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Tim Hortons Iced Cinnamon Cake Timbit

High histamine

These timbits are high, driven by defatted soy flour and the enriched flour, oil, and wheat gluten base.

Fast food is cooked in batches and held warm rather than made when you order it, so it is rarely as fresh as something cooked at home. That matters here because histamine builds up as protein foods sit, which means the same item can affect you differently depending on how long it waited.

These are small iced cake donut holes made from enriched flour, shortening, sugar, cinnamon, and soy flour with a sweet glaze.

  • Defatted soy flour — the soy flour is the high driver here, which sets the level for the whole bite.

  • The wheat base and oil — the enriched flour, soybean oil, wheat starch, and vital wheat gluten each run moderate, so several parts add up against it alongside the cinnamon.

With the drivers baked right into the recipe, a simpler menu choice is the way to go lower.

This rating comes from Tim Hortons' own published ingredient statement, read on August 23, 2026. Restaurant recipes vary by location and change over time, so always check the current listing: source 1, source 2. How we rate foods →

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References

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