Light mayonnaise

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Hellmann's Light mayonnaise scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Hellmann's Light mayonnaise lists 17 ingredients, starting with Water, Canola Oil, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Modified Corn Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Hellmann's Light mayonnaise scores worse than most mayonnaise we have scored. A higher-scoring option in mayonnaise is Chosen Foods Classic Avocado Oil Mayo, 24 fl oz at 88/100.