Light mayonnaises, from least to most processed

We track 23 light mayonnaises, 91% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Seriously Good Light Mayonnaise.

What makes light mayonnaises ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of light mayonnaises that contain each:

Processed food (2)

  1. 1 Seriously Good Light Mayonnaise Heinz · 490 g (480 ml) NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Light Mayonnaise Heinz · 570g/565ml NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (21)

  1. 3 Seriously Good Light Mayonnaise imp Heinz NOVA group 4
  2. 4 heinz mayo light Heinz NOVA group 4
  3. 5 Classic Light Mayonnaise Asda NOVA group 4
  4. 6 Light Mayo Great Value NOVA group 4
  5. 7 Light Mayonnaise Batts NOVA group 4
  6. 8 Light Mayonnaise Duke's · 32 FL OZ (946 L) NOVA group 4
  7. 9 Reduced Fat Mayo Marks & Spencers NOVA group 4
  8. 10 Light mayonnaise Tesco · 500ml NOVA group 4
  9. 11 Light Mayo Heinz NOVA group 4
  10. 12 Eldorado Lätt Majonnäs Eldorado · 500 g NOVA group 4
  11. 13 Mayo with Olive Oil Kraft · 12 fl oz (354 ml) NOVA group 4
  12. 14 Lighter than Light Mayo Bramwells · 500ml/525g NOVA group 4
  13. 15 Mayo Hellmann's · LIGHTER THAN LIGHT NOVA group 4
  14. 16 Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise 250Ml Hellmann's · 250ml NOVA group 4
  15. 17 Light Mayo Sainsbury's · 410 ml NOVA group 4
  16. 18 Light Mayo Bramwells NOVA group 4
  17. 19 Vegan Mayonnaise Kraft Heinz · 22 fl oz NOVA group 4
  18. 20 Light Mayonnaise Aldi (Bramwells) NOVA group 4
  19. 21 Lighter Than Light Mayonnaise Hellmann's NOVA group 4
  20. 22 Hellmann’s Lighter Than Light Mayonnaise imp Hellmann’s · 400g NOVA group 4
  21. 23 Lighter Than Light Mayonnaise Batts NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.