Nutella Ingredient has Officially Been Linked to Cancer

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Research suggests that the delicious chocolate that you spread on your toast every morning and secretly eat spoonful after another, may be actually cancerous.

Why ? How ? Read on to learn more about what’s putting Nutella on a blacklist !

1. What’s Nutella ?

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Nutella is a hazelnut-chocolate spread that was originally the idea of a young confectioner named Pieto Ferrero, while his son, Michele Ferrero, emproved it to become the Nutella as we recognize it today.

After 50 years, the brand is still recognized and the product purchasedRecently, the Ferrero company received a violent attack of cancer-causing claims about Nutella that may push its lovers to start avoiding the product.

2. What’s so bad about Nutella ?

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Nutella consists of seven ingredients, which are chosen from only fresh and raw materials and delicately selected according to a sustainable sourcing with a strict attention to their quality. These ingredients are sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, milk, lecithin and vanillin.Palm oil is the greatest concern now. It comes from the fruits of a palm tree, found in tropical areas.

This risky ingredient is the one behind the picture-perfect smoothness of Nutella.Coop, one of the biggest grocery chains in Italy, has cleared away this spread chocolate from its shelves after the frightening news. While chains in North America and the UK haven’t made any changes yet.

3. Health effects of palm oil

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There are some benefits of palm oil, however, it can have some more serious health effects. It is high in calories and can cause weight gain, can increase cholesterol levels, cause toxicity and most of all is cancer linked through carcinogenic components.

4. Studies show deeper concerns about palm oil

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According to a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report about process contaminants in foods and vegetable oils, palm oil contains glycerol-based process contaminants. The EFSA suggested that contaminants like glycidyl fatty acid esters (GE) stand as potential health dangers for both average and high consumers.