A new image claims to show exactly what goes into your jar of Nutella – and it may shock you.

Instead of the usual chocolate-hazelnut spread, this picture shows the famous jar filled with layers of the brand’s five main ingredients in their raw form: palm oil, cocoa, hazelnuts, skimmed milk powder and sugar.

Each layer is said to accurately represent the proportion of each ingredient in a jar of Nutella – and shockingly, half the jar is filled with white sugar.

It follows the recent Nutella cancer scare, which arose after a report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) declared palm oil to be more carcinogenic than any other oil.

But Nutella has since denied its spread poses a cancer risk, saying the palm oil it uses is of high quality and is safe to eat.

Nutella, which is made by Ferrero, wouldn’t confirm or deny if the new viral image sweeping the web accurately represents the proportions of ingredients in each jar of the spread as it said its recipe is a closely-guarded secret.