M & M's
According to the M & M website, Forrest Mars Sr. encountered soldiers who were eating pellets of chocolate encased in a hard sugary coating while on a trip to Spain. This prevented it from melting. Inspired by this idea, Mr. Mars went back to his kitchen and invented the recipe for M&M'S® Plain Chocolate Candies.
1941 M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were first sold in the Us. They were packaged in cardboard tubes and sold to the military as a convenient snack that traveled well in any climate.
1948 packaging changed from a tube form to the characteristic brown pouch.
1954 M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced "The milk chocolate melts in your mouth—not in your hand"®, debuted in the initial TV advertising.
In 1960, M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies added three new colors—red, green and yellow—to the original brown color.
1972, the M&M'S® Brand Characters first appeared on packaging,
1976, orange was added to the M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies color mix.
1976, due to public controversy surrounding a particular red food coloring, red M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were removed from the traditional color mix.
1981, M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were included in the first space shuttle astronauts food supply.
1980s holiday line of M&M'S® Chocolate Candy products was launched.
1987 red was returned to the traditional color mix—due to overwhelming request from consumers.
1990s brought two new products to the M&M'S® Brand family: M&M'S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies and M&M'S® Almond Chocolate Candies.
1995, M&M'S® Chocolate Mini Baking Bits were introduced, adding colorful chocolate fun to the world of baking.
Ingredients in M & M Chocolate.
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CORN SYRUP, GUM ACACIA, COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1, BLUE 2, YELLOW 6 LAKE), DEXTRIN.
Nutrition Facts Amount/Serving
Calories 240
Fat Calories 90
Total Fat 10
Saturated Fat 6
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 5 g
Sodium 30 g
Total Carbohydrate 34 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 mg
Sugars 31 g
Sugar Alcohols -
Protein 2 g
Vitamin A *
Vitamin C *
Calcium 4%
Iron 2%
Riboflavin 4%
Folate -
Niacin -
Thiamin -
Vitamin D -
Vitamin E -
Vitamin K -
Vitamin B6 -
Vitamin B12 -
Biotin -
Folic -
Copper -
Iodine -
Manganese -
Phosphorus -
Potassium -
Zinc -
source;m&ms.com
1941 M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were first sold in the Us. They were packaged in cardboard tubes and sold to the military as a convenient snack that traveled well in any climate.
1948 packaging changed from a tube form to the characteristic brown pouch.
1954 M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced "The milk chocolate melts in your mouth—not in your hand"®, debuted in the initial TV advertising.
In 1960, M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies added three new colors—red, green and yellow—to the original brown color.
1972, the M&M'S® Brand Characters first appeared on packaging,
1976, orange was added to the M&M'S® Peanut Chocolate Candies color mix.
1976, due to public controversy surrounding a particular red food coloring, red M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were removed from the traditional color mix.
1981, M&M'S® Chocolate Candies were included in the first space shuttle astronauts food supply.
1980s holiday line of M&M'S® Chocolate Candy products was launched.
1987 red was returned to the traditional color mix—due to overwhelming request from consumers.
1990s brought two new products to the M&M'S® Brand family: M&M'S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies and M&M'S® Almond Chocolate Candies.
1995, M&M'S® Chocolate Mini Baking Bits were introduced, adding colorful chocolate fun to the world of baking.
Ingredients in M & M Chocolate.
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, CORN SYRUP, GUM ACACIA, COLORING (INCLUDES BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 1, BLUE 2, YELLOW 6 LAKE), DEXTRIN.
Nutrition Facts Amount/Serving
Calories 240
Fat Calories 90
Total Fat 10
Saturated Fat 6
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 5 g
Sodium 30 g
Total Carbohydrate 34 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 mg
Sugars 31 g
Sugar Alcohols -
Protein 2 g
Vitamin A *
Vitamin C *
Calcium 4%
Iron 2%
Riboflavin 4%
Folate -
Niacin -
Thiamin -
Vitamin D -
Vitamin E -
Vitamin K -
Vitamin B6 -
Vitamin B12 -
Biotin -
Folic -
Copper -
Iodine -
Manganese -
Phosphorus -
Potassium -
Zinc -
source;m&ms.com
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