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Did you Know? Skittles are used as a sugar supplement for dairy cattle. Just like sucrose in forage, the sugar in Skittles can boost energy and aid in digestibility by helping speed up the breakdown of starch. They are used with forages that are naturally lower sugar content. Companys here deliver them to farms in 24-ton loads. This is the equivalent of 353,917 bags of Skittles! The Skittles in this load is a mix of regular and tropical flavors.
If you guys like this I can do more post on interesting thing you can feed cows
thecomputerrepairguy
Another waste stream to our food chain. UK wont allow some of these dyes because they cause cancer (the US and Canadian skittles anyway )
LanceCrossfire
"Apu do you have that beef with Skittles in it? You know, Skittlecow?"
PhrankRizzo
Only in murica do the give sweets to cattle, fuck animals m I right? Disgraceful just like all the corn you feed instead of grass & hay, sad
keepcalmandgettothechoppa
I am so curious about the wholesale price of these.I'm asking for a farmer friend because there is no way I can eat that many skittles ever.
keepcalmandgettothechoppa
Also what flavors/colors do the cows prefer, I mean if you had to guess?
Maggus05
Holy hell, the mother of all rainbows!
SarahsAlbums
The urge to jump into that is real...
JRedBear
Swim the rainbow dude
ROGUEdenied
i want to swim in that, PLEASE....who do i contact to swim in the Skittles????
StephenDaniels
Didn't you see the thing on Scrooge McDuck swimming gold coins?
z3lfmoord
So many memories of back when cartoons were entertaining and not just noisy.
JustJustinTimeToGetJustinJustIn
Can you do more interesting facts on skittles?
SlamdogKillionaire
Taste the rainbow.
FartsAtUrinals
TheDreadLordSithis
BernieO
Colors (Titanium Dioxide, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Yellow 6, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1).
SlamdogKillionaire
Hike!
KCBeard
Veal the rainbow.
EvilLesbian
I'm gonna Scrooge McDuck the McFuck out of those skittles.
bradisonfosho
Some farms may do this, but growing up on a dairy farm and knowing lots of farmers I've never heard of this.
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
It's very regional, guys near beer processing plants feed brewer grain, others near Hershey buy chocolate or yogurt plants for whey.
bradisonfosho
Sign me up for some beer beef!
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
Dude brewers grain smells amazing! You can smell it the moment you walk into a farm that uses it and the cows love it. I wish I could get it
Bertisstoned
Just feed cows grass, boom done.
Babushi
I feed reindeer at a farm for a while. One of the ingredients was sawdust...
FuturePerfectTense
It’s actually a great meal tip. Every time I eat sawdust I’m stuffed.
MidlandRedux
Great for the digestion. If you are a cud-chewing animal.
Undaftiness
Gotta say.. If I as a company regularly had 24 tons of "waste" I wouldn't get full price for.. I would probably fix my issues
SomeDetroitGuy
Depends on how much product is produced to get that waste. If they can get 2,500 tons of product with 24 tons of waste, that might be fine.
Undaftiness
Also.. that would be nearly 1% of your produce.. That's a big number.
Undaftiness
There will always be waste in production.. But It's probably not just one 24 ton batch. I'd still try to lower that amount of waste
irMuse
postbluex
I’m just reading through the comments and wondering how we got to this point as humans where we justify giving cows candy as a supplement.
Aurella
And somehow all this is cheaper than, I don't know, GRASS? Their natural food source??
SomeDetroitGuy
Why wouldn't we? If the feed lacks sugar, why not add sugar to the feed?
indiehedgehog
Because cows don't need concentrated sugar in their diet, like any other mammal
KCBeard
Says who?
sendmoney
Can cows get diabetus?
DougDeNasty
No, look up sweet meats.
keyfodder
That is the goal: to give the cows diabetes and then they are hooked on big pharma. printing money with vats of E coli to produce insulin.
mycatToastwasafatasshole
They're only alive for a year and a half before slaughter, so probably not due to time limits.
TheDreadLordSithis
I don't see why they couldnt
BearInTimber
if they're being feed that they are most likely feeder steers and they are not going to last much longer than 18 months so let them eat up.
TheDreadLordSithis
T hats what I figure
blurgh
They dont live very long
Kewlair
I knew of a bee farmer whos honey kept changing colour bcuz the bees were eating skittles from these sort of bins and going back to the hive
emkev
I thought that was the m&m factory.
FuturePerfectTense
It was. This guy is just a phony. A big fat phony!
ISupportYourViews
Yep. Reposted a few times here:
HammerNales
Still no Lime #boycottgreenapple
awholelotofnothin
I just bought a 2 lb. bag because it had "Long Lost Lime." It's my favorite flavor along with lemon.
Mimikyu778
green apple is fine
Gerckin
Gerckin
*dive
RancidRance
Wait so if I buy skittles from a farm supplies place, I could get a better cost to skittle ratio?
GenFatAss
Yes but they're not fit for human consumption
RancidRance
That's never stopped me before.
jandeeg
What did they do to them to make them unfit for humans, but alright for cattle? Make them taste of grass?
FjordFiskursson
They had a guy put their dick on each and every skittle.
vanaman
Actually nothing. Usually they are just visually deformed, but otherwise totally fine for humans.
thugtaters
Bet you 20 bucks I could eat them all in a year. Given I'll probsbly gain 700 pounds.
hahadix
ill take that bet!
fluhatinrapper
*Whispers. It's worth it.
Muffdiver9
Probably won't have teeth left and you'll have terrible diabetes, so maybe missing a foot too.
asm80dfa8sdfj
As opposed to mediocre diabetes.
scuba7jb
Ooooo, and if you get castrated you'll put on even more weight.... and end up a nice size for eatin'
MissSassyPanties
Why give them chemical ridden candy and not natural sugar?
MidlandRedux
It's cheap and readily available from the nearby factory. In a different part of the country, they find a different way to balance the diet.
BreadyStinellis
It's cheaper and easier to store. You'd have to worry more about heat and moisture with sugar
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
Because the company that makes these has to get rid of them because they are not fit for human consumption so the farmer can buy them cheap
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
The company gets rid of waste and the farmer gets a cheap albeit unreliable source of fees for his cattle.
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
Feed* not fees
paulpounder
Cows don’t have access to YouTube or Netflix to watch documentaries about chemicals to scare them.
MissSassyPanties
I get the cheap factor...however...what is "not fit for human consumption " is ok to eat by the animals we make food from?
SummonerGill
I wonder what the wholesale price is for that quantity... Cheaper than human food chain options I would guess
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
Op said it was $800 per ton.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Snopes wrote that they use ice-cream sprinkles too, for about $160 per ton.
asm80dfa8sdfj
Must be cheaper than raw sugar even.
barnwolf
I don't know about that. Probably hard to feed a cow sugar. Easier when it's in a pill form like this.
merxman
Plus in America with the corn syrup subsidies, yes, cheaper than actual sugar.
HawsePiper
This is actually pretty creepy if you think about it
exactedgenticles
It's pretty creepy on the surface too
shock6906
no, not really.
imullofmachine
Yep, totally creepy
RawSuger
and then its not if you think about it some more. funny how nature do that.
KobeBurger
I didn't make it to the creepy part, can you explain?
RawSuger
for me it's immediately somewhat unsettling to see something i eat fed to livestock like industrial wasteproduct...but its just chemicals
KCBeard
Everything is chemicals
asm80dfa8sdfj
This will always be one of the best responses
Frankiethesquealer
You have to remember this is a food product. Just like carrots peas, potatos etc they all have wast product that is feed to animals all so
RawSuger
ye but as i wrote the immediate reaction i got was "so im eating cows industrial fodder" - and i am:) but its not neccesarily disgusting^^
Crawmak
Don't farms buy the defects for cheap for this purpose?
TXjlp86
All edible foods that fail quality control end up as animal feed.
imnottryingtobesarcastic
Yes. Cattle can eat a little bit of everything in moderation. From candy to dog food, fries to old frying oil. People have to get rid of it
KCBeard
That's not a nice term for seasonal workers. And they don't buy them to start with!
SailorBOB
Arkleseizure
TheDreadLordSithis
ministryofpeace
You mean they were only rentals at that price! I knew there was some fine print
FBKatB3TAdotcom
Wonder y pork taste so sweet sometimes? Same thing
LikelyLad5
We have a local biscuit factory and all their defects go to the pig farm
TheDreadLordSithis
Lol... I gotta ask where the sauce is 4 that "fact"
FBKatB3TAdotcom
I used to run a team in a sweet factory. Any misshapen or colour fails etc got sold to pig farms
TheDreadLordSithis
That dosnt make the meat any sweeter though....
FBKatB3TAdotcom
Yes it does, different grass affects the taste different feeds affect the taste even different water affects the taste
MidlandRedux
Pork tastes sweet only because my wife is a great cook.
jiveturkey158
Yes, also pig farms buy waste from various mass food producers
UncleVenoM
Beer companies especially
gordy77
Local candy bar manufacturer had to mulch the bars instead of throwing out the boxes at our dump. Primary school kids were reselling them!
MechanusIncarnate
Similar to larger stores pouring bleach in the dumpster to prevent homeless from taking the food.
mufasa1028
Since when has a skittle ever had a defect..
Crawmak
You'd be surprised the things that get sifted out before packaging. Crushed, unpainted, too big or small, misshapen, etc.
MechanusIncarnate
They probably come in large bags or boxes, if there's a tear in the bag, the whole thing is labelled unfit for human consumption.
SailorBOB
Intern typo'd a W instead of an S.
puppiesarepoopers
that's rather fucked up
MidlandRedux
Very energy efficient. This is factory waste being used instead of discarded. No side effects, just nutrients being put to use.
skincancerisfun
No side effect? Cows are designed to eat grass, but farmers feed them waste food stock because their only concern is the meat/$ ratio
BreadyStinellis
Grass doesn't grow fast enough to feed all of these cows.
puppiesarepoopers
then we should focus on feeding fewer cows
MidlandRedux
Humans, and our pets and domestic animals, eat a lot of things unavailable to wild creatures. It's cultural evolution. No big deal.
puppiesarepoopers
it's a very big deal. this is not beneficial or inevitable human advancement. it's indignant & selfish & a part of a much bigger problem.
MidlandRedux
No problem, its a question of different cultural norms.
TituzzzD
I don't think you know what cultural evolution means. But ok, apparently no bid deal.
skincancerisfun
Culture? Cow culture? I don't disagree with the economic side of it, but its definitely on the evil side of things. Raising pigs on the
MidlandRedux
"Cows" are domestic animals. Live as part of our human culture. Eat processed food like we do. It's only evil if you want it to be.
skincancerisfun
corpses of humans would work wonderfully in economic terms, and make for cheaper bacon, but at some point you should draw a line
SailorBOB
To help clarify, these are ADDED TO cattle feed as a sucrose supplement. This will be mixed in with grains, foliage, etc, then fed to them.
Keicars
That's for the future, we can still steal the trailer before they get mixed
Hurro
Ahhh the smartie in the trailmix.
rbudrick
Smartiescandy.jpg
Danishlmgurian
Farmers usually buy the candy that can't be sold, like weirdly coloured gummy from Haribo and such
BlackberryCobbler
Should give them a mix of m&m's, skittles and reese's pieces in the same trough.. just to mess with them
puppysmuggler
zepoloderfliw
So uh my food was made because of skittles
WatWouJeDoenDan
Douche
SailorBOB
With skittles? Horrible idea. You should probably use vinegar and water.
Sitraka
hooo that's less cool
Rakugabi
Is there no cheaper/more practical supplements on the market? Do cows have a favorite flavor? Does their milk taste like the rainbow?
SailorBOB
Think of it as scrap sugar. Economically the candy company can't use it or reprocess it. Sold as waste material, it's certainly cheaper.
NineSlicesOfEmu
Can someone 'splain to me how the skittles' sugar is supposed to aid digestion of more sugar? I'm in IB Bio and am really curious. Sucrase?
AutumnAria
American cows are fed corn. They can't digest it because that is not what they naturally eat. I guess the sugar is supposed to help with it
MrPredator
... Now I'm kinda pissed off that Skittles doesn't color the cow's milk.
FatBastardVegetarian
Thanks. I was imagining a cow... leather sofa... skittles between the hooves... binge watching "Angus is the New Black".
BlackberryCobbler
Followed by Better Cow Saul
FatBastardVegetarian
Then? Guernsey Shore
BlackberryCobbler
Haha!! Lovely!
OuchYoureonmyhair
Marinated Survivor and Milking Bad
Frankiethesquealer
Thank you i can't edit the post
SailorBOB
No prob. I've read about this before and I'm just helping fend off the shitstorm of confusion and imaginary outrage.
mufasa1028
Haha people will start with stupid shit anyway
SailorBOB
You're right. But, the only way to prevent a leaky diaper is to change it before it becomes a bigger problem.
CocoaSandwichCookies
Can't help the people that spurg about no sources for something they can easily look up themselves though.
CityYeti
So what you're saying is....I should put skittles in my oatmeal?
SailorBOB
I mean, if you want to. I wouldn't add a lot though. Humans don't need as much sugar as cows. Unless of course you are a cow. I don't judge.
CityYeti
In all states of being except physical, I am a cow that's in all states of being a human
greendogblue
If you aren’t already then you’re doing something wrong
PancakePusher
Yes. Yes you should.
ItalianaNrd
What about cream of wheat?
MidlandRedux
Brown sugar, dude. And now I have to have that for breakfast.Thanks for the suggestion.
PenicilliumCamemberti
I believe there are differences in humans vs. cows digestive systems. If you plan on being eaten it's probably not wrong though.
ItalianaNrd
Doesn't a cow have like 3 or 4 stomachs?
Shortytheshortest
Yup, 4 stomachs.
BeginnersLuck00
Well, 1 stomach, 3 to 4 chambers.
SuperEasyBarelyAnInconvenience
So is strawberry milk from cows fed exclusively red Skittles?
MarkRigler
i never knew that
DPCerberusBlaze
Pink skittles. The red are cherry flavor
samsonight
I laughed at the comment, but Mitch is why you get the upvote
psuedon
relevant: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/skittles-cows-corn-truck-crash-american-farmers-wisconsin-dodge-county-a7536731.html
coolbandana
Obviously. Same way chocolate milk comes from brown cows.
IPoisonedDorcasMutton
The fact that red Skittles are Strawberry and not Cherry fucked me up as a kid.
magila
yes
wildfrontierking
Red skittles are cherry flavoured...
PornhubsFirstTree
Fair question
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*groans and upvotes all of your “222” comments*
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MayorMcWeed
Yes precisely, that's very observant of you justpress2forawhileandwheniansweryoullknowyouhavepressed2enough.
BustyCrustacean
How many times did you press 2 before he answered?
SuperEasyBarelyAnInconvenience
You didn't do the @ before my name but don't worry I still read it.
noWhiteHorseHereJustBatturuPrinsu
And he didn't even have to press 2 for a while
SomethingCleverCouldGoHere
Yes precisely, thats very observant of you @justpress2forawhileandwheniansweryoullknowyouhavepressed2enough
DehydratedBoogers
Was it very as2te?
3825
Yes precisely, thats very observant of you @masterbeishun @justpress2forawhileandwheniansweryoullknowyouhavepressed2enough
MayorMcWeed
Observant again! Well done!
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SuperEasyBarelyAnInconvenience
You rang?
Corona688
You're a fraud. Wrong username.
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SuperEasyBarelyAnInconvenience
Heavens gates, God speaking.
Reddbeerdd
He's a liar! No answer!
SuperEasyBarelyAnInconvenience
I answered. Wasn't on imgur for almost a day.
Frankiethesquealer
Ok so I can't edit the post it self but just to clear a few things up. This is feed as a supplement (cows don't just let loose on it) they
BewilderedBeaver
And sometimes, beet got loose on them too and then make blue honey.
yuraf
To edit, go to albums, and edit album.
ThoughtYouSaidSithLord
Doing the Lord's work
Catclicksalot
I was about to get jelly
Kilgore19d
The fact you even have to clarify... holy fuck people are stupid.
paulpounder
I know right, everybody grew up on a dairy.
Kilgore19d
I know right, not everybody uses google for their stupid questions, or stops to think, hey, that’s a stupid question.
paulpounder
You are so right. I should have googled a question about the link between dairy cows and skittles. It should be taught in schools.
paulpounder
There aren’t any stupid questions, according to all of my teachers in school
KeyMasterVinzClortho
Who, what, and where can I can get a load of skittles delivered to me!!
kepler20c
Amazon sells a 10lb bag of Skittles for $38 and it's a Prime item.
Frankiethesquealer
Last time I checked chocolate was $800t here in New Zealand so just call your local supermarket??
fluhatinrapper
Skittles are all about tasting the rainbow man. Chocolate is all about tasting the brown Wonka riverm. Dey different.
KCBeard
1. Pretend you have a dairy farm. 2. Get Skittles. 3. ???? 4. Profit
Wuz314159
Package & sell them yourself... just like Mexican kids sell bottled water refilled from the toilets to the tourists.
PrayForMojoTheBlurst
I'd like to see a post about cows eating other cows. Specifically their brains and tasty tasty prions!
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
In related news: https://youtu.be/S6ag1bIabg0 (turn down your volume a bit)
TheCarolingian
You're mad.
WhyIsThisStillEvenAQuestion
Beautiful.
PrayForMojoTheBlurst
Frankiethesquealer
Are only given say 1kg at a time if that (chill 500kg animal 1kg isn't very much). Also these are Skittles that have not met human food grad
BewilderedBeaver
Not much? I weight 62kg. If I would eat a 500th of my bodyweight, 124g, in candy every day, I would inflate like the Papiermark after WW1.
FlimFlamMan2
ooh good analogy
Bananabeanie
I did eat alot candy, like 200-300g bags 1-4 times a week. It was unhealthy of course but, I didn't inflate what so ever - and to add.. 1/2
Bananabeanie
...cows are different than humans.
Vorinclex182
Damn if only you were a cow
oscarmatic
If you were breastfeeding or bring raised for slaughter, getting big could be a good thing.
BlackberryCobbler
Yeah but you have one stomach and they have 4.. soooo.... science. I have nothing.
Frankiethesquealer
Or dropped on the ground or been spilled due to truck crashing etc there is nothing wrong with them we could eat them
MyEvenstar
About cattle farms using food wastes. https://www.quincyfarmproducts.com/skittles-animal-feed/
Idkimadeanaccountjustforthis
I use a lot of waste products on my farm as well chocolate, whey, potato chips and old bread to name a few.
saleenowner
Didn't one of these crash somewhere in Wisconsin not too long ago?
TheShadowsLengthen
We are eating them. Later, a little down the line :D
FelixxArgyle
*sings* "it's the ciiiircleeee of liiiiifffeeeeeeee, it's the path unwindiiiinnngggggg"
iynque
jimicus
How often do trucks carrying skittles crash?
SantasAnagram
More often now that sugar-crazed cows have started taking matters into their own hands.
Odmanra
Not often enough!
MistressLyda
50 kg human, 100 grams skittles. As a fatty, I'd say that sounds like much if given on a daily basis.
jimicus
Dairy cattle produce something like 23 litres of milk a day. That takes a lot of energy.
xamoral
e.g. a cow that produces 41kg of milk every day, just needs about 1/4 of the energy consumed for their own upkeep
TheBlueMuppet
@MistressLyda might also produce 23 liters of milk a day, you dont know!
W92Baj
She may also have 4 stomachs