Yummy! We bet you didn’t know these eight facts about Nutella

Dec 28, 2015

It's fair to say that most of us have a very loving relationship with Nutella.

We slather it on our toast, put it in our smoothies and even bake delicious cakes with it.

But as we all know and love it, we bet you didn't know these eight weird facts about it:

1. We're pronouncing it ALL wrong

It's not pronounced Nut-Ella, folks. Nope, Nutella's official website ended the argument and told us it's pronounced New-Tell-Uh.

2. It was first made for 'intelligent housewives'

Yep, according to Nutella World, when it first launched in Italy in the 1950s, it was marketed towards 'intelligent housewives' as it was a cheap way to feed your family in the morning.

3. It's kinda responsible for a €21 BILLION empire

Maria Franca Fissolo and her family own the Ferrero Group who make Ferrero Rocher, Kinder Chocolates and Nutella. This puts their net worth at more than $23.4 billion (€21.2bn), which lands them at No. 32 on Forbe's 500 richest people in the world.

4. Cocoa rationing during WW2 is what led to the creation of Nutella

Pastry maker Pietro Ferrero mixed hazelnuts in with chocolate in order to stretch it out for longer during the second World War.

5. There are 97 hazelnuts in every jar

The BBC reports that Nutella buys 25 percent of the world's hazelnuts every year. And there's nearly 100 nuts in a 750g jar.

6. Deep-friend Nutella is a thing

And here's how to make it.

7. Nutella had a social network before Facebook even existed

It was called MyNutella.it, and it launched in April 2003. The 150,000 members would share their thoughts about Nutella and posted photos and artwork of the chocolate spread too.

8. A super fan created a World Nutella Day – and then got a Cease-And-Desist letter

Major fan girl, Sara Rosso decided to create World Nutella Day to celebrate the chocolately spread… but then received a Cease-And-Desist letter from the company.

Sara fought it though, and Nutella had to apologise for being so dramatic and thankfully, World Nutella Day lives on! It's Feb 5th, btw.