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Arnott'sSnacks · 9310072027456

Tim Tams

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Cochineal / carmine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 15 Sep 2024

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Biscuits57%No flag
  • Milk chocolate38%No flag
  • Sugar19%No flag›
  • Milk solids22.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter10.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste5.2%No flag
  • Vegetable oil2.6%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers1.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.7%No flag›
  • E4760.7%No flag
  • Flavouring0.7%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Golden syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Food colours<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel iii<0.1%No flag›
  • Beet red · E162No flag
  • Cochineal · E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Cocoa powder<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Baking powderNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Containing cerealsNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • SoyaNo flag›
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biscuits: milk chocolate (38%)(sugar, milk solids, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable oil, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, e476), flavour), wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil (contains soy), golden syrup, food colours (caramel iii, beet red, cochineal, annatto), cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, emulsifier (soy lecithin), flavour. contains gluten containing cereals, milk and soy. may contain traces of egg, peanut, sesame and tree nut.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 15 Sep 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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