CAVA Allergen Menu and Ingredients

The CAVA allergen menu tracks nine allergen columns across 92 items in eleven menu sections. Milk turns up on more rows than any other allergen, led by the curated bowls and pitas and the baked sides. Reading the item-by-item tables below is the fastest way to check one specific bowl, pita or topping.

Every row states declared allergens and nothing else, exactly as CAVA’s own guide lists them for that item. A blank line in the source is never read as an all-clear on its own. CAVA states only what its own listing declares for that item, and nothing broader.

At a glance

CAVA Allergen Menu Item by Item

Every item below keeps the exact wording the CAVA allergen menu uses for that row. Six distinct allergens turn up across the page in practice, led by milk across the curated bowls and pitas. CAVA keeps its pricing elsewhere, on a separate page rather than mixing it into this allergen-only grid.

Curated Bowls at CAVA

Curated Bowls all declare milk and sesame. Falafel Crunch adds wheat on top of that base. Greek Goddess Salmon, Salmon + Yogurt Dill and Pomegranate Glazed Salmon add fish on top of the same pair. The other six stop at milk and sesame alone, and none of the ten declares soy.

Curated Pitas at CAVA

Curated Pitas all declare wheat and milk. Steak + Feta adds sesame on top of that pair, while Greek Chicken and Spicy Chicken + Avocado stop at wheat and milk alone.

Greens + Grains at CAVA

Greens + Grains bases carry no declared allergen anywhere on the CAVA allergen menu. Brown Rice, Saffron Basmati Rice and Black Lentils sit alongside five leafy options: Arugula, Baby Spinach, Romaine, SuperGreens and Power Greens. Swapping between any of the eight changes flavor and texture, never the allergen picture underneath.

Pitas at CAVA

Pita, the build-your-own bread base, declares wheat, soy and sesame before any filling gets added. A guest avoiding any of those three allergens should treat a build-your-own pita as off the list. The curated pitas above carry their own declarations.

Kids Meal at CAVA

Kids Pita Chips and Kids Falafel are the two Kids Meal items declaring an allergen, and both name wheat alone. The other nine declare nothing at all, covering the grains, proteins and vegetable sides built for smaller portions.

A parent building a plate around Kids Saffron Basmati Rice, Kids Brown Rice, Kids Black Lentils or Kids Chicken avoids the declared wheat. A parent avoiding wheat can still build a full plate from the nine items that declare nothing.

Dips + Spreads at CAVA

Tzatziki and Crazy Feta® both declare milk on the CAVA allergen menu. Hummus and Red Pepper Hummus both declare sesame instead, tracing to the tahini base in each. Roasted Eggplant and Harissa are the two dips declaring nothing at all. Neither hummus variety adds milk.

Mains at CAVA

Falafel and Glazed Salmon are the two Mains declaring an allergen, with Falafel naming wheat and Glazed Salmon naming fish. Braised Lamb, Grilled Chicken, Grilled Steak, Harissa Honey Chicken, Roasted Vegetables and Spicy Lamb Meatballs all declare nothing. A guest can pair Falafel with a milk-free dip instead. Six of the eight Mains pair freely with most bases and toppings.

Toppings at CAVA

Crumbled Feta is the only Topping declaring milk, and Pita Crisps is the only one declaring wheat. Most toppings carry zero allergens. The other eleven, mostly plain vegetables and pickled options, declare nothing at all.

Guests building a bowl from Cabbage Slaw, Persian Cucumber, Kalamata Olives, Pickled Onions, Fire-Roasted Corn and Avocado add six toppings without touching either declared allergen. Loading a bowl with both of those two toppings adds every allergen this section carries.

Dressings at CAVA

Lemon-Herb Tahini is the only Dressing declaring sesame. Yogurt Dill and Greek Goddess both carry milk instead. Five dressings carry no allergen. Balsamic Date Vinaigrette, Greek Vinaigrette, Skhug, Hot Harissa Vinaigrette and Garlic Dressing all declare nothing.

Sides at CAVA

Every Side on the CAVA allergen menu declares wheat, the one allergen shared across the whole list. Side Pita, Pita Chips and Harissa BBQ Pita Chips stop at wheat alone. Greyston Blondie, Greyston Brownie and the two Whisked! cookies add milk and eggs, and three of those four add soy as well.

Drinks at CAVA

Horizon 1% Milk and Horizon Chocolate Milk are the only two Drinks declaring an allergen, both naming milk outright. The other fifteen, every tea, soda, lemonade, juice and Spindrift flavor, declare nothing at all. Pomegranate Apple, Blueberry Lavender and Cucumber Mint Lime round out the fountain flavors on that same allergen-free list. A guest avoiding dairy can choose freely from those fifteen without checking further.

Dairy-Free Options at CAVA

Milk does not appear in the declared list for 68 of the 92 items on the CAVA allergen menu. Drinks contributes the largest share: 15 of its 17 items are clear of milk. Kids Meal adds 11 more, and Toppings and Greens + Grains together add another 20. Mains adds eight and Dressings six, while Dips, the plain Pita and Sides add the last eight.

None of the ten Curated Bowls qualify, since each one declares milk. Curated Pitas fare no better, with all three declaring it. Sides contributes only three of seven, held back by the Greyston and Whisked! baked goods. Building from the Greens + Grains, Toppings or Drinks sections instead skips dairy far more reliably than ordering a named bowl.

Ordering Gluten-Free at CAVA

Wheat does not appear in the declared list for 76 of the 92 items on CAVA’s own guide. That is eight more than the dairy-free group above.

Curated Bowls contributes nine of ten, since only Falafel Crunch carries wheat. Toppings and Kids Meal add 12 and 9 more. Mains adds seven and Dressings adds all eight.

Curated Pitas and the lone Pitas entry never qualify, since a wheat-based pita sits under every one of those builds. Sides breaks the other way entirely: all seven items carry wheat. Drinks and Greens + Grains both qualify in full, untouched by bread. Building a bowl from the Greens + Grains and Toppings lists skips wheat more reliably than ordering a pita.

Cross-Contact and Shared Equipment at CAVA

The CAVA allergen menu still assumes a kitchen built around shared counters and shared serving lines. A bowl built to avoid one allergen can still pick one up through cross-contact with whatever else is moving down the same line. Dips, toppings and dressings sit in open containers side by side, scooped with shared utensils across every order.

CAVA states plainly that it cannot guarantee any ingredient is completely free of allergens, given supplier sourcing and possible substitutions. Telling a team member about a serious allergy before ordering covers what the CAVA allergen menu cannot. Ingredient sourcing and prep can vary from one location to the next.

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