Allergens

The Contains line on every Aplenty label, product by product

By the editors of Aplenty Guide · October 6, 2026

Under the ingredient list of almost every packaged food sold in the US sits a short line that starts with the word Contains. It is the fastest way to answer one question: does this product have something someone at your table cannot eat. Here is that line for every Aplenty product we list, and what it does and does not tell you.

What the law asks a label to name

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognizes nine major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. Sesame joined the list under the FASTER Act, and the requirement to name it took effect on January 1, 2023, so an older package may still leave it out.

A label can name an allergen in one of two ways: in parentheses inside the ingredient list, as in "flour (wheat)" or "whey (milk)", or in a Contains statement right after the list. The two are equally valid. That is why we print a Contains line that also counts any major allergen the ingredient list names outright: a reader who only scans the statement should not miss one.

The grid, product by product

Wheat is the most common allergen on the shelves here, named by 19 products, then milk with 18 and soy with 13. No product in the guide names fish or shellfish, so those two columns are left out.

Product	Milk	Eggs	Tree nuts	Peanuts	Wheat	Soy	Sesame
Aisle 1 · Chips & Crisps
Sea Salt Pita Chips	no	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Parmesan, Garlic & Herb Pita Chips	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Seven Grains & Seeds Pita Chips	no	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Roasted Red Pepper Pita Chips	no	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Cheddar Cheese Crisps	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Truffle Cheese Crisps	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Aisle 2 · Crackers
Olive Oil & Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Everything Flatbread Crackers	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	no	Yes
Aisle 3 · Cookies & Sweets
Vanilla Rolled Wafers	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Chocolate Rolled Wafers	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Hazelnut Rolled Wafers	Yes	no	Yes	no	Yes	Yes	no
Cookies & Cream Rolled Wafers	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Dark Chocolate Crisps	no	no	no	no	no	Yes	no
Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Nut Bar	no	no	Yes	Yes	no	Yes	no
Mango Mochi Ice Cream	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream	Yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Aisle 4 · Frozen Pizza
Margherita Pizza, Wood Fired Crust	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Truffle Oil & Mushrooms Thin and Crispy Pizza	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Chicken Pesto Thin and Crispy Pizza	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
Aisle 5 · Frozen Meals & Sides
Chicken & Vegetable Potstickers	no	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pork & Vegetable Potstickers	no	no	no	no	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mandarin Orange Chicken	Yes	Yes	no	no	Yes	Yes	no
5 Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites	Yes	Yes	no	no	Yes	no	no
Greek Style Spanakopita	Yes	Yes	no	no	Yes	no	no
Gnocchi with Tomato & Mozzarella	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	no	no
Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry	no	no	no	no	no	Yes	Yes

Only 3 products name neither milk nor wheat: Dark Chocolate Crisps, Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Nut Bar, Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry. Each aisle page has a "Free of" filter that keeps only the products whose label leaves out the allergen you tick.

What "may contain" means

4 products here add a second, softer warning, such as "may contain milk and soy". FDA calls these advisory statements. They are not required by law, and a maker may use them only for cross-contact it cannot avoid on shared equipment after taking every precaution. They are a caution about the factory, not part of the recipe.

For someone with a serious allergy, a may-contain warning is a reason to talk with a doctor about the product, not a detail to skip. For everyone else, it explains why a sea salt chip with no dairy in the recipe still mentions milk.

Aplenty Olive Oil & Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers Wheat and milk on the label, and no sesame, unlike the everything flatbread in the same box size.

Habits worth keeping

Read the Contains line on the package you are about to open, every time. Recipes change between production runs.
Read the ingredient list too. The allergen can sit in parentheses there instead of in the statement.
Treat a missing sesame line on an older package with care: the requirement only dates from 2023.
Keep the package of anything that caused a reaction, and report it, as FDA asks.