Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Sweet spread of hazelnut, cocoa, sugar and milk solids.

About Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Chocolate hazelnut spread is a sweet, spreadable preparation made with hazelnuts, cocoa, sugar, and often milk solids. It is eaten on bread, toast, biscuits, pancakes, and fruit, and is also used in cakes, pastries, frostings, and dessert fillings. It is ready to eat without further cooking.

Its flavour is sweet, cocoa-rich, and nutty, with roasted hazelnut character in many recipes. The texture is usually smooth, thick, and spoonable, though finely ground nuts produce a silkier spread and coarser particles give it a slight grain. Warmth makes it softer and more fluid; chilling firms it.

The spread is commonly sold in jars or tubs as a glossy brown paste, ranging from light milk-chocolate brown to dark cocoa brown. It can be spread directly, folded into batters, or warmed for drizzling. Recipes with more hazelnut, cocoa, or solid ingredients differ in colour, sweetness, and firmness.

Ingredient type: paste

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Chocolate Hazelnut Spread nutrition & diet

Chocolate Hazelnut Spread nutritional value

Reference: Spread, hazelnut & chocolate flavoured

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories: 523.9kcal
Protein: 6.8g
Carbs: 57.8g
Fat: 30.3g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F008777. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the spread as sold and record whether the portion is eaten alone or applied to bread, fruit, pastry, or another food. Hazelnut, cocoa, sugar, milk solids, added oils, and recipe-specific stabilizers define the formulation. Separate the spread from its carrier when comparing entries, and avoid treating it as plain cocoa.

Compare the right form: Match the branded or recipe-specific chocolate-hazelnut spread as a paste, using the spread alone. Verify dairy ingredients, added oils, and any cereal-containing flavoring or inclusions.

Diet considerations

This is a compound food containing plant-derived hazelnut and cacao, with the described milk solids indicating an animal-derived dairy component. Formulations may also include cereals or other ingredients. Compatibility changes with the spread itself and its carrier, such as bread, pastry, or biscuits; portion size shapes the carbohydrate pattern of the serving.

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Dietary compatibility

Vegan
Not established
Vegetarian
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Pescatarian
Not established
Keto
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Paleo
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Low-carb
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Halal
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Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean

Vegan · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established: The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Spread, hazelnut & chocolate flavoured ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: 26 September 2026.