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EAN 4009900580076 · Tropical · Candies
Identity
Name
Tropical Skittles
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
4009900580076
Brand / Manufacturer
Tropical
Category
Candies
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
GS1 Prefix
Germany (GS1 prefix 400)
Description
Tropical Skittles is a candies item carrying the Mars name. The pack lists SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP, PALM FAT, ACIDS (CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID), DEXTRIN, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVOURINGS, MODIFIED STARCH, COLOURS (E163, E162, E170, E160a, E132, E100, E133) ACIDITY REGULATOR (TRISODIUM CITRATE), GLAZING AGENT (CARNAUBA WAX), CONCENTRATES (SWEET POTATO, RADISH) as ingredients. It carries a NOVA classification of 4 (ultra-processed food and drink product).
Regulated substances (6)
citric acid (Food additive (E-number))
dextrin (Food additive (E-number))
anthocyanins (Food additive (E-number))
betanin (Food additive (E-number))
calcium carbonate (Food additive (E-number))
β-carotene (Food additive (E-number))
Ingredients
SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP, PALM FAT, ACIDS (CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID), DEXTRIN, MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVOURINGS, MODIFIED STARCH, COLOURS (E163, E162, E170, E160a, E132, E100, E133) ACIDITY REGULATOR (TRISODIUM CITRATE), GLAZING AGENT (CARNAUBA WAX), CONCENTRATES (SWEET POTATO, RADISH). SUITABLE FOR VEGANS. PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN AN UNEVEN MIX OF FLAVOURS. PORTIONS PER PACK: 3. PORTION SIZE: 36.3 g /100 g/36.3 g
Nutrition facts (per 100 g)
Field
Per 100 g
Energy
1721.76 kJ / 404.96 kcal
Fat
4.13 g
Carbohydrates
90.91 g
of which sugars
77.13 g
Protein
1.38 g
Data: Open Food Facts community, openfoodfacts.org (CC BY-SA 3.0). Values are typical per-100g manufacturer declarations and may vary by batch. Informational only — not dietary advice.
Food additive (E-number) (10)
curcumin CAS 458-37-7
indigotindisulfonate sodium CAS 860-22-0
brilliant blue FCF CAS 3844-45-9 ❗(Warning)+1HPubChem
GHS hazard classifications and PubChem CIDs from NIH PubChem (NCBI / U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain). Hover any pictogram for its meaning.
🔍 What we found about this product
A factual report of what public registries and product databases returned for this EAN. We do not authenticate products or issue safety verdicts — we only report what we found.
Identifier checks
📋 EAN format: the GTIN-13 mod-10 checksum is consistent with the GS1 standard (format check only; does not authenticate the physical product)
📋 GS1 prefix 400 indicates the issuing office in Germany (this is the country where the brand owner registered the EAN; it is not necessarily where the product was manufactured. Source: GS1 country code list)
📋 Brand entries found: no entry for Tropical in the Wikidata brand registry (our coverage of Wikidata is partial; absence is not a finding either way)
📋 Listed in 1 of the public product catalogue we check: Open Food Facts (catalogue presence only; the listing itself does not authenticate the product)
Registry scans
📋 Recall registry scan returned 0 matches (sources scanned: CPSC, FDA, RAPEX, Health Canada, NHTSA. Coverage gaps exist; we cannot speak to records outside these registries)
📋 Substance database scan returned 41 name matches with H-codes / regulated-substance entries (see substances section. This is a name match against label/ingredient text only; it does not confirm batch presence)
📋 Banned-ingredient scan (EU Cosmetic Annex II) returned 0 matches (source: EU Reg. 1223/2009. Scanned against available label text only)
📋 Certifications listed in our databases: none found (registries scanned: EU Ecolabel, US ENERGY STAR, US EPA Safer Choice. Many legitimate products are not enrolled in these schemes)
📋 Medical device registry: not listed in US FDA GUDID or EU EUDAMED (most consumer products are not medical devices and would not be expected to appear)
Sources scanned: GS1 country prefix · Wikidata brand registry · Open Beauty / Food Facts · USDA FDC Branded Foods · Nudger GTIN dataset · EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · US CPSC · US FDA recalls · Health Canada Recalls · NHTSA recalls · ECHA SVHC · REACH Annex XVII · EU RoHS · Stockholm POPs · CLP Annex VI · EU Cosmetic Annex II · EU Ecolabel · US ENERGY STAR · US EPA Safer Choice · US FDA GUDID · EU EUDAMED. Last refreshed: .
About this section. We aggregated what we found across 24 public registries and product databases as of . This is not an authentication, certification, or safety endorsement. Coverage gaps in our source data exist. For definitive verification, please contact the manufacturer or the relevant regulator directly.
🥗 Dietary attributes
We found these dietary attribute tags (community-contributed labels — verify on packaging):
Vegan (leafy green)
Vegetarian (leafy green)
Source: OpenFoodFacts product page — community-tagged dietary labels (data: ODbL, text: CC-BY-SA). These tags are crowdsourced and may be incomplete or out of date; always verify on the actual packaging.
Disclaimer. Substance and ingredient information is matched against public government registries (cited above) and may be incomplete or imprecise for a specific batch. This page is informational only and does not constitute medical, legal, or safety advice. For health concerns consult a qualified specialist. For confirmed product safety status refer to the manufacturer and the linked regulatory source.
Provenance
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