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M&M's peanut butter
M&M'sSnacks · 0040000518518

M&M's peanut butter

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Peanut

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  4. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Milkchocolate53.1%No flag
  • Sugar.cocoabutter.choc il27.1%No flag
  • Peanut flour13%No flag›
  • Corn starch6.5%No flag›
  • Dextrose3.3%No flag›
  • Than corn syrijp plavcrs1.6%No flag
  • Peanuts1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar7%No flag›
  • Hydrogenated palm kern o7%No flag
  • Yellow 6 · E1107%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E1027%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Blue 1 · E1337%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 lake · E1295.9%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 6 5 23%No flag
  • 2 lake1.5%No flag
  • Prcpvl gallate to dextrin0.7%No flag
  • Colour0.4%No flag
  • Includes blue 1 lake0.2%No flag
  • R mantain freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Gum acacia · E414<0.1%No flag
  • AEO soy<0.1%No flag
  • MAY CONTAIN TREE nurs<0.1%No flag
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MILKCHOCOLATE (SUGAR.COCOABUTTER.CHOC IL, PEANUT FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, DEXTROSE, THAN CORN SYRIJP PLAVCRS, PEANUTS), SUGAR. HYDROGENATED PALM KERN O, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 5 2. 2 LAKE), PRCPVL GALLATE TO DEXTRIN, COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 1 LAKE, R MANTAIN FRESHNESS, GUM ACACIA. ALLERGY INFORMATION: CONTAINS PEANUTS, AEO soy. MAY CONTAIN TREE nurs.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Peanut.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 17 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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