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Is it just me or did nutella go from almost solid to much more fluid about 5 years ago? And it got slightly darker? Anybody know what happened? The texture defi

by zpeti 11mo ago

Is it just me or did nutella go from almost solid to much more fluid about 5 years ago? And it got slightly darker? Anybody know what happened? The texture definitely changed.

hulitu 11mo ago
Caramel ? Nutela is 56% sugar and 30% fat.
- hinkley 11mo ago
  To be fair that’s a reasonable ingredient set for making caramel.
golem14 11mo ago
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- hinkley 11mo ago
  Fat reduced cocoa and vegetable oil seems like an odd choice. Wouldn’t that mean more processing of ingredients to end in a similar spot? You’ve removed the cocoa butter and replace it with something else.
  - fhars 11mo ago
    Cocoa butter is more expensive than palm oil.
- bayindirh 11mo ago
  That information is false. German Nutella also contains palm oil. See the image: https://germandelistore.com/media/image/00/b6/84/ferrero_nutella_back.jpg https://germandelistore.com/media/image/00/b6/84/ferrero_nut... That label matches the 1KG jar came as a present from our German friends. It's marketed as "7 quality ingredients, that's all".
  - hexbin010 11mo ago
    Main ingredient is sugar. Nasty stuff!
    - bayindirh 11mo ago
      We also have sugar-free options. The spectrum goes from "absolutely no sugar", to Isomalt to heavier sweeteners. No sugar and Isomalt ones are nice.
  - golem14 11mo ago
    That must be newer then - last german nutella I got is maybe 15 years ago.
    - golem14 11mo ago
      Some further research seems to indicate that the german production switched from hydrogenated oil to palm oil in 2006.
      - golem14 11mo ago
        But then, there are reports going back only to 2012 where italian version still had vegetable oin in them? https://knitstamatic.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/taleoftwonutellas/ https://knitstamatic.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/taleoftwonutel... Also, https://wwf.panda.org/es/?208296/Nutella-Switches-to-100-Segregated-Certified-Sustainable-Palm-Oil https://wwf.panda.org/es/?208296/Nutella-Switches-to-100-Seg... suggests the switch to Palm oil in Europe happened in 2014. hmm.
- phyzome 11mo ago
  Don't post AI output that people didn't ask for. It's rude.
  - o11c 11mo ago
    It's not merely rude, it is actively detrimental. I'd call it "malicious" if that didn't imply proof of conscious ill-will.
    - golem14 11mo ago
      I mean, it's often unavoidable since Google puts AI results on top of the page (and more and more pages create content via "AI", so even organic search results may be tainted. Anyway, I stand corrected.
Tarsul 11mo ago
there was a big controversy in Germany that Nutella changed its recipe round about the time you are saying. I noticed myself that Nutella tasted worse (and thus quit eating it). You could see on the ingredients list that the order changed, and since the ordering is always from highest amount to lowest amount it was clear that the recipe changed (I think sugar was on spot 1 aftewards but not before? Not sure). You could probably find articles about it...
jeroenhd 11mo ago
The biggest change was about 10 years ago, when the percentage of hazelnut in Nutella dropped from 17% to 13%. I think after that they tweaked the oil to sugar ratios a bit, but noting so serious that I noticed since then. I'm surprised they haven't cut back on the chocolate contents in their spread considering the extreme price jump chocolate went through after the last cocoa harvest went terrible.

by zpeti 11mo ago

Is it just me or did nutella go from almost solid to much more fluid about 5 years ago? And it got slightly darker? Anybody know what happened? The texture definitely changed.

hulitu 11mo ago

Caramel ? Nutela is 56% sugar and 30% fat.

hinkley 11mo ago
To be fair that’s a reasonable ingredient set for making caramel.

golem14 11mo ago

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hinkley 11mo ago
Fat reduced cocoa and vegetable oil seems like an odd choice. Wouldn’t that mean more processing of ingredients to end in a similar spot? You’ve removed the cocoa butter and replace it with something else.
- fhars 11mo ago
  Cocoa butter is more expensive than palm oil.
bayindirh 11mo ago
That information is false. German Nutella also contains palm oil. See the image: https://germandelistore.com/media/image/00/b6/84/ferrero_nutella_back.jpg https://germandelistore.com/media/image/00/b6/84/ferrero_nut... That label matches the 1KG jar came as a present from our German friends. It's marketed as "7 quality ingredients, that's all".
- hexbin010 11mo ago
  Main ingredient is sugar. Nasty stuff!
  - bayindirh 11mo ago
    We also have sugar-free options. The spectrum goes from "absolutely no sugar", to Isomalt to heavier sweeteners. No sugar and Isomalt ones are nice.
- golem14 11mo ago
  That must be newer then - last german nutella I got is maybe 15 years ago.
  - golem14 11mo ago
    Some further research seems to indicate that the german production switched from hydrogenated oil to palm oil in 2006.
    - golem14 11mo ago
      But then, there are reports going back only to 2012 where italian version still had vegetable oin in them? https://knitstamatic.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/taleoftwonutellas/ https://knitstamatic.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/taleoftwonutel... Also, https://wwf.panda.org/es/?208296/Nutella-Switches-to-100-Segregated-Certified-Sustainable-Palm-Oil https://wwf.panda.org/es/?208296/Nutella-Switches-to-100-Seg... suggests the switch to Palm oil in Europe happened in 2014. hmm.
phyzome 11mo ago
Don't post AI output that people didn't ask for. It's rude.
- o11c 11mo ago
  It's not merely rude, it is actively detrimental. I'd call it "malicious" if that didn't imply proof of conscious ill-will.
  - golem14 11mo ago
    I mean, it's often unavoidable since Google puts AI results on top of the page (and more and more pages create content via "AI", so even organic search results may be tainted. Anyway, I stand corrected.

Tarsul 11mo ago

there was a big controversy in Germany that Nutella changed its recipe round about the time you are saying. I noticed myself that Nutella tasted worse (and thus quit eating it). You could see on the ingredients list that the order changed, and since the ordering is always from highest amount to lowest amount it was clear that the recipe changed (I think sugar was on spot 1 aftewards but not before? Not sure). You could probably find articles about it...

jeroenhd 11mo ago

The biggest change was about 10 years ago, when the percentage of hazelnut in Nutella dropped from 17% to 13%. I think after that they tweaked the oil to sugar ratios a bit, but noting so serious that I noticed since then. I'm surprised they haven't cut back on the chocolate contents in their spread considering the extreme price jump chocolate went through after the last cocoa harvest went terrible.