Ingredient dictionary
Hazelnut spread on a food label: it contains tree nuts
Hazelnut spread contains tree nuts, so the allergen labelling rules apply. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 107 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 549 kcal and 5 g protein.
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Does hazelnut spread contain an allergen?
Yes. Hazelnut 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 spread vegan?
It depends on the make. Some kinds of hazelnut spread are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.
A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.
What other names does hazelnut spread have on a label?
On European labels it is “pâte à tartiner aux noisettes” in French, “crema di nocciole” in Italian and “lješnjak krem proizvod” in Croatian.
- French
- pâte à tartiner aux noisettes
- Italian
- crema di nocciole
- Croatian
- lješnjak krem proizvod
Which foods contain hazelnut spread?
Open Food Facts lists hazelnut spread or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 107 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in Italy, France and the United States.
Products with it, by country of sale: Italy 60 · France 45 · United States 6 · Belgium 6.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where hazelnut spread turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in hazelnut spread?
Hazelnut spread has about 549 kcal per 100 g, with 5 g protein, 58 g carbohydrate and 32 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Chocolate spread with hazelnuts” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 56 g, saturated fat 9.2 g, fibre 3.2 g, salt 0.12 g, energy 2,290 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 31032 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is hazelnut spread?
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- Open Food Facts: Hazelnut 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
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- 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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