Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz

Name: Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz
Brand: Mars

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 6 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−66

arsenic−66

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−20

palm oil−20

artificial flavor−19

soy lecithin−5

folic acid−5

10 more deductions−16

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+61

Minimum score+61

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

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

Arsenic350 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 35×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 26

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Common questions

Is Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz healthy?

Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz 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. 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 Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz?

Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz lists 26 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk and Lactose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz’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 Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz?

Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz 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 Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz organic?

Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 350 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Mars Mixed Minis Variety Pack (3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Snickers, Twix) 13.72 oz. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.