Frequently Asked Questions...

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What are Tiger Nuts?

Tiger nuts are a root vegetable (not a nut!), traditionally grown in West Africa, Spain and parts of Asia. They get the name ‘tiger nuts’ because they look like a small round nut with stripes that resemble the stripes of a tiger.

Are there any nuts in tiger nuts?

Tiger nuts, believe it or not are not nuts! Tiger nuts are in fact a root vegetable. Our tiger nut milk is bottled in a facility that on occasion produces nut milk. Before each production run there is testing for traces of nuts and gluten completed to ensure no cross contamination. Both our facility (where we make the base of the tiger nut milk) and our contract manufacturer (where the milk gets bottled) have strict allergen management policies and we are both certified to a very high standard with regular audits in place.

Are Madame Tiger products Vegan?

Yes! Proud to say that our products are vegan and we love that a growing number of people are consuming more plant based products. It is also great to see more and more delicious and innovative plant based options keep popping up.

Are tiger nuts grown in Australia?

Madame Tiger’s tiger nuts are grown in Burkina Faso, Africa. To our knowledge, tiger nuts are not grown commercially in Australia, who knows this might change in the future… The plant exists in Australia now but is considered a wild plant.

Are your products dairy free?

Hell yeah! All Madame Tiger products are dairy free, all our products are proudly plant based.

Are you products sustainable?

Madame Tiger’s tiger nuts are grown using sustainable farming techniques. Our farming collective in Burkina Faso use the rain as the source of water for their crops and plan the planting of their crops and harvesting to work in with the wet season.

We work with Carbon Cloud to understand and rate the climate footprint of all of our products.

Can you make your own tiger nut milk?

Of course you can! Like any other plant based milk you can do it yourself at home.
Get yourself some tiger nuts, soak them in water for 12-24 hours in the fridge, blend it up in a blender, then strain with a fine cloth and enjoy. You can add another round of water, blend and strain so the tiger nuts go a bit further and you get more milk. The more rounds you do, the less concentrated the milk is, so it’s up to you how creamy you like it.

Can I buy milk direct from your factory?

No, we don't sell milk directly from our factory and we ask that people please respect this and don't come and try anyway. We are a manufacturing facility, not a shop. There are forklifts driving around, trucks pulling in to load and we don't have a full time customer service/shop front. Please visit one of our wonderful stockists and buy some milk from them, or order online and get delivered to your door via Australia Post.

What's the difference between Original & Barista tiger nut milk?

The Original milk was designed for kids with dairy allergies. We wanted to create a milk that was as close as possible nutritionally to cow's milk (protein, fat, vitamins, minerals etc). We use faba bean for the protein source and we found that in higher amounts in hot drinks, the taste was a bit too bean like. The Barista has a lot less faba bean and is a more balanced, neutral tasting milk. We recommend the Barista as the best tasting all round milk for both hot and cold applications, and we recommend the Original if you want more protein in your milk.

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