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To help you make informed choices, please review the following ingredient sensitivities:

🔸 Contains Tree Nuts (walnuts or hazelnuts)

🔸 Contains Wheat Flour (gluten)

🔸 Contains Fruit Juice Concentrates (natural sugars and possible fruit-specific sensitivities)

🔸 Not suitable for nut allergies

🔸 Made in a facility that processes other nuts

SCHOOL & ALLERGEN NOTICE

Many schools follow nut-free and gluten-free policies. Please review your school’s guidelines before packing this product.

THE STRING IS NOT EDIBLE.

REMOVE THE STRING BEFORE SERVING BY GENTLY PULLING IT OUT.

Each Churchkhela contains a food-grade, non-edible string at the center—an enduring hallmark of the authentic Georgian method used to craft Churchkhela for over 3,000 years. Learn more

Churchkhela contains large nut pieces, and its fruit-and-flour coating may have a naturally dense texture when dry.

• Not suitable for children under 4 years of age
• Always supervise children while eating

Made without added sugar, syrups, preservatives, or artificial additives—sweetened naturally with premium fruit juice concentrates and real nuts.

Contains naturally occurring sugars from fruit. Exactly like a 3,000-years-ago, nothing extra.

Churchkhela by Chella™ is an All Natural Fruit & Nut Snack that originated about 3000-years-ago. It is a string of threaded walnuts or hazelnuts dipped into a boiled fruit juice thickened with a touch of flour and then hung to dry. The fruit juice mixture slowly cools down and drips off creating Churchkhela’s unique icicle shape and chewy fruit coating

Don't forget to remove the STRING before eating!

Chella® FruityNuts is a Canadian snack brand rooted in honesty and simplicity. We craft clean-label snacks using just 3 whole ingredients: 45% fruit juice, 45% nuts, and 10% flour. Powered by The Chella Formula™, our products follow ancient Georgian a 3,000-year-old preparation methods and contain no chemicals, artificial additives, or anything fake. In a world full of ultra-processed snacks packed with sugar, flour, and fats, Chella® stands apart with real food. Real flavor. Real history.

The main ingredient in our Churchkhela is natural fruit juice concentrate, which is the primary source and determinant of the flavor of the final product. The core of Churchkhela consists of fresh walnuts giving it a rich flavour with a crunchy texture. The various fruit flavors will have their own sweetness and sourness profiles.

We source our fruit juice concentrates and nuts as locally as possible, primarily from Canadian and nearby North American growers. Every ingredient is selected for purity, freshness, and alignment with our clean-label mission.

For the nuts to be coated with fruit juice, they must first be hand threaded onto a twine. That twine of walnuts is then dipped into the hot fruit juice and flour secret mix.

After dipping, the Churchkhela is hung by the twine so the fruit juice can dry enough to turn into the fresh chewy outer coating.

The presence of the string in our Churchkhela serves as proof of the authentic Georgian method that we use to craft this traditional snack.

The string is also used to cut the Churchkhela into pieces without a knife or cutting board.

Experience Churchkhela the traditional way, snack like a 3,000-years-ago ! Start by holding the twine by the top. Gently pull to remove the natural food grade cotton/hemp twine from the chewy fruit coating. Then, wrap the twine around the bar and pull to slice bite-sized pieces — no knife needed. Savour each naturally sweet bite as part of this ancient ritual. Clean-label. Zero chemicals. 100% tradition.

🧵 REMOVE THE STRING
Gently pull out and discard the non-edible string before serving.

🧀 Charcuterie Board
Slice or serve whole alongside cheeses, meets, and fresh fruits.

☕ With Tea or Coffee
Pairs perfectly with tea, coffee, or herbal infusions.

🚶 On the Go
Enjoy by taking bites as a convenient, mess-free snack.

Churchkhela originated about 3000 years ago in the Caucasus region that is now known as a country of Georgia. Georgia has been a winemaking country since the Bronze Age, where each autumn brought a rich harvest of grapes, various fruits, and nuts. Churchkhela was invented as a way to preserve the surplus grape and nut harvest for consumption during the harsh Georgian winter.

Due to its high nutrient density and naturally long shelf, churchkhela was used as a way of sustaining energy and fueling endurance among warriors and travelers in the Caucasus region.

In modern times, churchkhela is the most popular sweet snack in the Caucasus region. Unfortunately, due to its popularity and demand, most of the churchkhela you will find today is not prepared using the traditional Georgian method.

Store in a dry, ventilated place, at a temperature not exceeding 22°C/71.6°F, like in your pantry!

In these conditions, Churchkhela is good for up to 6 months. However, fresh Churchkhela always tastes better. If stored for a long period, a white coating may appear, don't be alarmed! This is the natural sugar coming to the surface as it dries.

This is how Churchkhela stays fresh for so long without any added preservatives (natural sugar from fruit juice acts as a preservative)

Our Churchkhela is powered by The Chella Formula™ 45 % Fruit Juice 45 % Nuts 10 % Flour. Zero Chemicals. Naturally Sweet made from ONLY 3 simple ingredients: 100% natural fruit juice, fresh walnuts, and a touch of flour.

Threaded nuts on twine dipped in fruit juice thickened with a touch of flour and then hung to dry until it cures into a rich and chewy coating.