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Is Aldi Peri peri mayonnaise ultra-processed?

250 ml Mayonnaises Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Peri peri mayonnaise

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, rapeseed oil 30%, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, free range egg yolk 4% (Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Salt), Modified Maize Starch, Flavourings, Salt, White Pepper, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Paprika Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Cayenne Pepper, Red Chilli, Colour, Paprika Extract, Black Pepper

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E200 Sorbic acid , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Water, RAPESEED OIL (30%), Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, PASTEURISED SALTED FREE RANGE EGG YOLK (4%) (Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Salt), Modified Maize Starch, Flavourings, Salt, White Pepper, Acidity Regulator Lactic Acid; Paprika Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Stabiliser: Xanthan Gum; Preservative: Sorbic Acid; Cayenne Pepper, Red Chilli Powder, Colour. Paprika Extract; Black Pepper.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 216th. 72% of the mayonnaises here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 239 mayonnaises, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600109442, last edited 1 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.