Palm Oil
ABOUT PALM OIL
The Nutella®
Palm Oil
The palm oil in Nutella® is carefully treated during processing, which is why it is a safe oil, like all other quality vegetable oils.
Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of palm tree fruit Elaeis guineensis, found in various equatorial zones. This tree produces fruits that grow in large spherical bunches weighing between 10 and 40 kg. These tropical fruits, with a reddish colour and roughly the size of olives, are rich in oil (around 45%- 65% of the pulp). The palm oil is extracted exclusively by pressing the fruit pulp.
A high quality vegetable oil
The palm oil we use in Nutella® comes only from freshly pressed fruits and is processed at controlled temperatures. The final and essential part of the process is typically carried out directly by our experts in our factories.
HANDLED WITH CARE AND EXPERTISE
DID YOU KNOW
Interesting facts about the palm oil
Palm oil has been a staple in human societies for thousands of years, primarily used for domestic cooking. A tradition spanning millennia!
After the palm fruit harvest, we ensure that the pressing process conducted by our suppliers is carried out in the shortest time possible.
The processing and purification phases are conducted under controlled temperatures, even if this requires more time, to better preserve the natural characteristics of the raw material.
When the oil arrives at our factories, in most cases we process it ourselves after stringent quality controls to ensure it has a neutral taste and smell, before quickly using it in the preparation of the Nutella® recipe.
