Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate

Name: Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate
Brand: m&m's

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 14 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: M&M's Milk Chocolate (US)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−22

lead−22

Ingredients

−85

artificial flavors−7

corn syrup−7

blue 1 lake−7

red 40 lake−7

yellow 6−7

10 more deductions−50

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+17

Minimum score+17

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Contaminants · 3

1 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

M&M's Milk Chocolate (US)

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Milk Chocolate Candies Share Size

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Milk Chocolate Candies Share Size

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Milk Chocolate Candies Share Size

Ingredients · 24

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Common questions

Is m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate healthy?

m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, M&M's Milk Chocolate (US). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate?

m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate lists 24 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cocoa Butter and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate?

m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate scores worse than most chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate organic?

m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate is not certified organic in our data.

Has m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (M&M's Milk Chocolate (US)), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested m&m's Mars M&M's Milk Chocolate for arsenic and found none above its detection limit. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected lead at 6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Milk Chocolate Candies Share Size. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.