What really goes into a jar of Nutella?

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What really goes into a jar of Nutella?

7 yrs ago

Do you know what goes into your packaged food? Everybody’s favourite spread has a dark secret. The graphic below breaks down the quantities of every ingredient contained in a jar of Nutella – and it’s not pretty.

About a quarter of the hazelnut spread is made of undesirable palm oil, a substance could be carcinogenic and that is often unethically sourced. Most shockingly, nearly half the jar is pure sugar.

One serving (37 grams or two tablespoons) equals 21 grams of sugar. To put that in perspective, the American Heart Association recommends no more than six teaspoons (24g) for women, and nine (36g) for men, daily (unfortunatley we can't find this info for Australians).

If you eat Nutella, would this information make you put the spoon back in the drawer?

Read more at livestrong.com

6 comments

HOLA

7 yrs ago

I must say I have only just tasted Nutella a few weeks ago. I thought it was very sweet and now I know why, 21 grams of suger. Yuk. Have never been tempted to buy a jar. Poor children whose mother's buy it for them and then smother their toast with it.

cranky

7 yrs ago

Just pass me a spoon Hola.... Please..:) lol

loraines

7 yrs ago

Yumm. Used to love this as a child, when Nutella wasn't famous. But don't touch it now it would be so sweet and sickly.

mike

7 yrs ago

Palm oil is very unhealthy. Recently on a trip to New Zealand I was SHOCKED to learn that Cadbury's New Zealand was substituting Palm Oil for Cocoa Butter. The CEO later defended this by publickly stating that it was NOT to save money ( although palm oil is considerably cheaper than cocoa butter) but to improve the mouth feel taste. Whittikers Chocolates New Zealand at the same time announced a $10Million improvement to their factory and confirmed that they used only premium ingredients including cocoa butter. We did a taste test, and now only buy Whittikers Chocolates. You can buy then in Australia, but are a bit hard to find, but I assure you, NO PALM OIL, and great taste. And Healthy as well.Much better taste than Cadbury's. Dont touch anything with Palm Oil in it. It will eventually kill you.

Sophie

7 yrs ago

Quote...Dont touch anything with Palm Oil in it. It will eventually kill you.

It is already "killing" parts of our environment.

The Palm Oil industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation.. habitat degradation.. climate change.. animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses in the countries where it is produced as the land and forests must be cleared for the development of the palm oil plantations.

According to the World Wildlife Fund.. an area the equivalent size of 300 football fields of rainforest is cleared each hour to make way for palm oil production. This large-scale deforestation is pushing many species to extinction.. and findings show that if nothing changes species like the orangutan could become extinct in the wild within the next 5-10 years.. and Sumatran tigers less than 3 years.

Help the environment and protect some species from extinction...

Do Not Use Palm Oil...

PlanB

7 yrs ago

Darn right there Thea -- it is dreadful the way they are deforesting to grow Palm Oil --

Must say I have never had Nutella - and have no intention of either

Sophie

7 yrs ago

I saw a video once PlanB and watching the bull dozers clear the land brought me to tears...

PlanB

7 yrs ago

Yes I saw that too and also saw a doco on Canda done by an Indian (Canadian) and they have also cleared almost every wonderful forest there too all the Spruces trees are gone -- just for wood chip -- and they are doing the same here too all the old growth forests -- they should be hung and quartered.

The lungs of the Earth and the habitat of all the critters and also the source of many many medications as well

Totally agree with others above re palm oil.

:) And LOVE Whittaker's chocolates. Wish we had the full range available here in OZ.

Have ditched Cadbury's.

PlanB

7 yrs ago

I have also ditched Cadbury's and buy Darel Lea -- love the others too but as they are all from O/S I do not buy

I buy Darryl Lea too PlanB ... yummo. But having one NZ grandson and one OZ one think I have to be fair and have some Whittaker's as well.

;) Anyway that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

cranky

7 yrs ago

Whittakers and Lindt for me.( but only the solid bars)....Dont touch any other..

Chocolate is my food of life, and keeps my batteries charged.. :)

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