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In 1941, the confection came into production in the United States.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JbOsI9RG8fYC&q=peanut+m&pg=PA84|title=Peanuts: The Illustrious History of the Goober Pea|last=Smith|first=Andrew F.|date=2002|publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]]|isbn=9780252025532|language=en}}</ref> Since 2003, the confections have been sold in more than 100 countries.<ref name="usat03"/> The candy-coated chocolate confection was created by [[Forrest Mars Sr.]], likely inspired from [[Smarties]] confection that he may have encountered during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936–1939).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/forrest-mars-mms-late-1930s/|title=Forrest Mars. M&Ms. Late 1930s|website=MoMA.org}}</ref> A sugar coating made it possible to carry chocolate in warm climates [[Melting point of chocolate|without it melting]] and that characteristic eventually prompted his company's longest-lasting marketing slogan that became, "the milk chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hand".
A traditional milk chocolate M&M weighs approximately 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?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310225706/http://www.mymms.com/customer_service/faq.aspx#nq10 |date=March 10, 2015 }} mymms.com
{{Cite web |url=http://www.mymms.com/customer_service/faq.aspx |title=Personalized Gifts, Favors and More | 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> It has approximately 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 a misconception held by some, each colored M&M does not have a different flavor, 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>
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