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Arnott's Tim Tam Deluxe Dark Choc Mint 175g

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Mushbooh

Verified 8 Jul 2026

Arnott's Tim Tam Deluxe Dark Choc Mint 175g 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, E471, E422 — additives that can be made from animal or plant sources. Arnott's does not confirm ingredient sources, so their origin is unconfirmed.

Ingredients · 14

Dark Chocolate (40%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Milk Solids, Cocoa Butter, Vegetable Oil (Contains Soy), Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E476), Flavour, Salt)E476 source unconfirmed
Choc Filling (20%) (Condensed Milk, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Butter (From Milk), Humectant (E422), Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, E471), Natural Flavour, Salt, Antioxidant (E307b from Soy))E471/E422 source unconfirmed
Wheat Flour
Sugar
Vegetable Oil (Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Antioxidant (E307b From Soy))
Golden Syrup
Cocoa Powder
Food Colour (Caramel III)

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