Nutella

Nutella is a brand of sweet hazelnut cocoa spread produced by the Italian company Ferrero. It is commonly eaten on bread or toast, and used in pastries and desserts. Nutella's ingredients typically include sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa solids, skimmed milk powder and whey powder, with lecithin as an emulsifier and vanilla flavoring.

Nutella traces its origins to the Gianduja chocolate paste created by Pietro Ferrero in the Piedmont region of Italy during the 1940s, as a way to stretch scarce cocoa. The original paste was sold as Pasta Gianduja and later transformed into a creamy spread marketed as Supercrema in the 1950s. The modern Nutella name and formulation were introduced in 1964 by Michele Ferrero, expanding the product to international markets.

Nutella is manufactured by Ferrero SpA and produced at several facilities worldwide, with its main production center historically located in Alba, Piedmont, Italy. It is sold globally in jars made of glass or plastic in a range of sizes.

Nutella contains high levels of sugar and fat. The product's use of palm oil has drawn environmental scrutiny; Ferrero has announced commitments to sustainable palm oil sourcing and broader sustainability initiatives in its supply chain.