When living life with a nut allergy, or caring for someone else that has one, you will be surprised to find out the sheer number of food items that actually contain nuts. Not only that, so many foods are deemed unsafe for consumption by someone with this allergy. For example, Twix; does Twix have peanuts?
Table of Contents
- What Is A Twix?
- Do Twix Bars Contain Nuts?
- How To Safely Test For Peanut Allergies
- FAQs on Twix Bars
What Is A Twix?
A Twix is a caramel chocolate bar that has shortbread at the bottom of it. They are made by Mars Inc and come packaged in pairs ready for eating. They were first introduced in the UK and were later exported to the USA.
The Twix is in the shape of a finger and has a layer of shortbread that is topped with a caramel sauce and then covered in milk chocolate. The biscuit interior is not incredibly crunchy but it does provide a nice change of texture from the caramel and chocolate. Aside from this, which is the globally chosen favorite Twix bar, there are other styles such as one that has salted caramel and another that only has 100 calories.
As of right now, there is no peanut butter variety. However, that does not mean you are safe from allergic reactions to this candy bar.
The other popular milk chocolate candy bar that is made here is the Snickers bar. This is very similar to a Twix but has peanuts in it and more caramel without the shortbread.
Do Twix Bars Contain Nuts?
While you may be scouring the ingredients list wondering “does Twix have peanuts?” you will unfortunately not find your answer there. In the ingredients list, there is no mention of peanuts.
This may look like a good sign as it is potentially a nut-free candy bar. However, peanuts are not an actual ingredient so they are not labeled yet the candy bar might still contain peanuts. There is a sticker on the packaging that says ‘may contain peanuts’ which means that Twix bars are made in the same facilities as other products that contain peanuts. Essentially, there are possible peanuts in your Twix bar but it is not guaranteed.
Some people with peanut allergies will ignore this as they love milk chocolate bars far too much to care, other people with severe nut allergies might rather be cautious. There is no telling if it will give you an allergic reaction or not. Anyone with a peanut allergy can confirm that peanut allergies are quite difficult to deal with as sometimes you can eat something, like a Twix candy bar, that may contain peanuts and you will be fine. Yet other times, when you eat the exact same thing, you can have a reaction.
Twix bars are completely delicious with all their milk chocolate perfection, so it is up to you if you would risk it or not. There is a high chance that you will be fine as the sticker is more of a precautionary measure to protect the company, however, there is always going to be that one small chance you have an allergic reaction.
There is plenty of nut-free chocolate produced in the world and most of it is really good, maybe this Twix bar is not worth it if you have a peanut allergy.
Are They Safe To Eat With A Nut Allergy?
As mentioned, the choice of eating a Twix bar is completely up to you. While it says it may contain peanuts, this is not a promise. You are risking it but there is a chance that there will not be a single trace of peanuts in your Twix bars.
Twix Ingredients List
When looking at the official Twix nutritional value chart and ingredients, you can see that it contains the following items:
- Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, lactose, milkfat, soy, lecithin, PGPR, artificial flavors)
- Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- Sugar
- Palm oil
- Corn syrup
- Skim milk
- Dextrose
- Less than 2% – salt
- Cocoa powder
- Soy lecithin
- Modified corn starch
- Baking soda
- Artificial flavor
After listing the ingredients, the website then goes on to mention that the chocolate bars contain milk, soy, and wheat. And that it “may contain peanuts”.
How To Safely Test For Peanut Allergies
Suspect that you have a nut allergy? There are some safe and discreet ways to check without having to jump into the deep end and eat a peanut.
There are online allergy tests that you can buy to safely check whether you have this particular allergen trigger. Besides this, you can also go to a doctor’s office and express your concern and they can help you out.
FAQs on Twix Bars
What allergens are in Twix?
The only allergens in Twix are milk, lactose, and a slight chance of peanuts being in them. This is because the same facilities that make Twix bars are also used to make other milk chocolate bars that contain peanuts.
Did Twix ever have peanut butter?
Twix never had a peanut butter alternative. It has a couple of variations from the classic bar, yet the most comparable type to the peanut butter option is the salted caramel Twix bar that was released.
What is the Twix cookie made of?
The Twix cookie is made of shortbread. This shortbread is then topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate. This then completes the Twix bar, another bar is packaged with it, and then it is sold.
