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Is Best Foods Plant Based Mayo Spread & Dressing ultra-processed?

Plant-based mayonnaises Sold in the United States

Pack of Best Foods Plant Based Mayo Spread & Dressing

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed vegan sauces

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

canola oil, water, potato, corn, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon juice concentrate, sorbic acid, calcium disodium edta, natural flavors, paprika

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

CANOLA OIL, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (POTATO, CORN), DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SORBIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA, NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA

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 19 plant-based mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 95% of the plant-based 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 19 plant-based mayonnaises, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048001016620, last edited 24 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.