BATTLE OF THE DUPES #55: Aldi (Nutoka) vs. Nutella

I am not much of a sweet person but I was thinking of all those parents out there with little kids who eat the house and home during half term so I know my little brother Mowgli love the Nutella biscuits so thought I would see if these Aldi version are a dupe.

INGREDIENTS.(Aldi):

Hazelnut Paste (38%) (Sugar, Palm Fat, Hazelnuts, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder*, Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Powder (Milk), Lactose (Milk), Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya); Flavouring), Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Fat, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Barley Malt Extract, Skimmed Milk Powder, Salt, Raising Agents: Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate. *Rainforest Alliance Certified.

INGREDIENTS.(Nutella):

Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa 40% (Sugar, Palm Oil, Hazelnuts (13%*), Skimmed Milk Powder (8.7%*), Fat-Reduced Cocoa (7.4%*), Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Vanillin), Wheat Flour (32.5%), Vegetable Fats (Palm, Palm Kernel), Cane Sugar (8.5%), Lactose (Milk), Wheat Bran, Milk Powder, Honey, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Malted Barley Flour, Fat-Reduced Cocoa, Salt, Barley-Maize Malt Extract, Wheat Starch, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Vanillin, *On the whole product: Hazelnuts, 5.2%, Skimmed Milk Powder 3.5%, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder 3%

NUTRITION.per 100g (Aldi):

• Energy 2047kJ

• Energy: 488kcal

• Fat: 20.8g

• of which saturates: 8.4g

• Carbohydrate: 66.2g

• of which sugars: 34.4g

• Fibre: 3.5g

• Protein: 7.3g

• Salt: 0.50g

NUTRITION per 100g.(Nutella):

• Energy 2158kJ

• Energy: 515kcal

• Fat: 24.8g

• of which saturates: 11.5g

• Carbohydrate: 64g

• of which sugars: 35.8g

• Protein: 7.9g

• Salt: 0.559g

Aldi

Purchased from: Aldi

Size: 240g

Price: £1.75

Nutella

Purchased from: Sainsbury's

Size: 276g

Price: £3.35

Tastes the nicest: Nutella

Least calories: Aldi

Least sugar: Aldi

Least salt: Aldi

Cheapest in total: Aldi

Best packaging: Nutella - packaging feels nicer

Date Tried: Saturday 29th April 2023

There seems to be more chocolate hazelnut spread in the Nutella one's, they are softer biscuits whereas the Aldi version are a bit more solid however I did a test with my siblings, a blind test and they said they could taste a difference but didn't know which one was which.

Is it a dupe: So close