# Nutella - most deceptive product on the shelf? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285 "2013-02-24T21:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/201 "2013-02-27T17:31:28Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > What the hell should they call a drink made with juice then? It always says right on the label what percentage is actual juice. And as has been pointed out, it’s not like the juice is really much healthier than the “drink.” Yeah, to me “apple juice drink/beverage” implies that it’s a drink with a component of apple juice in it. If it were juice, it’d be called “apple juice,” wouldn’t it? Maybe “apple drink with juice” or “Beverage with apple juice” will please some people more? ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/202 "2013-02-27T18:53:17Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > What the hell should they call a drink made with juice then? It always says right on the label what percentage is actual juice. And as has been pointed out, it’s not like the juice is really much healthier than the “drink.” Ummm…Mountain Dew? [http://www.foodfacts.com/NutritionFacts/Beverages-non-milk/Mountain-Dew-Soda--fl-oz/55015](http://www.foodfacts.com/NutritionFacts/Beverages-non-milk/Mountain-Dew-Soda--fl-oz/55015) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/203 "2013-02-27T18:55:38Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, to me “apple juice drink/beverage” implies that it’s a drink with a component of apple juice in it. If it were juice, it’d be called “apple juice,” wouldn’t it? Maybe “apple drink with juice” or “Beverage with apple juice” will please some people more? The problem with juice is that the lines are fuzzy. It’s all made with concentrated juice and water. It can easily be sweetened by adjusting the ratio and adding more concentrate. White grape, pear and apple juice is often added because its sweet and flavor neutral. That’s basically how fruit juice companies are able to avoid adding sugar and/or HFCS, from what I understand. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/204 "2013-02-27T20:21:07Z")
Yeah, 100% juice is extremely deceptive because of the fact that they can be made from concentrates and just not reconstitute it back to whatever “normal” percentage the actual juice should have of water. I suppose if it says 100% natural juices NOT from concentrate, it might be a little better. But even fresh squeezed juice is still a lot of sugar. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/205 "2013-02-28T00:48:31Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > What the hell should they call a drink made with juice then? It always says right on the label what percentage is actual juice. And as has been pointed out, it’s not like the juice is really much healthier than the “drink.” It’s like saying you can’t call it chicken, but you can call it chicken meat. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/206 "2013-04-08T21:00:29Z")
Bump: [Thieves steal 5 tons of Nutella](http://www.10news.com/news/germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-of-chocolate-spread-nutella-040813) I didn’t know there was a black market demand for the stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/207 "2013-04-08T21:55:15Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > Bump: > > [Thieves steal 5 tons of Nutella](http://www.10news.com/news/germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-of-chocolate-spread-nutella-040813) > > I didn’t know there was a black market demand for the stuff! Dammit! I came to post that. My theory is that Nutella is taking the place of…[Tide](http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/)! ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/208 "2013-04-08T22:47:38Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > Bump: > > [Thieves steal 5 tons of Nutella](http://www.10news.com/news/germany-thieves-swipe-5-tons-of-chocolate-spread-nutella-040813) > > I didn’t know there was a black market demand for the stuff! Same bunch swiped energy drink previously. Sugar rush junkies?:dubious: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![pusheen444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pusheen444](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pusheen444)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/209 "2014-03-11T06:07:35Z")
One thing, sugar is not bad. Over-doing sugar is bad. Second, nobody seems to remember that the serving size is two tablespoons, the measuring kind, not the eating kind. Thirdly, vanillin mentioned earlier is otherwise known as imitation vanilla extract which is less expensive and something that nearly anyone who has ever made cookies from scratch has poured in a teaspoon or so of. Fourthly, no one in their right minds feeds their children the same breakfast everyday unless they are financially impaired and then they would probably not be buying Nutella at $3.48 for 13 oz. In comparison, a 16 oz jar of Jif creamy peanut butter is only $2.78. So a child would potentially only be eating Nutella once a week maximum, on multi-grain toast alongside a glass of 100% orange juice and various seasonal fruit. If you can afford to feed your children healthy, do. If you cannot, I doubt you would let them starve. Getting away from the child subject, I am an adult. I am perfectly capable of reading the label, ingredients, warnings, etc. and deducing my own conclusions. Personally, regardless of whether it is healthy for me of not I am going to eat Nutella anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/210 "2014-03-11T14:39:09Z")
Is Nutella good on brains? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/211 "2014-03-11T16:40:51Z")
If it’s good on grains, it’s good on brains! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285/212 "2014-03-11T17:04:09Z")
> [@pusheen444](#): > > One thing, sugar is not bad. > Over-doing sugar is bad. Tropical oils that are nearly 100% saturated fat are bad. Eating them at all is bad. Nutella is about 45% palm oil. (And 40%+ sugar… the hazelnut content is somewhere below 13%.) It’s a “hazelnut spread” the way my turds are creamed corn the day after I eat a cob. > [@](#): > > Second, nobody seems to remember that the serving size is two tablespoons, > the measuring kind, not the eating kind. …which contain 200 calories, 11 grams of fat (3.5g saturated) and 21g of sugar. In that \*two-tablespoon \*smear. Go ahead, measure out your smear next time and see how it compares to your usual dose. Probably bears about the same relationship as your usual bowl of cereal does to the 3/4 cup that determines the nutrifacts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutella-most-deceptive-product-on-the-shelf/651285.md?page=10)