Caramel m&ms

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Barcode: 0 40000 57983 0
Sold in: USA

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Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.
Avoid
Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Adrenal & Behavior Stress
Avoid
Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Zinc Depletion & Allergy
Avoid
Blue 1 (Brilliant Blue FCF) Coal-Tar Synthetic Dye / Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration
Avoid
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Petroleum Synthetic Dye / Neuro-Behavioral Disruption
Avoid
Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture Loophole
Use Caution
Soy Lecithin Usually solvent-extracted from conventional soy. (Sunflower lecithin is the cleaner alternative.)
Use Caution
Corn Syrup Refined syrup (HFCS itself remains Avoid).
Use Caution
Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.
Use Caution
Sugar (Added) Added sugar — limit, not avoid.
Use Caution
Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).
Clean

Ingredients

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Ingredients

MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SKIM MILK, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COCONUT AND PALM OILS), SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, CORNSTARCH, DEXTRIN, SALT, COLORS (INCLUDES BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 2), CARNAUBA WAX, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GUM ACACIA

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