Are M&Ms Halal? ; This product is for the UK only but also remember many imports come in to the UK as well. These versions are Haram due to carmine, e120 and cochineal.

The most common question is are the red ones only haram? the answer is that all of them are haram! not suitable for vegans also!

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Are M&Ms Halal?

As confirmed on many sources including Twitter or what is now called X

M&M’s UK
@mmsuk
Hi, thanks for getting in touch. M&M’s are not suitable for a Halal diet. We use additives that come from animal products when we’re making M&M’s and traces of these can be found in the sweets. Kind regards
These are the typical ingredients in packet in the UK as the Middle East versions are different.
  • Sugar,
  • Cocoa Mass,
  • Skimmed Milk Powder,
  • Cocoa Butter,
  • Lactose,
  • Starch,
  • Milk Fat,
  • Palm Fat,
  • Glucose Syrup,
  • Shea Fat,
  • Stabiliser (Gum Arabic),
  • Dextrin,
  • Colours (E100, Carmine, E133, E160a, E160e, E170),
  • Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin),
  • Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax),
  • Salt,
  • Flavourings,
  • Palm Kernel Oil,
  • Milk Chocolate contains Milk Solids 14% minimum,
  • Milk Chocolate contains Vegetable Fats in addition to Cocoa Butter

Some background on this popular chocolate brand

M&M’s (stylized as m&m’s) are multi-colored button-shaped chocolates, each of which has the letter “m” printed in lower case in white on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M’s. The original candy has a semi-sweet chocolate filling which, upon introduction of other variations, was branded as the “plain, normal” variety. Peanut M&M’s, which feature a peanut coated in milk chocolate, and finally a candy shell, were the first variation to be introduced, and they remain a regular variety. Numerous other variations have been introduced, some of which are regular widespread varieties (peanut butter, almond, pretzel, crispy, dark chocolate, and caramel) while others are limited in duration or geographic availability. M&M’s are the flagship product of the Mars Wrigley Confectionery division of Mars, Incorporated.

The candy originated in the United States in 1941,  and M&M’s have been sold in over 100 countries since 2003.  They are produced in different colors, some of which have changed over the years. The candy-coated chocolate concept was copied by Forrest Mars Sr. from Smarties, which he had encountered during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). The sugar coating made it possible to carry chocolate in warm climates without it melting. The company’s longest-lasting slogan reflects this: “the milk chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”

A traditional milk chocolate M&M despite common belief, each colored M&M does not have a different flavor and all possess the same chocolate taste.

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