Pot Nutella is half of sugar: 'We make a pleasure product, not a diet product'

Pot Nutella is half of sugar: 'We make a pleasure product, not a diet product'

World March 14, 2018 18:54

- The Italian producer Ferrero was not always clear about what exactly is in a Nutella pot, but that is changing now. For example, half of them appear to consist of sugar.

Starting next week in Belgium in a new campaign the ingredients and their origin will be revealed under the motto 'We do not turn around the pot'. This is reported by the French-speaking Belgian newspaper group Sud Presse. But now it has already become clear what exactly is in a Nutella pot.

A Nutella jar consists of 50 percent sugar, 20 percent palm oil, 13 percent hazelnuts, 8.7 percent milk powder, 7.4 percent cocoa, 0.48 percent vanillin (chemical compound) and 0.02 percent Lecithin (a mixture of phospholipids). and oil from egg yolks, rapeseed, milk and soy). 'We make a pleasure product, not a diet product', responds quality manager at Ferrero Benelux in La Capitale.

In recent years, Ferrero got a lot of criticism because a lot of palm oil is used. That is a saturated fat that gives the chocolate spread a smooth texture, but this would be bad for the health because the ingredient significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

'Everyone must consume Nutella in a responsible way. We therefore do not recommend eating a sandwich with chocolate paste every morning. A varied diet is important. ', According to the quality manager of Ferrero Benelux.

Still eat a slice of bread with chocolate? Then the recommended amount of pasta per slice of bread is fifteen grams. 'That's about as much as a teaspoon,' adds Spampinato.

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