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Tim Hortons Pumpkin Spice Iced Capp

Moderate histamine

The Pumpkin Spice Iced Capp lands moderate as a blended specialty drink.

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.

This is a blended iced cappuccino made from coffee extract, sugar, milk, cream, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spices, and the drink lands moderate as a category.

  • The blended specialty base — the combination that makes up this iced capp reads moderate overall, so it is not as clean as plain coffee.

  • Fresh dairy is not the issue — the milk and cream here are fresh, so they are not what raises the level; it is the drink as a whole that sits moderate.

For a lower option on the same menu, a plain iced or black coffee tends to run gentler.

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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