Is Asda Real Mayonnaise ultra-processed?

500 ml Mayonnaises Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

15 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed mayonnaises

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

Rapeseed Oil, Water, Free Range Whole Egg, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Stabiliser Dxanthan Gum, Antioxidant (Extracts Of Rosemary), Flavourings Alergy Advice For Allergens, Satable For No Artificial Colours, Flavours (ultra-processing marker), Nutrition We Suggest This Product Provides 55 Servings Typical S Per 100m 2816 684 14 Which Saturates 5.30 Storage

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pasteurised Free Range Whole Egg, Spirit Vinegar, Pasteurised Free Range Egg Yolk, Sugar, Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Stabiliser Dxanthan Gum, Antioxidant Extracts Of Rosemary, Flavourings Alergy Advice For Allergens, See Ingredients In Bold. Satable For Vegetarians No Artificial Colours, Flavours . Nutrition We Suggest This Product Provides 55 Servings Typical S Per 100m 2816 684 14 Which Saturates 5.30 Storage

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 89th. 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 5057172274680, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.