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Milk Way Bars, 6 Pack
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Milk Way Bars, 6 Pack

Milky Way Us
11.04 oz
Available at Foodtown
240
Calories
2g
Protein
32g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
39
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Milky Way Bars, 6 Pack is a mass-market candy pack you’ll most often find in the candy aisle, endcaps, or near checkout lanes alongside other single-serve and family-size chocolate confections. Shelves with other Mars products, chocolate bars, and seasonal candy displays are typical neighbors. It’s a grab-and-go item for quick treats on grocery runs, school lunch packing, movie-night shopping, road trips, or as a small celebratory reward after dinner. The brand sits firmly in mainstream American confectionery culture: a legacy Mars product positioned as affordable, familiar indulgence aimed at kids, teens, and nostalgia-seeking adults. Marketing leans into simple pleasure and shareability rather than nutrition, using family-friendly packaging and the trusted Mars name to communicate reliability. The label carries modest claims like “Mars real chocolate” and notes “contains bioengineered food ingredients,” but there are no organic, natural, or health-certified claims; the product relies on taste and brand recognition rather than health halos. From a processing standpoint it is a highly processed, industrial confection made from refined sugars, syrups, palm oil and flavoring agents. Sensory details emphasize creamy caramel, smooth nougat and a milk-chocolate coating: expect a soft, slightly chewy center with a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate exterior. Packaging is a small cardboard box containing individually wrapped bars, encouraging portioning, sharing, or stashing in pockets and lunchboxes. The ritual is casual and social—passing around a 6-pack at a movie or tucking one into a kid’s lunch—anchoring the product as an easy, familiar treat in everyday U.S. grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 6
Calories240
% Daily Value*
Total Fat9g12%
Saturated Fat6g30%
Cholesterol5mg2%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate37g13%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars32g
Added Sugars29g58%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

MILK, CHOCOLATE, (SUGAR,, COCOA, BUTTER,, SKIM, MILK,, CHOCOLATE,, LACTOSE,, MILKFAT,, SOY, LECITHIN),, CORN, SYRUP,, SUGAR,, PALM, OIL,, SKIM, MILK;, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF:, MILKFAT,, COCOA, POWDER, PROCESSED, WITH, ALKALI,, BARLEY, MALT, EXTRACT,, LACTOSE,, SALT,, EGG, WHITES,, CHOCOLATE,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • palm oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients (corn syrup, refined sugars, palm oil, emulsifiers, artificial flavor) and is a ready-to-eat manufactured candy, fitting the ultraprocessed (NOVA 4) category.

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Common Questions about Milk Way Bars, 6 Pack

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! If you're looking for a sweet treat to indulge in, the Milky Way Bar has a nice balance of flavors, but it does pack in 32 grams of sugar per bar. So, while it’s a fun snack, it's probably not what you'd reach for if you're focusing on a nutrient-dense diet.

Perfect For

movie-night
road-trip
back-to-school

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentcomforting
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