How Are M&M's Made?
5/4/20269 min
In this episode, we explore how these colorful candies are created in the factory, from the chocolate center to the thin candy shell, unique colors, and tiny printed "m."
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First 90 secondsJosh· Host0:00
How are M&M's made? [upbeat music] Hi, welcome to Curious Kids Everyday. I'm Josh. How are you doing today? It's so good to hear from you. Hey, do you have a favorite candy? [upbeat music] What is your favorite candy? Oh, what, what's mine? My favorite candy is M&M's. Mm, mm, mm. When you think about M&M's, what do you think of? Different colors, chocolate, peanuts. Mm, mm, mm, so good. What exactly is an M&M? I know it has chocolate. Some of them have nuts, but how are they made? With all those different colors, it's probably not something that comes from the ground, huh? [laughs] Those things are definitely made in a factory. Well, I got an email from a curious kid named Miles, and Miles wondered, how are M&M's made? Let's figure it out today. To make an M&M, you start with a center,