Chocolate spread

Chocolate spread is a sweet chocolate-flavored paste which is eaten mostly spread on breads and toasts or similar grain items such as waffles, pancakes, muffins, and pitas.^[1][2][3][4]

Chocolate spread

Chocolate spread on a slice of bread
Type	Spread
Main ingredients	Cocoa, oil, milk, sugar
Variations	Use of hazelnut

Although it tastes, smells, and looks like chocolate, it does not solidify, even at room temperature. The paste usually contains cocoa and vegetable oil, and is also likely to contain milk, sugar and additional flavors.^[5][6] Some varieties include nuts (e.g., ground hazelnuts) or honey.^[7][8] Chocolate spread is normally sold in glass jars or plastic tubs.^[9][10]

Chocolate spread is popular in countries such as the Netherlands^[11] and in Israel among Arab populations.^[12]

Notable brands

• Nutella – Italian
• Lino Lada – Croatian
• Nudossi – German
• Nugatti – Norwegian
• Nugeta – Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic
• Nocilla – Spanish
• Eurocrem – Serbian
• Toastaria – Thailand
• Kwatta – Belgium
• Ovomaltine - Switzerland

Nutritional information

Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	2,262 kJ (541 kcal)
Carbohydrates	62.16 g
Fat	29.73 g
Saturated	28.423 g
Protein	5.41 g
Vitamins and minerals Vitamins Quantity %DV† Vitamin E 33% 4.96 mg
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[13] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[14]

Ingredients used in a chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread. Note the variety of oils and fats used, and the mention "palm oil free".

See also

• Food portal

• List of spreads
• Hazelnut butter