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What drives the score
- Capped at 24 because three nutrients are high.
Processing 50% · Additives 30% · Nutrition 20% · How we score
Additives 1
- Seed and refined oils 1
- Unspecified vegetable oil
- Added sugars 1
- Sugar
- Ultra-processing markers 1
- Flavourings
Ingredients
Sugar, vegetable fat (palm), hazelnuts (13%), skimmed milk powder (8.7%), fat-reduced cocoa powder (7.4%), emulsifier: lecithins (soya), flavouring (vanillin).
- E471 Additive
- oil Seed or refined oil
- syrup Added sugar
- flavouring Ultra-processing marker
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 539 kcal | |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 30.9 g | High |
| Saturates | 10.6 g | High |
| Sugars | 56.3 g | High |
| Salt | 0.11 g | Low |
| Fibre | 0 g | |
| Protein | 6.3 g |
Low, medium and high use the UK Food Standards Agency thresholds.
Questions people ask
Is Nutella ultra-processed?
Yes. Nutella is classified as NOVA 4, ultra-processed. It contains flavourings and E322 (lecithins).
Is Nutella healthy?
Nutella scores 24/100 (Poor) on HowProcessed. Per 100 g it is high in fat, saturates, and sugars. A higher-scoring option in the same category is Natural Honey (91/100).
What additives are in Nutella?
It contains one additive: E322 (Lecithins).
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