Valrhona 60% Hazelnut Paste

A professional hazelnut praliné paste made with 60% Italian hazelnuts, distinguished by intense cooked-caramel notes, restrained sweetness, natural vanilla and a smooth, versatile texture.

Description

Valrhona 60% Hazelnut Paste is a smooth professional praliné paste with a high proportion of Italian hazelnuts. Valrhona describes it as delicately sweet, with soft caramel notes, while its professional catalogue highlights particularly intense cooked-caramel character and only a slight impression of sweetness.

Its balance of concentrated hazelnut, caramelized sugar and natural vanilla makes it suitable for pastry, chocolate, confectionery, gelato and restaurant dessert applications requiring pronounced praline flavour without excessive sweetness.

This is a hazelnut praliné rather than a chocolate spread or chocolate couverture. Valrhona declares no cocoa, added cocoa butter or dairy ingredients in the formulation.

Italian Hazelnuts and Caramelized Notes

Hazelnuts account for 60% of the declared recipe. Valrhona’s detailed technical specification identifies the hazelnuts as originating from Italy, while its professional catalogue describes the product as being made with Rome hazelnuts.

The caramel character comes from the caramelized style of the praliné. Caramel is not listed as a separate ingredient. The declared recipe consists solely of hazelnuts, sugar and natural vanilla extract.

Official Taste Profile

• Primary Character: Italian hazelnuts
• Style: Caramelized praliné
• Caramel Profile: Intense cooked-caramel notes
• Sweetness: Delicate and restrained
• Additional Note: Natural vanilla
• Texture: Smooth praliné paste

Official Professional Applications

Optimal Application

• Mousses

Recommended Applications

• Crémeux
• Ganaches
• Ice creams
• Sorbets

BBPH Application Suggestions

• Paris-Brest fillings and praline mousseline
• Hazelnut mousse, crémeux and whipped ganache
• Entremet inserts and petits-gâteaux fillings
• Praline tart, choux and éclair fillings
• Chocolate bonbon and moulded-bar fillings
• Hazelnut gelato and premium ice cream
• Viennoiserie, brioche and laminated-pastry fillings
• Layered cakes, dacquoise and succès
• Chocolate-hazelnut spreads and sauces
• Praline buttercream and frosting
• Milk, dark, blond or white chocolate combinations
• Hazelnut desserts paired with coffee, caramel or vanilla

These additional applications are suggested by Barrels & Beyond PH and are supplemental to Valrhona’s official recommendations. Formulation adjustments may be required according to the desired texture, stability and serving temperature.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Italian hazelnuts 60%, sugar and natural vanilla extract.

Detailed Manufacturer Composition

• Italian Hazelnuts: 60.21%
• Sugar: 39.7%
• Natural Vanilla Extract: 0.09%

Valrhona’s consumer-facing product page presents these values in rounded form as 60% hazelnuts, 39% sugar and 0.09% natural vanilla extract. The detailed specification above totals 100% and is used here as the controlling technical formulation.

Allergen and Dietary Information

• Contains: Hazelnuts
• May Contain: Egg, soy, almonds, wheat, pecans, gluten and pistachios
• Milk Advisory: Made in a facility that uses milk
• Gluten-Free Status: No
• Kosher: Yes, according to Valrhona

Although the declared formulation contains no dairy ingredients and Valrhona reports 0% milk dry matter and 0% dairy protein, the product should not be described as dairy-free because it is made in a facility that uses milk.

Always verify the ingredient and allergen declaration on the supplied package before serving customers with allergies or specific dietary requirements.

Nutritional Information

Manufacturer’s average values per 100g:

• Energy: 2,348kJ / 564kcal
• Protein: 9.1g
• Fat: 38g
• Saturated Fat: 2.7g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 27g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
• Trans Fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Carbohydrates: 45g
• Sugars: 43g
• Added Sugars: 40g
• Starch: 0.66g
• Polyols: 0g
• Fibre: 5.7g
• Salt: Less than 0.01g
• Sodium: 0mg
• Calcium: 74.5mg
• Iron: 2.7mg
• Potassium: 460mg
• Vitamin A: 11µg
• Vitamin C: 2mg
• Vitamin D: 0µg
• Alcohol: 0g
• Water: 1.55g
• Ash: 1g
• Organic Acids: 0g

Valrhona’s separate United States energy calculation is 576kcal per 100g.

Technical Information

• Producer: Valrhona SAS
• Official Product Name: 60% Hazelnut Paste
• Specification Name: Praline Noisettes
• Invoice Name: Praline Noisette 60% Caramelise 5kg
• Legal Name: Praline
• Category: Hazelnut praliné paste
• Nut Content: 60%
• Product Code: 2258
• Pack Size: 5kg
• Packaging: Tub with lid and label
• Country of Origin: France
• Customs Code: 2008191930
• Total Cocoa Content: 0%
• Added Cocoa Butter: 0%
• Milk Dry Matter: 0%
• Dairy Protein: 0%
• Minimum Durability: 12 months from manufacture
• Specification Number: FT 2258
• Specification Update: 6 September 2024

Microbiological Specification

• Salmonella: Not detected in 25g
• Method: BKR 23/07-10/11

Manufacturer Food-Safety Declarations

Valrhona declares that the product:

• Is suitable and safe for human consumption
• Is produced according to the manufacturer’s food-safety standards
• Is non-ionised
• Is GMO-free according to the cited European regulations
• Contains no ingredients of pig origin
• Is declared free from dioxin and radioactive elements
• Complies with the cited European food-information and contaminant regulations
• Uses primary packaging compliant with applicable European food-contact regulations

Official Storage Guidance

• Store in a dry place maintained at 16–18°C.
• Keep the tub tightly and hermetically closed after each use.
• Continue storing at the recommended temperature after opening.
• Use by the best-before date printed on the package.

The general minimum durability is 12 months from manufacture. The actual best-before date and batch information printed on the supplied tub always take precedence.

BBPH Handling Guidance

• Mix the paste thoroughly before portioning if natural oil separation has occurred.
• Use clean, dry utensils to avoid moisture or cross-contamination.
• Protect the product from heat, direct light, humidity and strong odours.
• Return the lid immediately after each use.
• Do not refrigerate unless required by a specific recipe or operating procedure.
• If moved from cooler storage, allow the sealed tub to reach working-room temperature before opening.

This handling guidance is provided by Barrels & Beyond PH and is supplemental to Valrhona’s official storage instructions.

Packaging and Logistics

Individual Tub

• Net Weight: 5,000g
• Gross Weight: 5,197g
• Dimensions: 225 × 225 × 163mm
• Unit EAN: 3395321022587

Producer Case

• Case Quantity: 2 × 5kg tubs
• Net Weight: 10,000g
• Gross Weight: 11,161.85g
• Dimensions: 475 × 243 × 190mm
• Case EAN: 3395324022584

Full Pallet

• Cases per Layer: 7
• Layers per Pallet: 5
• Cases per Pallet: 35
• Individual Tubs per Pallet: 70
• Maximum Pallet Height: 1,095mm
• Pallet EAN: 3395328022580

About Valrhona

Valrhona’s history began in 1922, when pastry maker and confectioner Albéric Guironnet founded Chocolaterie du Vivarais in Tain-l’Hermitage, France. The company developed as a specialist supplier to pastry chefs, chocolatiers and other professional taste artisans.

Valrhona works across cocoa, chocolate, nuts, pralinés and professional pastry products, combining ingredient sourcing, product development and the technical expertise shared through L’École Valrhona.