind the scenes on his yt channel

[@Star_Joker]

I'm so glad to see more Food Wars with the UK (I love Japan and India, but I'm a bit biased). Can you guys do Mars Bars (edit: or whatever its called in the US), since you did a Snickers episode?

[@Chill_Dumplings]

I’m also biased

[@Star_Joker]

@@Chill_Dumplings you a fellow UK countryman too?

[@pdfbanana]

i greatly prefer the japan and india episodes. the UK differences are usually more subtle & predictable. i like the contrast

[@Star_Joker]

@@pdfbanana I never thought about it like that.

[@maenad1231]

I didn’t know Mars bars were sold in American stores and I’ve lived in this country my whole life😅😂

[@curtjdup]

I am SO glad to see Harry again! He has to be my favorite besides Joe obviously but I do really like the other guys as well!

[@JoeAvella]

DARN RIGHT 😛

[@mastertmrt]

Yep

[@DarkCobra88]

For me, Food Wars is always Harry and Joe! Don't get me wrong, the others all great too but despite the video's are filmed separately and put together, Harry and Joe still have more chemistry.

[@kierancampire]

Your Skittles counting segment, my great nan once (my memory is awful so forgive murky details) bought a back of either Fruit Pastels, or red and black fruit pastels and counted them all individually, but then was so bothered by the inconsistent number that she wrote to the company complaining about how the colours were so uneven in number. They actually responded and apologised to her, and i believe they sent my nan a free bag of fruit pastels as compensation, so hey, counting your sweets can be good!

[@smellygoat]

I remember when skittles in the UK did mints years ago, one pack was peppermint and the other spearmint. They were okay but they were just like smaller versions of the soft chewy mints you could already get. Idk why they had different colours because the entire packs would just taste of the same kind of mint because it was.

[@chocciechocchoc1]

Loved skittles mints

[@kushalarora3016]

Im so glad usa vs uk is back No hate to japan or india (which is my country) but joe and harry have a great chemistry They compliment each other (Joe's better though) :)

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@kushalarora3016]

@@FOODBF bro just leave, you're annoying af

[@sueKay]

As someone with a truly bizzare lime allergy (not citrus, just lime), I'm always extremely happy to discover that a green sweet is apple and not lime. So at least I know not to eat skittles in the US since they went back to their green ones being lime. I cant blame them, lime tastes amazing...I'm just sadly very allergic to it. I'm very jealous, I LOVE the taste of lime. The few times I've accidentally ingested it I've been like "oh hey that's nice" and then become very unwell!

[@getreal2592]

I am 1000% certain Skittles are made with zero fruit. You could eat American Skittles just fine.

[@Khristafer]

Harry, thank you for validating the song I thought of with Mr Brightside. Joe had me worried.

[@tyfi655]

As someone who eats Skittles way too much, I really this appreciate this episode! Also my condolences to Joe for having to drink that skittle water.. big yikes

[@beeblitzz]

“From calorie count to portion sizes” What a classic

[@OriginalElysian]

Gotta love the irony of Joe asking Harry to count all the Skittles in his bag and then not even bothering to actually do it himself.

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@JoeAvella]

hahaha u like that??

[@Mammutidae]

Especially since if Harry is showrunner wouldn't that make him Joe's boss??

[@MaxTheVoidling]

Still asking for uk vs us Dr Pepper….

[@jamieknutsen2271]

The Harry Waluigi impression was unexpected but appreciated 😂

[@michaelwesten4624]

🤣🤣🤣 cringe

[@proers3739]

2:38

[@Rebornfruits]

My name is t new film I’m making😮

[@Griff03]

They missed it in this video but in the UK we also have skittles that are covered in a hard yoghurt coating.

[@louisdonigan4684]

thats what i was thinking

[@luminaryofthestars2141]

It's fine to miss them out, they are absolutely rancid.

[@Griff03]

@@luminaryofthestars2141 never said they were good, lol

[@luminaryofthestars2141]

@@Griff03 You also didnt specify how bad they are so I made it my duty.

[@amandaneikam6872]

Love these - please please please do more with facts and bring back fast food chemistry!!!!!

[@layladiniz1150]

I would 100% listen to Harry ASMR counting skittles and asking about my day before bed.

[@JoeAvella]

Hmmm we may have this footage

[@SoCalGuppy]

I do get giddy when I see a new "Food Wars"!! Especially when it is Joe & Harry getting ready to knock each other out from across the pond!! (Please try doing a segment on Aldi's, there are bound to be some kind of products that you two can "duke it out". Keep them coming!!

[@dazzaMusic]

You missed out on the Skittles strawberry cooler ice cream which is absolutely fantastic 👍🏼

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@kaidrogon5472]

They also missed out skittle milkshake

[@luciag.3477]

😂😂😂 I’m glad Harry made that reference at the end….that song been playing in my head since Joe brought out the bright side skittles 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DustyJones1997BGCL]

Look at all those Skittles believe it or not I tried almost every Skittle here in the US I got to finish that journey. also Harry is amazing got to love this guy🥰 he knows what's up also Joe you got it with the counting bro 😂

[@amandaneikam6872]

Harry is awesome

[@Dynasty2812]

The crazy sour skittles are hitting different every time

[@goldminer4495]

You guys need to do the Haribo Gummies. I would really love to see that.

[@vacafuega]

Impressed at Harry's skittle-spotting prowess!

[@amandaneikam6872]

Fast food chemistry was very well done and I though brilliant extension of food wars - also more about the science with the entertainment is what makes this better than other channels

[@dtvfan24]

@10:25 Love those skittles soft chew. So tasty and very cloudy and cute

[@QaysRobloxPro]

It was fun seeing them doing try guessing flavors without their sense of smell. I have sinuses so I should be used to it but i still don’t think I’ll be able to identify the flavor 😂

[@Hubert1246]

The blind skittle test is ingenious and amazing

[@dr_deez3944]

However it's still false because if hold your nose everything tastes the same

[@marmaluke]

@@dr_deez3944 exactly this.

[@conahtolley6335]

We actually do have the wild berry and tropical mix here in UK but it's super rare. Probably rarer than meta moon prime.

[@grievousarmy4061]

Thank youuu, we need more UK content, not just US vs [ ].

[@icyqueen2006]

I'm from the UK but the USA sour skittles are so much better (must be those extra chemicals!). The UK ones are barely sour at all. I love the chewies without shells the most though.

[@1Jetsurf]

Something interesting is the fact that some of the things in the UK that are 'exclusive' like the giant skittles is actually available in the US. I've noticed this multiple times with other food brands too, maybe it's based on location in the US?

[@2016doomslayer]

In the UK we have darkside skittles instead of brightside but there the same flavors so probably just location based

[@DarkCobra88]

Similar with Skittles Gum, you can weirdly still find this on shop shelves in the UK despite it never sells well and its rare to see a almost empty shelf of the stuff but it is sold here.

[@dashaunl1110]

14:56 Someone needs to remix this part into a weirdcore/dreamcore/nostalgiacore liminal experience

[@Aarvi13]

Wow! So glad you still remember UK vs US OG FW series!

[@bluberrybongoz887]

are we not going to talk about the way the UK has such a brighter purple than the US

[@theultimateemeralds]

Fr

[@neerajnandakumar7638]

Joe you are the only reason I watch food wars

[@JoeAvella]

Thanks😊

[@Ameni2d]

The white skittles are my favourite skittles, but I do also love skittles chewies because they’re just easier to chew and last in the mouth for longer meaning that one pack can last more than two hours lol

[@geezygee]

I almost didn't watch this.. but I AM SO GLAD I DID. I am a former sommelier; I lost my smell and taste in Dec 2021 due to covid. I'll be adding skittles to my testing

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

One day, I would love it if Skittles made the flavours from opposing sides of the pond available on either side of the pond. I would love to taste all the flavours 🥰🫶🏽🥰🫶🏽🥰🫶🏽

[@BenBulks]

Skittles?! 😂 This series shall go on forever 😂

[@maenad1231]

You say that like it’s a bad thing 😉

[@xmelinax797]

For real 😭

[@Chill_Dumplings]

The series are iconic😊

[@noahsworld9340]

Yeah

[@JoeAvella]

Let's hope so, rent is going up 💸

[@CharlottoBarlotto]

Loved Harry’s song at the end! Made me giggle out loud! 😂🤘🏼

[@JakeGagnon-ni8zs]

I love this channel!!! all of you need to rank every GFUEL or at least most of it and compare it with some other big drink or maybe do cans vs tubs

[@Gameingsince87]

Joe did a great job pouring the skittles in the cups

[@inezzmullins7477]

OMG, I was LMAO when the dude was preparing his Skittles drinks, the rainbow was too funny! My freaking dog loves Skittles more than life itself. He goes into some kind of happy land frenzy at just the thought he might be getting a Skittles treat. LOL. My thought is why bother with any type of candy (that isn't chocolate) when you have freaking Sour Patch Kids!!!? Thank you for bringing forward all the harmful things in our processed food to keep us safe and informed; something our governments are all too often unwilling to do! You guys rock!

[@MKF30]

Cool video let's see the follow up. USA vs. UK differences and comparisons in diabetes and tooth decay from all those candies haha 😄

[@Liamella23]

I remember the skittles drinks cartons they had in the UK, like all the skittles mixed together into a not especially nice mikshake.

[@kyledinsmore9984]

I ate skittles so much as a kid that I honestly could correctly guess every flavor of skittle in a whole bag

[@jeffreychongsathien]

The important difference in the sours is that the UK one doesn't come dusted in the sour powder, unfortunately.

[@jimmybob562]

So then what’s sour about them

[@jaradsmethers3601]

I knew grape flavour was a lot more common than blackcurrent in the us but didn't know why thanks for teaching me that interesting tidbit

[@firstname__lastname]

Wild Berry Skittles are my absolute favourite!!

[@carolinestrong6341]

I remember working in retail once and a customer came through the till saying that she was making a rainbow skittle cake for her daughter. Luckily I was paying attention as I noticed she's picked up the pride skittles instead, her face when I mentioned it was so funny. We swapped them out but she kept one white pack as her daughter was LGBTQ+ and she used them to Line the cake board and decorate cupcakes, which looked great when she showed me a fortnight later!

[@NarcOfTheCovenant]

Also, Joe's energy is looking great these days.

[@emilykindt9007]

@Food Insider Um actually, you are singing Buddy Holly by Weezer, and Mr. Brightside was a song by The Killers, not The Black Keys. Great Video!! ❤

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@jdamers3829]

This annoyed me so much

[@jamesdavis5096]

One of the most popular flavors of skittles in England is eel. The second most popular is cheese sandwich. The third most popular flavor is canal lockie.

[@jalapeno_salsa]

For those in Australia wondering why Starburst left the country...it was also because of Titanium Dioxide

[@l-y-vv-y]

Starburst left?!

[@adamwebster6867]

Another amazing episode as always. Keep it up guys 👍

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@adamwebster6867]

A spam bot I see

[@hakuriver6359]

I love the Skittles Ads playing, showcasing a new type of skittle

[@Kumotoshi]

for some reason, all of the skittles put into separate bowls in their own colours with no stray skittles in any of the bowls gave me such a satisfying feeling, just looking at it calmed me down

[@fritzzon]

It's because you get a rush of endorphins when you see something that's been placed perfectly, tricking your brain into thinking u did something right

[@FORGOTTENMINDFREAK23]

Joe, if you want to drink the rainbow, make skittles vodka. Also, I have no idea why other countries' Skittles are all one flavour but Australia's are legit different flavours.

[@ymmot08]

Keep telling yourself that

[@charleytabony9501]

Skittles are one of the best sweets possible. Good choice 👍

[@zomerkoninkjes]

That mr brightside section alone is deserving of a biiiig thumbs up

[@soniyaarora4397]

Hi! Just to say we did have the wild berry and tropical skittles! Also I found them in b and m! Thanks! I love ur vids

[@andrewwinslow9315]

I want an episode of Booze Wars! Where Harry and Joe Review Local Drinks!

[@LILC63]

I have seen the pride edition skittles for years! I remember having them when I was about 8 or 9 but ever since I have never seen them .

[@cartiaking3377]

i see them every year, normally in sainsburys . normally around pride but i do see them occasionally in other months

[@azntravel]

No matter what I say, the food is prepared by a qualified chef. Happy people👏👏👏

[@milkymoo1524]

Since cherries strawberries and rasberries arent berries i came up with my own flavors for wild berries Orange-pumpkin Green-cumcumber Yellow-banana Pink-watermelon Purple-grape Don't worry im sure these flavors won't get anyone questioning what they've been taught!

[@milkymoo1524]

They would also taste delicious especially cucumber very popular c🥒

[@pierrecusmybladdersempty1938]

Am I the only one who liked the green apple flavor over the lime flavor? Seems like I'm the only one who does

[@SoSheolH]

honestly i don't even remember if i had the green apple flavour before, but i can say that lime skittles are by far my least favourite - same goes for starburst lemon and lime (and same goes for both that blackcurrant is the best)

[@TheOfficalMiki]

The editors deserve a raise for this c:

[@fearisaliar3]

i need to try the uk skittles! 💯

[@Annie-lq9tq]

As a british person, a few years ago I had found christmas skittles in bnm all I remember was that they had mandarin. I haven't seen them in bnm since tho

[@LILC63]

Wait the Uk sells 1KG bags?

[@DarkCobra88]

Most supermarkets have them. But as Harry said, if you go online, you can get the 1.6kg pretty easily too. For 1KG bags, Tesco sell them, Asda usually do (1 i went to didn't), and Morrisons do too. Most shops like Home bargains have them as well.

[@Blaze0111]

I like how they're saying that cherries aren't berries but strawberries aren't berries either 🤣

[@reganharv]

you can also get a tub of skittles ice cream in the uk! came out recently

[@Nathantoland]

Another UK exclusive was skittles dips which was skittles dipped in yoghurt, they were available from 2019 to 2020 ish and not a lot of people liked them except for me

[@Chestersgirl1981]

I did. That’s 2 of us. We can ask for a revival

[@maenad1231]

2:50-3:08 It’s impressive how much effort Joe puts into be being lazy 🤭

[@rubenmicu2918]

Love this series

[@SunflowerFromDeath]

I once had Skittles from Tesco it was Christmas edition and it tasted so goooood pretty sure it was cinnamon flavour

[@NurAdinugraha]

Just had my first US Skittles few weeks ago and I've been wondering. Is it just me or it actually taste like chemicals or something? I swear it felt like I was consuming medicine instead of fruit sweets.

[@quietone3816]

they have lesser quality ingredients in them in america and they have dyes in them

[@maenad1231]

First I learn all Froot Loops are the same flavor and now I’m forced to know all Skittles are the same flavor? Are ALL my childhood food memories one big LIE!?!

[@richardilagan5939]

Only the outter shell is flavoured

[@oliverwright7925]

15:02 Once as a kid, I attempted to make rainbow jelly by mixing flavours that have the colours of the rainbow together, and I got a similar result. But hey, I tasted the rainbow.

[@lckittyqueen]

I saw a darks skittles the other day (uk) and it had a pomegranate flavour and I really wanted to try it but it was only in a multipack and I didn’t want that lol

[@mg0020]

There was a point in my life where I couldn't even look at skittles without feeling absolute disgust. It was my fault, in high-school I got a blue power aid and added a tropical and a sour skittles to it. Chugged the whole thing. I think I would've been better off eating a 5 lb bag of sugar

[@FOODBF]

your comment is very very nice

[@chriswinspear5728]

UK sour skittles are nothing compared to the US ones. I had the US sour ones about 20 years ago when I went to florid, they are insanely sour. Also shame you didn't feature the skittles milk drink or the spicy skittles you could get a few years ago they were horrible. Also wasn't that long ago you could get the yellow ones over here in the UK they were fruit and yoghurt flavours.

[@kazuma580]

Walmart has the cloud ones lol I buy them all the time at the Supercenter... I didn't see the Smoothie Skittles either...

[@andykosec]

Yes! thx guys. These are awesome

[@cadinstanley5371]

ah yes people still act like skittles are awesome and all that, not knowing or just not caring that they're actually unfit for human consumption

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[@soncaer]

this taught me valuable life lessons

[@fihhih4414]

They did sweet heat skittles for a bit in the UK. They were spicy but quite nice

[@Marzi29]

Those were amazing, I miss them. They were for Halloween I think!

[@deannadoyle4578]

Love that they showed one direction when talking about the black keys lol

[@HahaHaha-nq7li]

in australia we have asimilar thing tho shriekers its called zombi skittles there basically like bean boozles

[@niivektv]

Look at all those Skittles! 😱

[@AlbertWinsford]

Missed out on the smoothie flavours and the heat ones for the UK.

[@dellzincht]

And Darkside Skittles, unless they have those in the USA as well. Also we have (or had) Skittles available in little tubs, similar to the ones you can get chewing gum in

[@johnp8131]

Never realised they were originally British until I just looked. Rarely bought them as Rowntrees Tooty Frooties were cheaper and better as they were bigger, plus I was a bit too old when Skittle were introduced in '74!

[@ggmakesyoutubeshorts5550]

We have many more restaurants in India. So plz do a season 2 of ind vs us ind vs uk season 1 and ind vs Japan fast.

[@nadiadansani2139]

There used to be an orange bag of skittles in the US called crazy something, and they were like my fave. Skittles are still one of my fave candies just wish they didn’t mess up my teeth

[@superrobz]

Here in the U.K. you also get Skittles ice creams and milkshakes

[@widge]

This video made me buy skittles.