Is M&M's peanut halal?

Haram

M&M's peanut contains a haram ingredient or additive.

Automated classification, not a religious ruling. No scholar or certification body has reviewed this assessment — always check the product's own halal certification.

M&M's peanut
M&M's peanut

Why is this flagged?

  • E120 — Haram
  • E322 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

Brand Mars Wrigley
Nutri-Score E
NOVA group 4
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

M&M's peanut's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.

Additives

  • E100 — Curcumin, turmeric (Halal)
  • E120 — Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmine (Natural Red 4) (Haram)
  • E133 — Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue 1) (Halal)
  • E1400 — Dextrin (Dextrins, roasted starch white and yellow) (stabiliser) (Halal)
  • E170 — Calcium carbonate, Chalk (Halal)
  • E322 — Lecithin (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E414 — Acacia gum (gum arabic) (thickener) (stabiliser) (Halal)
  • E903 — Carnauba wax (Halal)

Ingredients

Sucre, _cacahuètes_, pâte de cacao, _lait_ entier en poudre, beurre de cacao, amidon, matière grasse de palme, sirop de glucose, _lait_ écrémé en poudre, émulsifiant (lécithine de _soja_), _lactose_, stabilisant (gomme arabique), matière grasse de karité, matière grasse du _lait_, dextrine, colorants (E100, E120, E133. E160a, E160e, E170), agent d'enrobage (cire de carnauba), huile de palmiste, arômes, sel.

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