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$3.24: 8.6-Oz M&M's MINIS Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Summer Candy at Amazon
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M\&Ms have a candy shell specifically to help resist heat and melting.
Explanation:
The candy-coated shell on M\&Ms was originally developed during World War II to allow chocolate to be carried by soldiers **without melting in hot climates**. This is why their famous slogan became:
"Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
The hard sugar shell acts as a **barrier to body heat and ambient temperatures**, keeping the chocolate core intact longer than plain chocolate would. It doesn't make them immune to heat (they'll still melt if it's hot enough), but it **dramatically slows down the process** compared to uncoated chocolate.
Fun Fact:
This heat-resistant design was inspired by observing how **soldiers in the Spanish Civil War** ate chocolate pellets with a hard sugar shell — a concept Forrest Mars Sr. adapted and mass-produced in the U.S. starting in 1941.
Let me know if you want a breakdown of how different coatings affect melting or a comparison to other candies.
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