Per portion (15g) Energy: 336kJ, 80kcal, 4% Per 100g: 2252 kJ / 539 kcal Reference intake of an average adult (8400 KJ / 2000 kcal) Best bet: If you are going to give the kids the occasional piece of toast with Nutella, don't use butter or margarine and spread it on wholegrain bread rather than low-fibre white bread. Sugar, Palm Oil, 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐬 (13%), Skimmed 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 Powder (8.7%), Fat-Reduced Cocoa (7.4%), Emulsifier: Lecithins (𝐒𝐨𝐲𝐚), Vanillin

Any good points? Yes. Nutella is low in sodium as are many sweet foods. And it's a concentrated food that can increase kids' kilojoule intake easily if they're the chronically-underweight type and already eat a well-balanced diet. Simply slapping on a “low GI” claim doesn’t make something healthier overall. If you believed the ads, you’d think that chocolatey-hazelnut spread was the health food of a nation and the perfect breakfast toast topper. It ain’t! The bottom line Nutella is more sugar and fat than hazelnuts - its true content of hazelnuts is low at only 13 per cent. Don’t be fooled by the advertising. Here’s what I’ve unearthed about the ingredients. And it really took a bit of detective work. Why try to make out something is healthy when it’s not? And clearly not, when you look at the true list of Nutella ingredients. Just accept Nutella for the chocolatey treat it is! Have it on toast, croissant or crepes. It’s a good case of clever marketing that highlights the few positives — and says nothing about the bad things. Containing no wheat, barley, rye, oats or triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye), it's naturally gluten-free* — making Nutella ® a versatile product for even more of your customers.Think of Nutella as chocolate in spreadable form. With 30 per cent fat and almost 55 per cent sugar, Nutella almost mirrors chocolate in its composition. In fact, Nutella is more akin to milk chocolate with hazelnuts for fat, sugar and kilojoules, they're so close. See my comparison of the two weight for weight: Nutella side by side with Cadbury Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts. Moderate - On your feet for much of the day, either standing or occasional slow paced walking. Typical jobs: shop assistant, teacher, chef/cook, bar worker, engineer.

Whether you're a restaurant owner, distributor, coffee shop or cafe, hotel or hospitality business, bakery, pastry shop or fast food outlet, Ferrero Food Service will support your business with a dedicated range, ideas and inspiration. We've even developed an easy-to-use professional Nutella ® Dispenser, so you can pump your recipes with Nutella ® goodness with no mess! Light - Have a job that involves long periods of sitting (office-based / driving) or are home-based and sitting for much of the day. Typical jobs: office worker, sales rep, bus/taxi/lorry driver. Sugar, vegetable oil, hazelnuts (13%), cocoa powder (7.4%), non-fat milk solids, emulsifier (soy lecithin), flavour (vanillin) Sugar is the first ingredient and thus the main by weight of all the Nutella ingredients. In fact Nutella is 55 per cent sugar! That puts Nutella on a par with chocolate. Soy lecithin – a common emulsifier that keeps the sugar, oil, nuts and cocoa nicely blended and stops them separating out during the months on the shelves. Nothing sinister about it. It’s one of my safe additives (unless you’re allergic to soy)This is not vanilla or vanilla extract such as you use at home. Vanillin, which is most likely the synthetic form identical to the natural vanillin, but much less expensive is the largest flavour component of the vanilla bean but much less interesting. Moderately active - Do light to moderate intensity exercise 3-4 times a week. E.g. going to the gym / swimming / cycling / horse riding / dance classes / playing golf. Daily dog walking (brisk pace, twice a day). There truly is no end to the versatility of hazelnut spread with cocoa. Dip into our bank of mouth-watering recipes to find inspiration and ideas for hundreds of uses for Nutella ®. Not really. Nutella has 54 per cent sugar, jam and honey have around 60 to 70 per cent. But Nutella slaps on 30 per cent fat, while they have none. The nearest equivalent to Nutella on toast is peanut butter topped with honey on toast. Then it’s the same for sugar and fat. Q. Is the suggested kids breakfast of fruit, Nutella on two slices of toast and low-fat milk a decent breakfast for kids? And you know you can rely on us to inspire you with innovative and delicious uses for Nutella ® and our other brands — including Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder ® miniatures and Tic Tac ® .