M&m'sâ® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies

M&M's® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies are small, colorful, button-shaped candies. They consist of a milk chocolate center covered by a hard, thin candy shell, and are manufactured by Mars, Inc.

These candies are primarily consumed as a snack or dessert. They are also frequently used by food manufacturers as an inclusion in other products, such as cookies, ice cream, and trail mixes, to add chocolate flavor, texture, and visual appeal.

M&M's® candies contain added sugars and saturated fat. The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no specific amount of added sugars, suggesting at most 10 grams per meal, and advise keeping saturated fat intake under 10% of daily calories. The colorful candy shells often contain synthetic food dyes, such as Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Blue 1. In April 2025, the FDA announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes, including those commonly found in M&M's®.