Following consumer testing, M&M/Mars decided upon the following breakdown for plain M&M’s in each bag:
Brown. 30 percent
Red. 20 percent
Yellow. 20 percent
Green. 10 percent
Orange. 10 percent
Tan. 10 percent
For peanut M&M’s, it is:
Brown. 30 percent
Red. 20 percent
Yellow. 20 percent
Green. 20 percent
Orange. 10 percent