Nutella & Go Hazelnut Spread + Breadsticks — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Nutella & Go Hazelnut Spread + Breadsticks by Nutella ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A craving-engineered snack: sugar and palm oil top both the spread and the breadsticks, hitting the hyper-palatable triad of added sugar, refined oil, and refined flour.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the very first ingredient in the spread, ahead of everything else
- Palm oil is #2 in both the spread and the breadsticks - a refined saturated fat
- Hazelnuts rank only third, behind sugar and oil, despite the name
- Hyper-palatable triad: added sugar + refined oil + refined flour
- Contains artificial vanilla flavor (vanillin) plus a soy emulsifier
Ingredients (12)
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Refined oil high in saturated fat, used in both the spread and the breadsticks for cheap richness.
- HAZELNUTS (safe) — A genuine whole-food source of healthy fats — but a minority ingredient here, behind sugar and oil.
- Cocoa (safe) — Real cocoa adds flavor and some polyphenols, but it's far down the list.
- Skim Milk (safe) — Adds a little protein and calcium; a minor component.
- Reduced minerals whey (milk) (moderate) — A processed dairy byproduct used for texture and cost, not nutrition.
- Lecithin (soy emulsifier) (moderate) — Soy-derived emulsifier that binds the sugar and oil into a smooth spread; a processing additive.
- Vanillin (artificial flavor) (moderate) — Synthetic vanilla flavor — directly undercuts the brand's 'no artificial' positioning.
- Wheat flour (breadsticks) (moderate) — Refined flour with little fiber; the starchy half of the sugar-oil-starch triad.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- Malt Extract (moderate) — Adds more sugars and browning to the breadsticks.
- Bakers Yeast (safe) — Standard leavening agent; harmless.