You Can T Make Everyone Happy You Re Not Nutella
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This Picture Shows What's Really In Nutella
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Nutella seems to have its fans. The Pinterest Nutella quotes page includes quotes such as:
- "You can't make everyone happy. You are not Nutella."
- "Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy Nutella. And that is basically the same thing."
- "There isn't anything a jar of Nutella and a spoon can't fix."
Many squirrels seem to like Nutella as well, which is why the United Kingdom's Prince Charles, in the words of the Guardian, apparently "plans to sterilize the nation's squirrels with Nutella." No, not give the squirrels so much Nutella that they lose interest in sex. Rather, as the Guardian explains, "He has backed plans to conceal oral contraceptives inside Nutella hidden around the country's forests." Looks like the goal is to place grey squirrels on birth control pills to control their burgeoning population.
So what exactly is in Nutella to make some shake their tails for a taste (and squirrels to do so as well)? Well, the name implies nuts. But what exactly is "ella"? Well, take a look at this photo created by the Consumer Center in Hamburg, Germany of Nutella undressed in the following tweet:
Nutella deconstructed...oh lord. pic.twitter.com/mtGXnQTg4H
— Paul Knoepfler (@pknoepfler) February 27, 2017
Mmm...kind of makes you want to down a whole tub of Nutella, right?
Based on the picture, that's "ella" a lot of sugar and palm oil. Did you realize how much sugar is in a jar? As I've mentioned before for the Huffington Post, sugar is like straight male Gilmore Girls fans: very good at hiding. And Bryony Sinclair, policy and public affairs manager at World Cancer Research Fund International, has written about how sugar consumption is contributing to the global obesity epidemic and how to curb sugar consumption around the world (which does not include eating a tub of Nutella in one sitting).
What about palm oil? Well, palm oil is technically a vegetable oil since it comes from the palm tree fruit, but it is high in saturated fat. So, no, eating a jar of Nutella is not the way to reach your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. Moreover, concerns have emerged about the impact of palm oil on human health. Last May, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a study that heating palm oil to 392°F or higher could generate chemicals that cause cancer in rats and mice. Since not all humans are rats, it is unclear whether the same would occur in people. Therefore, the EFSA warned that palm oil is a "potential health risk" for anyone consuming it in high amounts. (There are human studies, however, that have suggested that palm oil may increase LDL, otherwise known as low density lipo-proteins or "bad cholesterol," and thus risk of cardiovascular disease). Ferrero, the makers of Nutella, did counter the EFSA announcement by saying that that they do not use temperatures as high 392°F to process Nutella.
The other question is the impact of palm oil production on the environment. The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has indicated that palm oil production involves the destruction of tropical forests, which, in turn, affects many animals, including endangered species. Lindsay Dodgson, writing for Business Insider, described how the process may contribute to soil erosion, air pollution, soil and water pollution and climate change. Anthony Kuhn, writing for NPR, explained how changes may be coming to the palm oil production process to reduce these effects.
So, assuming that the picture is accurate, now you know what is in Nutella. Will it change your eating habits?
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You Can T Make Everyone Happy You Re Not Nutella
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/02/26/this-picture-shows-whats-really-in-nutella/