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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri May 17, 2019, 08:22 PM May 2019

What's Really in Your Nutella?

I've been thinking of buying some 'Nutella' spread, a brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread.

I've heard and read people speak favorably of it. Currently I buy Smucker’s ‘Creamy Natural’ Peanut Butter (two ingredients: peanuts and a dash of salt).

But when I googled Nutella I saw the 1st ingrdient is sugar. Then I saw this:

What's Really in Your Nutella?

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What's Really in Your Nutella? (Original Post) left-of-center2012 May 2019 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2019 #1
That's my Nutella. Chin music May 2019 #2
Nutella is too sweet for me Ohiogal May 2019 #3
Well, it surely isn't "health" food, but as a splurge, OMG! hlthe2b May 2019 #4
The harvesting of palm oil madaboutharry May 2019 #5
Just an awful taste... Tikki May 2019 #6
ive never tasted it. MFM008 May 2019 #7
I've tasted it a couple times 2naSalit May 2019 #8
It would be better if they just dumped the palm oil defacto7 May 2019 #9
Too much like a can of cake frosting for my taste wishstar May 2019 #10
I've recently discovered Almond Butter by Justin question everything May 2019 #11

Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

hlthe2b

(106,057 posts)
4. Well, it surely isn't "health" food, but as a splurge, OMG!
Fri May 17, 2019, 08:28 PM
May 2019

Best thing on earth was discovering hot Nutella crepes on the corner food stands of Paris... Heaven on earth.

madaboutharry

(41,288 posts)
5. The harvesting of palm oil
Fri May 17, 2019, 08:44 PM
May 2019

Is responsible for a lot of deforestation. It is also high in saturated fats, which are bad for you.

I agree that Nutella is candy. Marketing it as something healthy is wrong.

wishstar

(5,483 posts)
10. Too much like a can of cake frosting for my taste
Sat May 18, 2019, 02:04 AM
May 2019

I can barely stand just the much smaller amount of sugar added to most commercial peanut butters.

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