Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate 500 g: history

Recorded observations

Observation dates identify evidence. Applicability dates identify the period a product state is known to describe. National labels can coexist.

• Red canister, current English/French label · evidence observed 2026-09-14
• Red canister, front photographed 2024 · evidence observed 2024-06-09
• Brown "Always Fresh" canister, earlier label · evidence observed 2017-12-15
• Evidence awaiting context review

Dated evidence, newest first

1. 2022-09-19 · ingredients
   Ingredient list: until 2022-09-19^[2]
   • Earlier ingredient evidence; see its market and date qualifiers.
   Brown 2017 label; until is the USDA record's label modification date (last seen), not a known change date.

Earlier ingredient lists

until 2022-09-19

• Sugar^[2] · Brown 2017 label; until is the USDA record's label modification date (last seen), not a known change date.
• Glucose solids^[2]
• Modified milk ingredients^[2]
• Cocoa^[2]
• Hydrogenated coconut oil^[2]
• Salt^[2]
• Carboxymethyl cellulose^[2]
• Dipotassium phosphate^[2]
• Silicon dioxide^[2]
• Flavourings^[2] · Printed as one entry, "FLAVOUR AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOUR", split into two rows.
• Artificial flavouring^[2]
• Sodium aluminosilicate^[2]
• Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids^[2]
• Acetylated tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides^[2]

The current list is on the product page.

References

1. Tim Hortons: maker's photos of the red 500 g canister, front, back (ingredients) and directions (Nutrition Facts), on TimShop Tim Hortons. pack. Accessed 2026-09-14. TimsCoffee_HotChocolateMix500g_Front / _Back / _Directions.jpg.
2. Brown canister: ingredients, Nutrition Facts and front (Open Food Facts uploads 2, 1 and 3, 2017-12-15) Open Food Facts contributors. pack. Published 2017-12-15. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0063209090692. uploads 2 (ingredients), 1 (nutrition), 3 (front). CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
3. TimShop: Hot Chocolate - 500g (product record, SKU 10017558, CAD 6.99) Tim Hortons. manufacturer. Published 2026-02-10. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 8931599122738. variant 500g.
4. Red canister: front (Open Food Facts upload 4, 2024-06-09) Open Food Facts contributors. pack. Published 2024-06-09. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0063209090692. upload 4 (front). CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.
5. Open Food Facts product 0063209090692: Hot Chocolate Smooth & Creamy, Tim Hortons, 500 g Open Food Facts. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 0063209090692. ODbL.
6. USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2368918, version 2022-12-07 USDA FoodData Central. catalogue. Published 2022-12-07. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 2368918. CC0. Upstream: Label Insight.
7. Amazon.com: Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate (ASIN B003YVPXWM) Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: B003YVPXWM. product details: UPC.
8. Tim Hortons Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. lead section; 2014 merger with Burger King. CC BY-SA 4.0.
9. Barcodepedia (archived 2008-12-02): Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate Mix, 500 g Barcodepedia via Internet Archive. catalogue. Published 2008-12-02. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 063209090692. Upstream: upcdatabase.com.