AVOID foods that contain any of these ingredients:

Arachis oil

Beer nuts

Cold pressed, expressed or expelled peanut oil

Ground nuts

Mixed nuts

Nu-nuts®, artificial nuts

Peanut

Peanut Butter

Peanut flour

Foods that MAY contain peanut protein include:

African, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and other ethnic dishes

Baked goods (pastries, muffins, cookies, etc.)

Candy

Chili, Spaghetti sauce

Chocolate (candy, candy bars)

Egg rolls

Hydrolyzed plant protein

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein

Ice creams, frozen yogurts, Non-dairy frozen desserts

Marzipan

Nougat

• Studies show that allergic individuals can safely eat foods containing peanut oil UNLESS it is COLD PRESSED, EXPRESSED, EXPELLED PEANUT OIL.

• Ethnic foods, commercially prepared baked goods, and candy can be cross-contaminated with peanuts since peanuts are frequently used in these types of foods.
• Peanut better and/or peanut flour have been used in homemade chili and spaghetti sauce as thickeners.
• Hydrolyzed plant and vegetable protein may be peanut in imported foods, but is typically soy in foods from the U.S.
• Nu-Nuts® artifical nuts are peanuts that have been deflavored and reflavored with a nut like pecan or walnut.