In May, the European Food Standards Authority warned that the contaminants found in the oil’s edible form are carcinogenic. “Making Nutella without palm oil would produce an inferior substitute for the real product, it would be a step backward,” Ferrero’s purchasing manager Vincenzo Tapella told Reuters.

Hazelnuts

The word Nutella came about from the merging of the English word ‘nut’ from the typically Italian ingredient hazelnut in the gianduja, with the Italian positive-sounding and Latin suffix for sweet ‘ella’.

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Appreciate the A2A. Nutella is overpriced, from most people’s perspective as because the ingredients are expensive. Cocoa is expensive and hazelnut is more expensive. They spread chocolate and hazelnuts on toast, ice cream, waffles or anything else that could use a little sweetness.

Nutella is by no means healthy but it’s not as sweet as Hershey’s spreads. Plus, Nutella obviously has the hazelnut taste that cuts through the pure chocolate taste of Hersheys. Nutella is much better for you and the flavor is just perfect! It’s not to sugary like Hershey spread.

Although Nutella contains a small amount of calcium and iron, it’s not very nutritious and high in sugar, calories and fat. Nutella contains sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, milk powder, lecithin and synthetic vanillin. It is high in calories, sugar and fat.

Costco prices for its store brand hazelnut spread are also much lower than what shoppers can expect to pay for Nutella at grocery stores and e-retailers such as Amazon. Walmart is charging $5.98 per 33.5-ounce jar of Nutella ($0.18 per ounce), while Amazon is asking $19.49 for a two-pack of 33.5-ounce Nutella.

What makes the Costco knockoff Nutella better? First, the price difference is not insignificant. At my Costco, Nutella costs $11.99 for a two pack, while Kirkland’s Signature Hazelnut Spread costs $7.99 for a two pack.

This gargantuan tub of chocolate-hazelnut heaven clocks in at 6.6 pounds. That’s nearly 14 jars worth of a regular 7.7-ounce jar of Nutella, which costs $2.60 at stores like Target.

Nutella Hazelnut Spread, Breakfast/Dessert Topping, 26.5 oz – Walmart.com – Walmart.com.