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Hazelnut and cocoa spread on a food label: it contains tree nuts
Hazelnut and cocoa spread contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made.
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Does hazelnut and cocoa spread contain an allergen?
Yes. Hazelnut and cocoa spread contains tree nuts: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it. It is made to a recipe, so any other allergen in it must be named on the label too.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree nuts | Required12 named nuts since January 2025; coconut removed | Required8 named nuts | Required |
Is hazelnut and cocoa spread vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of hazelnut and cocoa spread are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.
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What other names does hazelnut and cocoa spread have on a label?
On European labels it is “Pâte à tartiner aux noisettes et au cacao” in French, “crema de cacao y avellanas” in Spanish and “crema spalmabile di nocciole e cacao” in Italian. One more language is listed below.
- French
- Pâte à tartiner aux noisettes et au cacao, crème de cacao et de noisette
- Spanish
- crema de cacao y avellanas
- Italian
- crema spalmabile di nocciole e cacao
- Croatian
- pasta s kakaom i lješnjacima
Which foods contain hazelnut and cocoa spread?
Open Food Facts lists hazelnut and cocoa spread in the ingredients of 19 products, most often ice cream, pastries and biscuits and cakes. Most of them are sold in Spain, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 9 · France 4 · United States 2 · Belgium 2.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where hazelnut and cocoa spread turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.
- Open Food Facts: Hazelnut and cocoa spread
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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