We all have our favorite color of M&M. The one that you reach for first when there is a big bowl of candy staring at you. I have even heard about people who will only eat certain colors and then throw away the rest. While I think that's a bit extreme, I admit that I like to segregate and prioritize my M&M-eating experience. Yellow is always last, in case you were wondering.
Each color has its own special subconscious meaning. I attended a special M&M color meaning workshop while working towards my graduate degree in psychology, so rest assured that you are dealing with a trained professional here. What does your favorite say about you? Read on to find out. And if your answer is that you don't have a favorite and you just eat them indiscriminately, well then, that's all I need to know about you.
Green: I'll start with green, because thanks to the M&M ad campaign, we're all aware that a preference for green means that you're a sexual deviant. You tend to overemphasize the importance of sex in your life and often feel rejected when your date feigns a headache after you suggestively ask if he or she is into pony play. The answer is always no. Especially on the first date.
Red: If your fingers tend to gravitate toward the bright red candies in the bowl, this implies that you're confident, bold, and passionate. Red is probably the most popular M&M color choice, but you don't care. If you want red, you'll take red, consequences be damned. Let the next person who comes by seeking candy settle for their second favorite. You were there first, and you deserve the best.
Blue: People who prefer blue M&Ms are trendsetters. You like being on the cutting edge of things. Many of the traditionalists did not feel the need to add blue to the preexisting M&M color choices, but you were all for it, because you live for excitement and the unknown possibilities life has to offer. Charlie Sheen loves blue M&Ms.
Orange: You don't play by any rules, do you? Orange enthusiasts are wild, carefree, and march to the beat of their own drum. You won't often meet someone who prefers orange, but when you do, you better prepare yourself, because it's going to be a fun night.
Yellow: What is wrong with you? Yellow M&Ms are not only unnatural, but unattractive. Yellow is the least popular M&M color. People who prefer yellow M&Ms tend to go against the grain and are sometimes diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorders, which is directly linked with psychopathy. It's a fact. Ask Dr. Phil.
Brown: The traditionalist. Chocolate is naturally brown, and therefore you reason that the brown M&Ms provide the most naturally occurring color choice. You like things to be as they should. A place for everything and everything in its place, is your motto. You might have a tendency to towards a little obsessive-compulsiveness, but that's okay. Not everyone has to be cool.
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FAQs
Each M&M is associated with a different flavour. The Red M&M is milk either milk chocolate, dark chocolate peanut butter and crispy. He is created with the IQ of a genius and physical prowess. Yellow has the flavor of peanut and dark chocolate peanut and is one of the original colors.
What is the most popular color of M&Ms? ›
We've compiled key statistics on various M&M types. On average, regular milk chocolate M&Ms have 24.17% blue, 20.34% red, 16.3% green, 12.6% orange, and 18.3% yellow. In peanut bags, 12.94% are blue, 13.54% red, 15.40% green, 13.70% orange, and 15.50% yellow.
What is the rarest M&M color answer? ›
It's Brown. In the end, he discovered that these findings did not match what was originally listed on Mars's website. In his samples, he found out that only around 13.48% of all M&M's are brown. The next rarest color was yellow, with a proportion of only 14.47%.
What M&M color is healthiest? ›
The electorate voted for blue, and it was apparently a wise choice. Researchers recently found that the blue food dye used in M&Ms (and other products such as Gatorade) might help treat spinal injuries.
What M&M color was canceled? ›
In 1976, Mars eliminated red-colored M&M's because of health concerns over the dye amaranth (FD&C Red #2), which was a suspected carcinogen, and replaced them with orange M&M's. This was done despite the fact that M&M's did not contain the dye; the action was purely to satisfy worried consumers.
What gender is the purple M&M? ›
Last September, M&M introduced another female candy, Purple. A peanut M&M and the first new color in over a decade, Purple was designed to “represent acceptance and inclusivity,” according to a press statement.
What is the oldest M&M color? ›
When M&M's first hit the market in 1941, the original colors were red, yellow, green, brown, and, guess what? PURPLE. This variety of coated candies was sent around the world during World War II in its original cardboard tube packaging.
What is the rarest color? ›
Ok, back to blue.
Blue is a tough color to spot in nature because there is no naturally occurring blue compound to color things blue. This is why blue rocks and minerals are so rare and why it was so pricey back when the Egyptians began mining the vibrant blue lapis lazuli mineral thousands of years ago.
Is M&M adding a new color? ›
Purple was included in the original M&M's bag 81 years ago, but it was discontinued in 1949. M&M's is introducing a new color candy for the first time in a decade: Mars on Wednesday officially debuted "purple," the first ever female peanut M&M.
What is the newest color M&M? ›
Purple M&M announced as newest color in iconic Mars candy.
M&M stands for Mars and Murrie - named after Forrest E. Mars Sr. – the founder of Mars – and Bruce Murrie, the son of Hershey Chocolate's president William F. R. Murrie. The story behind how M&Ms came to be, begins after Mars had a fall-out with his father and travelled to Europe.
What color M&M was discontinued in 1995? ›
* 1995: Following a nationwide vote on a new color, Americans pick blue over pink and purple. Tan is discontinued as a regular color. The colors in a standard bag of M&Ms today are blue, yellow, red, orange, brown and green.
What is the least common M&M color? ›
The rarest M&M color is generally considered to be brown.
Which M&M is the smartest? ›
Red is the smartest M&M's of the crew. Characteristic: Ironical, Strong opinion. What a M&M's could say: He's loved and adored worldwide.
What candy has the most sugar in it? ›
Nerds Candy ranks as the candy with the highest sugar quantity, with a substantial 93g of sugar per 100g.
What does the purple M&M stand for? ›
According to M&M's parent company, Mars, Purple is “designed to represent acceptance and inclusivity.” She is charming and quirky, wears trendy lace-up boots and is “known for her earnest self-authenticity and confidence.”
What does blue M&M mean? ›
Blue is associated with being calm and cool which the blue M&M is. Neither are bad personality traits to have, but what keeps him from climbing higher on the list is the fact that he is mainly associated with almond M&Ms which feature most popular and overrated nut in America.
What does the orange M&M represent? ›
The orange M&M, who has an anxious personality, will "embrace his true self, worries and all." But the orange M&M's shoe laces will now be tied to represent his cautious nature. According to Mars, the orange M&M is "one of the most relatable characters with Gen-Z," which is the "most anxious generation."
What does the yellow M&M represent? ›
Yellow is one of the original two M&Ms spokescandy and a major protagonist in a majority of commercials, along with his best friend Red. As he contains a crunchy peanut core, he represents the Peanut M&M's flavors. He is a little clueless and gullible, but has a heart of gold and gets along with nearly everyone.
