Nutella Biscuits, Cookies Filled with Nutella Hazelnut Spread, 9.7 oz — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Nutella Biscuits, Cookies Filled with Nutella Hazelnut Spread, 9.7 oz by Nutella DUMP — score 20/90.
Underneath the beloved Nutella name is an ultra-processed cookie: sugar and palm oil lead the filling, hazelnuts are just 13%, and the dough stacks even more palm oil, cane sugar, lactose, honey, and malt as sweeteners. It hits the hyper-palatable trifecta of sugar, refined oil, and refined flour, then finishes with synthetic vanillin and emulsifiers. Delicious, but engineered for craving, not nutrition.
Why this verdict
- Hyper-palatable snack triad detected: sugar, palm oil, and wheat flour are all present and dominant.
- Multiple sweeteners detected, sweetness engineered not simple: sugar, cane sugar, lactose, honey, and malt extract stack four-plus sources.
- Palm and palm-kernel oil load it with saturated fat while hazelnuts are only 13% of the filling.
- Synthetic vanillin (artificial flavor) plus lecithin emulsifiers over a roughly 20-item list mark it as NOVA 4 ultra-processed.
Ingredients (12)
- Sugar (caution) — The sole sweetener; present in dessert quantities.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated refined oil used for texture and shelf stability.
- Hazelnuts (13%) (safe) — The namesake nut, but only 13%, well behind sugar and oil.
- wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour crust base; fast carbohydrate without the whole grain.
- Vegetable fats (palm, palm kernel) (caution) — More refined saturated fat, this time in the biscuit dough.
- Cane Sugar (caution) — Present in both chocolates; the white coating is sugar-forward.
- Lactose (moderate) — Milk sugar, a third sweetener source.
- honey (moderate) — Fifth sweetener; trace amount despite the name.
- Milk powder / skim milk (safe) — Dairy for flavor and a little protein.
- Vanillin (artificial flavor) (caution) — Synthetic vanilla flavor that appears twice in the ingredient list.
- Lecithin (Soy) (moderate) — Emulsifier that binds fat and water for a smooth texture.
- Disodium diphosphate and leavening agents (moderate) — Chemical leaveners for rise; industrial but not harmful in these amounts.