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Is Heinz Truffle Mayo ultra-processed?

380 Mayonnaises Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Heinz Truffle Mayo

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:

  • 18 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

Sunflower Oil 68%, Water, Egg Yolk 5%, Spirit Vinegar, Onion, Sugar, Starch, Garlic, Molasses, Salt, Wine Vinegar, Summer Truffles 0.4% (Tuber Aestivum Vitt), Flavouring, Mushrooms 0.2%, Natural Flavourings, Pepper, Calcium Disodium EDTA

Additives: E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

Sunflower Oil 68%, Water, Egg Yolk 5%, Spirit Vinegar, Onion, Sugar, Starch, Garlic, Molasses, Salt, Wine Vinegar, Summer Truffles (Tuber Aestivum Vitt) 0.4%, Flavouring, Dried Mushrooms 0.2%, Natural Flavourings, Pepper, Antioxidant (Calcium Disodium EDTA).

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.
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.

  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 92nd. 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 5000157156846, last edited 16 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.