Is Hellmann's Light Dressing French Style Mayonnaise ultra-processed?

Mayonnaises Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Corn

34 ingredients
2 additives
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

Water, Canola oil, corn (ultra-processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Vinegar, Salt (processing marker), Liquid whole egg, Liquid egg yolk, Spice, Concentrated ly Value lemon juice, Sorbic acid, Natural flavour (ultra-processing marker), Calcium bur quotidienne 5% disodium EDTA, Tocopherols, 19 us 2 g 1% 5% Ingrédients (Eau), Huile de canola, Amidon de maïs et de pomme de terre modifié, Sucre, Vinaigre, Sel, Œuf entier liquide, Jaune d'œuf liquide, Épice, Jus de citron concentré, Acide sorbique, Arôme naturel, EDTA de calcium disodique, Tocopherols, Contient (Euf BEST IF USED BY 202634270 14-14 BRAZ OF MARDLE TERMEN UNILEVER CAND Unilever TORONTIL INERENT ITM, ART, 170900 69739551 1-800-457-49 0 ssi scent beaucoup)

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

Water, Canola oil, Modified corn and potato starch, Sugar, Vinegar, Salt, Liquid whole egg, Liquid egg yolk, Spice, Concentrated ly Value lemon juice, Sorbic acid, Natural flavour, Calcium bur quotidienne 5% disodium EDTA, Tocopherols. 2% Contains: Egg 19 us 2 g 1% 5% Ingrédients : Eau, Huile de canola, Amidon de maïs et de pomme de terre modifié, Sucre, Vinaigre, Sel, Œuf entier liquide, Jaune d'œuf liquide, Épice, Jus de citron concentré, Acide sorbique, Arôme naturel, EDTA de calcium disodique, Tocopherols. Contient : (Euf BEST IF USED BY 202634270 14-14 BRAZ OF MARDLE TERMEN UNILEVER CAND Unilever TORONTIL INERENT ITM./ART. 170900 69739551 1-800-457-49 0 ssi scent beaucoup

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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Corn An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 134th. 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 0068400259800, last edited 15 May 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.