Milk chocolate candies, from least to most processed

We track 8 milk chocolate candies, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Milk chocolate Easter egg and bar.

What makes milk chocolate candies ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of milk chocolate candies that contain each:

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 1 Milk chocolate Easter egg and bar Kinnerton · 62 g NOVA group 4
  2. 2 Milk Chocolate Morsels Nestle Toll House · 11.5 oz (326 g) NOVA group 4
  3. 3 Zero Sugar Chocolate Candy Hershey's · 3 oz (85 g) NOVA group 4
  4. 4 Galaxy Minstrels Pouch Bag Mars · 125 g NOVA group 4
  5. 5 milk chocolate m&m's minis M&M's · 9.4 OZ NOVA group 4
  6. 6 Milk Chocolate M&M's · 62 oz (2 lb 14 oz) 1757.7 g NOVA group 4
  7. 7 M&M's Milk Chocolate M&M's · 1.69 oz (47.9 g) NOVA group 4
  8. 8 Peanut M&M's · 1.74 oz (49.3 g) NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.