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Arnott's Tim Tam Dark 200g

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Mushbooh

Verified 8 Jul 2026

Arnott's Tim Tam Dark 200g is mushbooh (doubtful): Animal-derived colours or flavours possible, Source-dependent additives — the manufacturer's response confirmed the doubt.

What's in doubt

Manufacturer reply

“Arnott's are currently not Halal certified. Small amounts of alcohol-based flavours (like vanilla essence) are added to sweet biscuits. We know alcohol is sensitive to heat and we believe the alcohol is evaporated during baking, but there is a slight possibility that trace amounts could still be present in the finished product.”
Arnott's Consumer Care reply — Arnott's holds no halal certification and will not confirm the source of this product's flavours or other source-dependent ingredients. The small alcohol-based flavour traces Arnott's mentions are not khamr — the alcohol the Quran prohibits — and cannot intoxicate, so they no longer count as a doubt (see the trace-ethanol explanation on our methodology page); it is the unconfirmed ingredient sources that keep this product doubtful.Received 8 Jul 2026email reply ↗

Animal-derived colours or flavours possible

Arnott's states that animal-based ingredients — including “potentially some colours or flavours” — are used throughout its bakeries, and will not confirm any individual product. This product declares flavours whose source Arnott's will not confirm.

Source-dependent additives

This product declares E476 — additives that can be made from animal or plant sources. Arnott's does not confirm ingredient sources, so their origin is unconfirmed.

Ingredients · 12

Dark Chocolate (38%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Oil (Contains Soy), Cocoa Butter, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E476), Flavour)E476 source unconfirmed
Wheat Flour
Sugar
Vegetable Oil (Antioxidant (E307b From Soy))
Golden Syrup
Cocoa Powder
Food Colour (Caramel III)
Starch (Wheat)

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