Curiosities
Are you sure you know everything there is to know about your favourite hazelnut spread? Get a taste for these anecdotes!
Sugar
Nutella® contains beet sugar and/or refined cane sugar, depending on the geography of its production area. The sugar types we purchase globally can be roughly classified as follows: 75% beet sugar and 25% refined cane sugar.
In our recipe, we use skimmed milk powder and whey powder.
In Nutella®, we use synthetic vanillin, an aroma identical to the one naturally present in the vanilla
lait
Did you know that Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) means "Food of the Gods"? The Aztecs regarded cocoa as a sacred plant. Although Theobroma cacao surely originated in South America, the tree is now cultivated in tropical areas in the world.
Lecithin is a natural emulsifier.
Our lecithin is extracted from soy beans or sunflower seeds.