Looking at the nutritional label of nutella, it can be seen that palm oil ranks second in the list of ingredients, preceded by sugar and followed by hazelnuts. It means that inside the nutella there is more palm oil than hazelnuts.
A questionable choice, probably dictated by the low cost of palm oil for the most prized cocoa butter. On the official website of Nutella, one can read how this choice is dictated by the organoleptic characteristics of palm oil, which enhance the taste of the other ingredients and guarantee the product excellent spreadability. Moreover, the choice of palm oil would avoid the use of hydrogenated fats. However, these are questionable statements, given that there are similar products on the market that do not contain palm oil and have first-rate aroma, fragrance and spreadability.
On our site we also offer the recipe for an irresistible homemade spreadable cream with lots of hazelnuts and without palm oil.
