It's no surprise that Nutella is loved worldwide. However, with one jar selling every 2.5 seconds, enough of the hazelnut spread is sold each year that you could circle the globe with it 1.8 times! Furthermore, the amount that is produced over the calendar weighs the same amount as the Empire State building.
It's incredibly popular. It's reported that one jar of Nutella is sold every 2.5 seconds - that's 24 jars every minute.
13 Many argue that the American made Nutella is not as good as the original recipe. 14 A jar of Nutella is sold every 2.5 seconds all over the world.
Each day 1.35 million pounds of Nutella are produced
This hazelnut spread can be found in various desserts and dishes in France such as ice cream, breakfast staples, bread, and many more.
Some 250,000 tons of Nutella are now sold across 75 countries around the world every year, according to the OECD. But that's not what's amazing about it.
With its iconic design, Nutella® was launched in Germany.
Why is the N Black on Nutella? The letter 'N' is in black because there was already a company named Nutella, so Ferrero had to keep the letter N in black due to trademark issues.
The French eat a LOT of Nutella
While most of the world loves Nutella, France is particularly keen on it. The country reportedly eats a quarter of all the pots that are produced. That's about 75,000 tonnes of Nutella eaten in France each year.
France is not only the largest consumer of Nutella in the world, but also the world's largest producer of the hazelnut-based cream. In fact, 100,000 tonnes of Nutella, accounting for 25% of the world production, are produced every year from the Villers-Écalles establishment.
The Nutella® jar is made with PET a lightweight type of plastic. It is widely used to preserve the safety and quality of food and beverage products.
Ferrero uses 25 percent of the global supply of hazelnuts, though not all of this is used exclusively in Nutella.
The factory in Normandy, France stopped making the chocolate-and-hazelnut spread due to a “suspected quality defect strictly limited to the production stage”, Ferrero France said. It added that the problem was “very early in the process, at the stage of grinding and roasting hazelnuts”.
The first version of Nutella was created after World War II
After World War II, cocoa was scarce, so Pietro Ferrero, the Italian founder of the confectionery Ferrero, created a paste from hazelnuts, sugar and a small amount of cocoa, according to the Ferrero website.
“Nutella® (pronounced 'new-tell-uh') is a tasty, unique spread made from the combination of roasted hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa.
Usage notes. Nutella is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. The masculine gender is rare and only used in some regions.
No. Nutella is not vegan. According to the brand's website, the ingredients are as follows: sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, skim milk, cocoa, soy lecithin as emulsifier, vanillin (an artificial flavor). So it's the the skim milk (skim milk powder to be precise), that makes this spread non-vegan.
Roberta Sassatelli, associate professor of cultural sociology at Milan University and author of Consumer Culture, says initially Nutella was the epitome of a "pop lux" (popular luxury) for Italians. "Nutella was something above average, something which was not a necessity," she says.
Palm oil is the ingredient that ensures the smooth, creamy texture and unique stability of the Nutella® recipe. Because palm oil becomes semi-solid at room temperature, it allows us to avoid the fat hydrogenation process that would otherwise produce unhealthy trans fatty acids.
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'.
Fun fact: The chocolate layer that surrounds the hazelnut in the middle of each Ferrero Rocher is Nutella.
In very small amounts, Nutella is safe for your dog to consume. If your hand or plate contains smudges of Nutella and your dog licked it clean, it shouldn't be much of a concern. In large amounts, however, it can put your dog's health at risk. And Nutella should never be fed to a dog intentionally.
Avocado has 20 important nutrients and provides antioxidants and health-protective fat, she said. Nutella contains more additives — including sugar — than it does hazelnuts, she said. "Comparing these two is like comparing 1 cup of fresh blueberries (85 calories) to 10 gummy bears (85 calories)," she said.
Bottom Line: Without hesitation, Peanut Butter is the 'healthier' alternative to Nutella. Peanut Butter is lower in sugar, higher in protein and often lower in your unhealthy fats. The Centre of Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) describes Nutella as “more sugar and modified palm oil than hazlenut“.