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Peanut Butter M&m's Mega

by M&M's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 320000400005928400000005990029915 · M&M's. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 320000400005928400000005990029915 · Serving size 28g

The verdict

Peanut Butter M&m's Mega by M&M's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 9 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 34-component record, beginning with Milk Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
9
Many flagged · of 34 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
320000400005928400000005990029915
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

90029915 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Peanut Butter M&m's Mega label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 9 flagged LEN-DENSE 34 ing. REG-PART 47% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 11% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Panama, shredded young · ±0 BOOK-OFF …029915 · July 2026

16 of 34 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 90029915 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Panama, shredded young coconut, pandan · Nearest score peer is Panama, shredded young coconut, pandan at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Peanut Butter M&m's Mega: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Peanut Butter M&m's Mega0/1002. Panama, shredded young coconut, pandan: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Panama, shredded young co…0/1003. Check Mix Cheddar: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Check Mix Cheddar0/1004. Cheddar Chex Mix: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Cheddar Chex Mix0/1005. Snack Mix, Hot & Spicy: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Snack Mix, Hot & Spicy0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Peanut Butter M&m's Mega (0/100 on 34 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Peanut Butter M&m's Mega
0/100
Panama, shredded young coconut, pandan
0/100
Check Mix Cheddar
0/100
Cheddar Chex Mix
0/100
Snack Mix, Hot & Spicy
0/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Peanut Butter M&m's Mega lists 34 ingredients on its label

34 89th percentile a longer ingredient list than 89% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 34 (89th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (9 flagged of 34 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milk Chocolate
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Cocoa Butter
4
Natural Chocolate
5
Milk
6
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
7
Peanuts
8
Milkfat
9
Soy Lecithin
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Natural Flavor
12
Peanut Butter
13
Partially Defatted Peanuts
14
Palm Oil
15
Palm Kernel Oil
16
Vegetable Oil
17
Shea
18
Sunflower Oils
19
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
22
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
23
Carnauba Wax
24
Colors
25
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
26
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
27
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
30
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
31
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
34
Gum Acacia

Full Ingredient List

milk chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, milk, lactose, peanuts, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor, sugar, peanut butter, partially defatted peanuts, palm oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, and/or vegetable oil, palm oil, shea, sunflower oils, cornstarch, dextrose, corn syrup, natural flavor, salt, dextrin, carnauba wax, colors, yellow 6, blue 1 lake, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 1, red 40, gum acacia

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Peanut Butter M&m's Mega

Neighbours outside M&M's in the same lower screening band as Peanut Butter M&m's Mega (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within M&M's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Peanut Butter M&m's Mega's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 34-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Peanut Butter M&m's Mega's 9 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 320000400005928400000005990029915: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.