Nutella Apparently Changed Its Recipe, and People Are Losing Their Sh*t
If your ability to slather an impressive amount of Nutella on any and every food group is unrivaled, then you may have noticed a slight change in the taste of your favorite spread — over which people are livid about it. The drama started when Ferreo, the Italian company that makes the beloved hazelnut spread, secretly changed the recipe to have a higher sugar content in favor of less cocoa. Let's just say the switch wasn't kept under wraps for long.
On Nov. 2, the Hamburg Consumer Protection Centre (a German consumer agency) noticed that the classic dark brown spread had taken on a much lighter hue, so they blew the whistle on the entire low-key operation in a now viral Facebook post:
Soon after the swap was made public, betrayed Nutella addicts everywhere started using the hashtag #NutellaGate on social media to express their disdain. Here are some of the most colorful reactions:
Nutella are changing their recipe... #NutellaGate pic.twitter.com/Rsflc1OphD
— Lizzy Matthams (@lizzymatthams) November 9, 2017
Nutella's recipe has changed, increasing sugar & decreasing cocoa. Not cool, @NutellaGlobal . https://t.co/3X18MIf4F0 #NutellaGate #Nutella pic.twitter.com/xRot1rJmK2
— Becky W. (@RVWildner) November 9, 2017
#NutellaGate brings back memories of the #NewCoke mistake in 1985. They brought back the original after that. pic.twitter.com/336HqoWJnM
— Phil Kane (@carbinekane) November 9, 2017
Don't you dare roll out that fucking changed #Nutella recipe Ferero #NutellaGate
— Franz Marco 🖋 (@franzjpm) November 10, 2017
Why the F is nutella changing their recipe? #NutellaGate @NutellaGlobal pic.twitter.com/3U7OklvPaG
— Noortje vd Horst (@noortjevdhorst) November 10, 2017
I want the old #Nutella back! I don't even eat it that often, but it was perfect the way it was! #NutellaGate
— Cliff DesPeaux (@despeaux) November 9, 2017
*crashes through twitter doors*
APPARENTLY THEY'VE MUCKED UP NUTELLA NOW FML
*throws chairs*
*leaves, slamming twitter doors*#NutellaGate— Eliza H (@ElizaHub01) November 9, 2017
Nutella with more sugar in? Doesn't it already have a ridiculously high sugar content anyway? #NutellaGate
— Liam Hughes (@versatile_fluff) November 10, 2017
Nutella changing its recipie is the worst news I've heard since Trump was elected. #NutellaGate
— 𝒪𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝒶 (@guccisuithazza) November 9, 2017
Fair enough.