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Chocolate spread is a sweet
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
-flavored paste which is eaten mostly spread
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on breads and toasts or similar grain items such as waffle
A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe use ...
s, pancakes
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, muffins, and pitas.
Although it tastes, smells, and looks like chocolate, it does not solidify, even at room temperature. The paste usually contains cocoa and vegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...
or palm oil, and is also likely to contain milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modula ...
, sugar and additional flavors. Some varieties include nuts (e.g., ground hazelnuts) or honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
. Chocolate spread is normally sold in glass jars or plastic tubs.
Notable brands
*Nutella
Nutella (; ; ) is a brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread. Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964, although its first iteration dates to 1963.
History
Pietro Ferrero owned a bakery in Alba, ...
– Italian
*Nudossi
Nudossi is a brand-name of a hazelnut spread manufactured by the ''Saxon and Dresdner baking and confectionery GmbH & Co. KG'' (formerly known as ''Vadossi'').
In its plastic container with a red lid, Nudossi is the manufacturer's best-known pr ...
– German
* Nugatti – Norwegian
*Nocilla
Nocilla is a Spanish brand of hazelnut and chocolate spread similar to Nutella. It is sold in Spain and Portugal, was first launched in the late 1960s, and after its acquisition from Unilever in 2002 has been manufactured by Nutrexpa.
Slogan
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– Spanish
* Eurocrem – Serbian
Nutritional information
See also
*List of spreads
This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland with ...
* Hazelnut butter
References
Further reading
*External links
* Chocolate Spreads (food) {{confectionery-stub