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Is Nutella Halal?

Quick answer It depends

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.

Also asked as: “Does Nutella contain alcohol?” · “Is Nutella haram?”

Ingredients

The vanillin is a flavouring, not vanilla extract in alcohol. The emulsifier is soya lecithin.

Whey

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.

How to check it yourself

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.

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Written by the Halal Check Online editorial team. Last reviewed 2026-10-06. How we write these answers · Suggest a correction