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A traditional milk chocolate M&M weighs about 0.91 grams / 0.032 ounces<ref>Per M&M/Mars FAQ, [http://www.mymms.com/customer_service/FAQ.aspx#nq10 How many candies are in a bag?] mymms.com

{{Cite web |url=http://www.mymms.com/customer_service/faq.aspx |title=ArchivedPersonalized copyGifts, Favors and More &#124; M&M'S |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310225706/http://www.mymms.com/customer_service/faq.aspx |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> and has about 4.7 [[calories]] (kcal) of [[food energy]] (1.7 kcal from fat).<ref>By calculation from [http://www.mms.com/us/nutrition#milk M&M's nutrition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314040531/http://www.mms.com/us/nutrition#milk |date=March 14, 2015 }} info page.</ref> Contrary to common belief, each colored M&M does not have a different flavor and all possess the same chocolate taste.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mashed.com/769584/does-each-mms-color-have-a-different-taste/ | title=Does Each M&M's Color Have a Different Taste? | date=February 15, 2022 }}</ref>

==History==

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[[File:M&M's World Las Vegas.jpg|right|thumb|224px|[[M&M's World]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]]]]

In early 2010, M&M's Bare All were released as part of a competition in Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="FavoriteNude">{{cite web |last1=Liebig |first1=Jason |title=Nude M&M's?!? – A pair of my favorite Australian candy packages |url=http://www.collectingcandy.com/wordpress/?p=1518I |website=CollectingCandy.com |access-date= September 6, 2019 |date=February 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m-msbareall.com| title=M&M's Bare All |website= m-msbareall.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100127202211/http://m-msbareall.com/ | date=January 27, 2010| archive-date=January 27, 2010}}</ref> M&M's Bare All winning packs were ordinary M&M's, but without colored shells. An official website was launched, along with television advertisements.<ref name="AdeeveeAu">{{cite web| url= http://www.adeevee.com/2010/01/mars-chocolate-australia-mms-bare-all-promo/ | title= Mars Chocolate Australia M&M's: Bare All| website= Adeevee.com |date= January 11, 2010| access-date= September 6, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160511023112/http://www.adeevee.com/2010/01/mars-chocolate-australia-mms-bare-all-promo/| archive-date= May 11, 2016| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="BareAllVideo">{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBuawrwDKDQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/tBuawrwDKDQ| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live| title=M&M's - Bare All web footage (2010, Australia) |date=April 7, 2019 | via = YouTube |format=Video}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2010, M&M's launched a new Pretzel variety.<ref name="PretzelAnnouncement"/> In November 2011, Mars released a limited edition M&M's Cinnamon Milk Chocolate for Christmas.<ref name="Cinn_Review">{{cite web |title=Review: Cinnamon M&M's |url= https://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2011/11/03/review-cinnamon-mms/ |website=The Implusive Buy |access-date=September 6, 2019 |date=November 3, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190326213103/http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/2011/11/03/review-cinnamon-mms/ |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

About the time Pretzel M&M's came out, the M&M's wrapper designs in the US were redone from the design used from 2004 to early 2010.<ref name="PretzelAnnouncement"/>