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Is Nuttvia Hazelnut spread ultra-processed?

Cocoa and hazelnuts spreads Sold in Australia and France

Pack of Nuttvia Hazelnut spread

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed cocoa and hazelnuts spreads

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

maltitol, erythritol, steviol glycosides, vegetable oil (sunflower vegetable oil, coconut vegetable oil), maltodextrin, hazelnuts 10%, fat-reduced cocoa powder 7.4%, cocoa butter, lecithins (sunflower), sweet whey (from milk)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E960 Steviol glycosides , E965 Maltitol , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

SWEETENERS (MALTITOL, ERYTHRITOL, STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, COCONUT), MALTODEXTRIN, HAZELNUTS (10%), FAT-REDUCED COCOA POWDER (7.4%), COCOA BUTTER, EMULSIFIER (LECITHINS [SUNFLOWER]), SWEET WHEY POWDER (FROM MILK). CONTAINS: TREE NUTS, MILK. MAY CONTAIN ALMONDS.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 55 cocoa and hazelnuts spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 96% of the cocoa and hazelnuts spreads here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 55 cocoa and hazelnuts spreads, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9351008000006, last edited 18 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.