CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREADS — CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE®

Information updated April 2024

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD: Ingredients for a homemade version of Chocolate Hazelnut Spread include Hazelnuts, Cocoa or Cacao and a Sweetener, plus possibly a Dairy element or added Vanilla Extract.

WHAT'S IN NUTELLA SPREAD? Nutella is a popular Hazelnut Cocoa Spread from Italian-based company, Ferrero. They’re the ones who make those Rocher chocolate candies which are also hazelnut-based:

Let’s look at the ingredients in Ferrero-owned Nutella Hazelnut Cocoa Spread. (Source: Ferrero Nutella Web site 4/24)

SUGAR IS THE FIRST INGREDIENT IN FERRERO'S NUTELLA: Ingredients are always listed in descending order of amount >> there is the most amount of the ingredient listed first and the least of the ingredient listed last.

PALM OIL: There is a lot of controversy around the sustainable harvesting of Palm Oil among many environment and animal protection organizations >> Nutella uses Certified Sustainable Palm Oil >> RSPO Palm Oil.

NUTELLA CONTAINS ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR WHICH IS BANNED AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET: Nutella contains the Synthetic Flavor Vanillin with an 'in’ at the end >> this ingredient is banned at Whole Foods Market who cites it as “Unacceptable in food.” (Source: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 4/24)

TWO TABLESPOONS OF FERRERO'S NUTELLA CONTAIN AS MUCH ADDED SUGAR (19 grams) AS A FOUR FINGER HERSHEY'S KIT KAT (19 grams). (Source: Hersheyland Web site 4/24)

Seen below, Nutella has more Added Sugar per serving than Froot Loops.

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE: Let's compare Ferrero's Nutella to one of the Closest To Homemade brands >> USDA certified Organic Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spread. (Source: Rawmio Web site 4/24)

Rawmio Chocolate Hazelnut Spread — below right — has only three organic ingredients including Organic Raw Peruvian Cacao Nibs. Two tablespoons of this Vegan Rawmio spread contain 6 grams of Added Sugar from Organic Coconut Sugar.

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE® DAIRY FREE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREADS: These include Raw and Organic Rawmio with Organic Raw Hazelnuts + Organic Raw Peruvian Cacao Nibs plus Organic Coconut Sugar; Artisana Market Hazelnut Cacao Spread with Cacao Bean, Coconut Sugar, Coconut MCT Oil and Vanilla Extract, and Vör The Chocolate Hazelnut Spread with Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, Cane Sugar, Vanilla Bean and Cocoa Powder. (Sources: Brand Web sites 4/24)