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Is M&m ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mjöhoklad 48%, doppade jordnötter (2), ned ett krispigt sockerskal, Ingredie, ser (socker), jorkötter, akaomassa, fetthaitigt mikpulver, laktos, kakaosmör, stärkelse, palmfett, 1o sheafett, stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin), fetrin, färgâmn enF30, 133, e160a, e160e, e162, e†72), ytbehandlingsmedel (karnaubavax), kämia, salt, naturligt vaniljexstrakt, aromämme (Kan innehålla (hasselnőt), mandel), Dialkchoklad innehåller förutom kakaosmör även annat fett, eC

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) , E162 Beetroot red , E414 Acacia gum , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

Mjöhoklad (48%) doppade jordnötter (2-) ned ett krispigt sockerskal, Ingredie,ser: socker, jorkötter, akaomassa, fetthaitigt mikpulver, laktos, kakaosmör, stärkelse, palmfett, 1o sheafett, stabiliseringsmedel (gummi arabicum}, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecitin), fetrin, färgâmn enF30, 133, E160a, E160e, E162, E†72), ytbehandlingsmedel (karnaubavax), kämia, salt, naturligt vaniljexstrakt, aromämme, (Kan innehålla: hasselnőt, mandel), Dialkchoklad innehåller förutom kakaosmör även annat vegetabiliskt fett, 100 g eC

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160e Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (c30) Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E162 Beetroot red Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000159513760, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.