If you or your child has a peanut allergy, it is safer to avoid all nut products as many people who react
to peanuts also react to tree nuts (other nuts). Tree nuts include: almonds, brazil nuts, cashews,
chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts.
The following ingredients are or may contain peanuts.
Arachis oil* | Hydrolysed plant protein |
Beer nuts | Hydrolysed vegetable protein |
Chopped peanuts | Mixed nuts |
Cold pressed peanut oil | Monkey nuts |
Defatted peanuts | Peanut butter |
Expelled or expressed peanut oil | Peanut flakes |
Fresh peanuts | Peanut flour |
Granulated peanuts | Peanut oil |
Ground nuts | Satay |
*Arachis oil may be used in food products and also in certain cosmetic and pharmaceutical products
such as aftershave or eczema cream – highly sensitive individuals may react to arachis oil from these
sources. Always check with your pharmacist that the product does not contain arachis oil or nut
products.