Is Chewy caramel timtam halal?

Doubtful (mushbooh)

Chewy caramel timtam contains doubtful (mushbooh) ingredients or additives — see why below.

Automated classification, not a religious ruling. No scholar or certification body has reviewed this assessment — always check the product's own halal certification.

Chewy caramel timtam
Chewy caramel timtam

Why is this flagged?

  • E322 — Doubtful (mushbooh)
  • E471 — Doubtful (mushbooh)

Product facts

Brand Arnotts
Nutri-Score E
NOVA group 4
Eco-Score D
Food-safety regulator U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food safety only — not a halal authority.

Chewy caramel timtam's ingredient and additive data is cross-referenced against Codex/INS numbering, the same system used by food-safety regulators worldwide.

Additives

  • E162 — Beetroot Red, Betanin (Halal)
  • E322 — Lecithin (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E422 — Glycerol (emulsifier) (Halal)
  • E471 — Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate) (Doubtful (mushbooh))
  • E476 — Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (Halal)

Ingredients

sugar, wheat flour, caramel (15,5 per cent) (sugar, condensed milk, water, butter (lai), glucose (from wheat), humectant (e422), emulsifiers (e471, soya lecithin), antioxidant (e307b), flavour, salt), vegetable oil (soybean) , milk powder, cocoa butter, mousse of cocoa, golden syrup, color food (caramel iii2, beetroot red, cochineal, annatto), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e476), cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, flavour

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