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Graphic showing Nutella’s nutritional content will put you off your toast

Published 10:20 21 Jul 2018 BST

Oli Dugmore
Graphic showing Nutella’s nutritional content will put you off your toast

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A viral graphic shows the five ingredients that make up Nutella, but more than half of its overall content is sugar

Turns out, Nutella is not really made up of hazelnuts. In fact, it's largely just sugar and palm oil. Like most things - food, my dreams. Why anyone would believe what is, essentially, liquid chocolate is anything more than that escapes me. It tastes like pure sugar. But no colours, no articificial preservatives!! Here we are. Look upon this disgusting breakdown from the consumer centre in Hamburg, Germany.
What Nutella is actually made of. from r/interestingasfuck
According to Nutella's label, for every 37 grams of spread there are 21 grams of sugar. So that is literally more than half. Nutella's other four ingredients are palm oil, cocoa, hazelnuts and skimmed milk powder. [caption id="attachment_190904" align="alignnone" width="3000"]SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 18: Jars of Nutella are displayed on a shelf at a market on August 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California. The threat of a Nutella shortage is looming after a March frost in Turkey destroyed nearly 70 percent of the hazelnut crops, the main ingredient in the popular chocolate spread. Turkey is the largest producer of hazelnuts in the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Delicious Nut Nut (Credit: Justin Sullivan)[/caption] Nutella's producer, Ferrero, said: "One of Ferrero's core nutritional beliefs is that small portion sizes help people to enjoy their favourite foods in moderation. The labelling on all our products enables consumers to make informed choices and helps ensure that Nutella can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet." Yum!

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Graphic showing Nutella's nutritional content will put you off your toast