m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar

Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 15 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: M&M's Peanut / Honey Roasted Peanut (US)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−50

di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp)−49

dibutyl phthalate−1

Ingredients

−85

artificial and natural flavors−6

palm oil−6

corn syrup−6

blue 1 lake−6

yellow 6−6

13 more deductions−55

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+50

Minimum score+50

Final score0

Contaminants · 18

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

M&M's Peanut / Honey Roasted Peanut (US)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP)56.3 ppbof 6 ppb

Over the limit — 9.4×US EPA drinking-water MCL, 40 CFR 141.61(c) — 0.006 mg/L. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published DEHP number; the EU food-contact limit is looser (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442: SML 0.6 mg/kg, plus the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit with DBP/BBP/DIBP).

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Dibutyl Phthalate11.5 ppbof 120 ppb

10% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DBP SML 0.12 mg/kg (cut from 0.3). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (DBP x5).

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Di (2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate0.129 ppmof 60 ppm

<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHT (FCM 798) SML 60 mg/kg, group restriction with DINCH. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diethylhexyl Adipate0.0307 ppmof 18 ppm

<1% of the limitEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DEHA (FCM 207) SML 18 mg/kg.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Benzylbutyl PhthalateNDof 6 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — BBP SML 6 mg/kg (cut from 30). Also inside the 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalent group limit (BBP x0.1 = 6 mg/kg alone).

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb

Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

BpfNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Di-n-octyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDNOP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Dicyclohexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDCHP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

DiethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDEP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Dihexyl PhthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate, EU Repr. 1B) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diisobutyl PhthalateNDof 150 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 2023/1442 group restriction — DBP x5 + DIBP x4 + BBP x0.1 + DEHP <= 0.6 mg/kg DEHP-equivalents, so DIBP alone may not exceed 0.15 mg/kg. DIBP is not itself an authorised substance.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diisodecyl AdipateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDIDA (diisodecyl adipate) is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diisodecyl PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diisononyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic AcidNDof 60 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — DINCH (FCM 775) group restriction with DEHT, 60 mg/kg. No tighter published limit exists (EFSA TDI 1 mg/kg bw/day).

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Diisononyl ortho PhthalateNDof 1.8 ppm

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 as amended by 2023/1442 — DINP+DIDP group SML 1.8 mg/kg (sum). Applied to each alone.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

DimethylphthalateNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedDMP is not on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), so no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Peanut Chocolate Candy

Ingredients · 27

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Common questions

Is m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar healthy?

m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar 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 Peanut / Honey Roasted Peanut (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 Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar?

m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar lists 27 ingredients, starting with Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Chocolate, Skim Milk and Cocoa Butter. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar’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 Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar?

m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar 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 Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar 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 Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar organic?

m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar is not certified organic in our data.

Has m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Milk chocolate over whole peanuts; peanuts and cocoa are drivers) with the other products in its family, M&M's Peanut / Honey Roasted Peanut (US), and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar contain phthalates?

m&m's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies, 62 oz bulk jar itself has not been tested for phthalates, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected DEHP at 56.3 ppb against a 6 ppb limit in Peanut Chocolate Candy and dibutyl phthalate at 11.5 ppb against a 120 ppb limit in Peanut Chocolate Candy. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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