How many calories are in Nutella?

Chocolate hazelnut spread is 539 calories per 100g. The jar's own 2 tablespoon serving is 37g and 199 calories, and a single tablespoon is 100. That is under peanut butter at 598 calories per 100g, which catches most people out.

Is Nutella healthier than peanut butter?

No. Calories are close, 539 calories per 100g against peanut butter's 598, but the makeup is inverted. Nutella has 54.1g of sugar per 100g against peanut butter's 10.5g. It carries 5.4g of protein per 100g against peanut butter's 22.2g.

How much sugar is in Nutella?

54.1g of sugar per 100g, which makes sugar the largest ingredient by weight and puts about 20g into the 37g serving. Honey is 82.1g of sugar per 100g for scale, though nobody spreads honey two tablespoons thick.

Is Nutella keto-friendly?

No. Net carbs are 57g per 100g, so the jar's own 37g serving is about 21g, roughly a full day on strict keto. A sugar free hazelnut spread or plain hazelnut butter is the substitute worth looking for.

Is there much hazelnut in Nutella?

Enough to show up in the minerals, not enough to make it a nut butter: 4.4mg of iron per 100g and 407mg of potassium per 100g. Whole hazelnuts are 628 calories per 100g with 15g of protein per 100g. This spread has 5.4g of protein per 100g, which tells you how much of the jar is sugar and palm oil.

Is Nutella vegan or dairy free?

Neither. Skim milk powder is in the recipe, so it is vegetarian but not vegan and not dairy free. It is gluten free, and it also carries hazelnuts and soy lecithin, which puts three common allergens into one 37g serving of 199 calories.

How much Nutella is a sensible serving?

The jar says 2 tablespoons, 37g, 199 calories, and almost nobody measures it. Spread thin on toast, one tablespoon at 100 calories is nearer what a knife actually lifts. The distance between one tablespoon and three is 200 calories, which is where most of the damage happens.

Nutella vs almond butter on toast?

Almond butter, if nutrition is the question. Almond butter is 645 calories per 100g against this spread's 539, so it is not the lighter option. What almond butter does bring is 20.8g of protein per 100g and 9.7g of fiber per 100g, where this spread has 5.4g and 5.4g. The gap that decides it is sugar, 54.1g of sugar per 100g here against a trace in almond butter.

It keeps about a year unopened and two to three months once opened, at room temperature. Refrigerating it is the usual mistake: cold turns it into a brick and the oil splits on the way back to room temperature. Separation in a warm jar is normal, and stirring it back in does not change the 539 calories per 100g.

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Calories in Nutella

USDA Verified · FDC 168000 · Aug 2026

199 calories

per 2 tablespoons (37g)

5.4g

Protein

62.4g

Carbs

29.7g

Fat

5.4g

Fiber

Per 100g as prepared

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