Peanuts
Peanut Ingredients and Foods to Watch For
Peanut can appear as a direct ingredient, an oil, a flour, a protein, or part of sauces, candy, snack mixes, and bakery items.
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Peanut and tree nut label guides
Peanut and tree nut ingredient names, how U.S. labels name specific nuts, and nut lookalikes such as coconut and nutmeg.
Peanuts are legumes and tree nuts are a separate group, so U.S. labels declare them separately. For tree nuts, the label must name the specific nut, such as almond, cashew or walnut.
These guides cover peanut and tree nut ingredient names, products where nuts are easy to miss, and names that sound like nuts but may not be.
Tree nuts
Is Coconut a Tree Nut? What the FDA Changed in 2025
Learn whether coconut is a tree nut under FDA allergen labeling rules, what changed in 2025, and how to read coconut ingredients.
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Tree nuts
Tree Nut Allergy List: Nuts and Ingredients to Watch For
A practical tree nut allergy list for U.S. labels, with nuts, ingredient names, foods to check, and cross-contact cautions.
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Make food checks easier
Check a label for peanut or tree nut ingredients with Food Checker, then confirm with the package and the manufacturer.