Calories in nutella

Nutella is an incredibly popular hazelnut and chocolate spread, but how many calories are in nutella, and is nutella good for you? This page is going to answer these questions, as it is a simple, yet thorough guide to both nutella calories, and also nutella nutrition facts.

How many calories in nutella?

  • In a 15 g serving of nutella there are 81 calories

This is a basic size serving that would cover a piece of toast.

One of the main ingredients of nutella are hazelnuts, if you would like to find out more about the calories hazelnuts contain, please click here.

We hope that this information on the calories nutella contains has been helpful. If you would like to find out about the nutritional benefits of nutella, please keep reading.

Nutella nutrition facts

The following nutella nutrition facts are based on a 15 g serving of nutella.

Nutritional
information

nutella per 100g nutella per 15g portion % GDA
Energy - kJ 2273 339 4%
Energy - kcal 544 81 4%
Protein (g) 6 0.9 2%
Carbohydrate (g) 57.3 8.6 3%
Of which Sugars (g) 56.7 8.5 9%
Fat (g) 31.6 4.7 7%
Of which saturates (g) 10.9 1.6 8%
Fiber (g) 3.4 0.5 2%
Sodium (g) 0.037 0.006 0%

GDA = Guideline Daily Amount for an adult based on an average daily diet of 2000 kcal. The nutritional needs of individuals may be higher or lower, based on gender, age, level of physical activity and other factors.

Source - http://www.wakeuptonutella.co.uk/info.php

The RDA/RDI featured in this list applies to the average male adult and can vary due to age, gender and individual requirements due to medical reasons.

Find out much more about the various nutrients that are listed above by checking out our vitamins and minerals menu. We have a page for each one explaining exactly what positive contributions they make to the health of your body, and highlighting all of the other foods that they can be found in.

Is nutella good for you?

So you now know how many calories in nutella spread, and have also seen the various nutritional values that it contains, but is nutella good for you? Well the answer to this question is that yes in small quantities it is good for you, as it is relatively low in calories.

A couple of pieces of toast with nutella on as part of a balanced breakfast will do you no harm at all, but the calories and fat will mount up if you are eating a lot more than this. Nutritionally there are not a great many benefits offered by the spread, however because it contains cocoa powder and hazelnuts it will have traces of various vitamins and minerals. This will not really be sufficient to positively contribute to the levels of any nutrients in your body though.

Further information

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