M&M Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

M&M’S fudge brownie

M&M’S fudge brownie: 4/5 ingredient safety

M&M’S fudge brownie by M&M has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Confectioneries / Candies

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For M&M’S fudge brownie, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where M&M’S fudge brownie sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate processed with alkali, chocolate, cocoa butter, mlkfat s ar corn syrup hydrogenated palm kernel oil, chocolate processed with alkall sk s than t-milkfat, lactose, dext sali, coloring (includes blue 1 lake, yellow 6. re carnauba wan artificial flavor, chocolate, gum acacia gy mpor tion: contans milk and soy. may contain peanitts

Product Details

Brand
M&M
Barcode
0040000555421
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does M&M’S fudge brownie rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, M&M’S fudge brownie's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on M&M’S fudge brownie?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. M&M’S fudge brownie's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.