Mayonnaise

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Hellmann's Mayonnaise scores 5/100 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 Mayonnaise lists 20 ingredients, starting with Agua, Aceite de Soya, Huevo, Almidón de Maíz Ceroso Modificado and Vinagre de Alcohol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Hellmann's Mayonnaise scores worse than most mayonnaise we have scored. A higher-scoring option in mayonnaise is Sir Kensington's Organic Mayonnaise at 100/100.