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Nutella contains sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, skimmed milk powder, whey, lecithin and vanillin — no meat, gelatine or alcohol. It is halal-certified in several countries. Most Muslims consider it halal; the only question some raise is the source of the whey.
We checked the ingredient lists of 2 Nutella products sold in the UK: 1 had no haram or doubtful ingredients, 1 had doubtful ingredients and 0 contained haram ingredients. Halal status varies by product and by country, so check the specific product.
Based on ingredients, not on brand-wide halal certification.
The vanillin is a flavouring, not vanilla extract in alcohol. The emulsifier is soya lecithin.
Whey is a by-product of cheese making. Most scholars and certifiers accept it, but a stricter view questions whey from cheese made with animal rennet.
Recipes differ between countries and change over time. Look for a halal logo, then read the ingredients on the pack you are holding — or scan the barcode and let our halal checker flag anything doubtful.
These are the ingredients behind the Doubtful and Haram results for Nutella. Doubtful means the label does not say enough, not that the product contains anything prohibited.
| Ingredient | Result | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Whey | Doubtful | 1 of 2 |
We have not found or read a statement from Nutella about halal status, so this page rests on the ingredient lists alone.
Of the 2 Nutella products we checked: 2 with no vegetarian label and no meat or gelatine listed. Whether a product is vegetarian depends on the product, so check the pack for a vegetarian or vegan label.
Written and checked by Hafiz Nasir Mehmood, Quran Hafiz and Islamic researcher. Not reviewed by a scholar. Last reviewed 2026-11-01. How we write these answers · Suggest a correction
Ingredient data from Open Food Facts (ODbL), retrieved 2026-10-15. Product photos by Open Food Facts contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Recipes change — always check the pack. This is an ingredient check, not a halal certification.
