Is Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise 250Ml ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 30 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed light mayonnaises
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, rapeseed oil 25%, spirit vinegar, modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), free range eggs 4.2%, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), cream, citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker), natural mustard flavouring, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), mustard flour, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta, paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), committed to sustainably sourced oils, for more info, visit www, hellmanns, co, uk and www, hellmanns, ie 60% less calories than hellmann's real mayonnaise, nutrition information klabel vegetariam (typical values), per 100g per portion* % per portionilev unlever uk, helima enerny 11104 169k, europeam
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
water, rapeseed oil (25%), spirit vinegar, modified corn starch, pasteurised free range eggs (4,2%), sugar, salt, cream powder (contains milk), citrus fibre, natural mustard flavouring, thickener (guar gum, xanthan gum), mustard flour, lemon juice concentrate, antioxidant (calcium disodium edta), paprika extract, sunflower oil, committed to sustainably sourced oils, for more info, visit www,hellmanns,co,uk or www,hellmanns,ie 60% less calories than hellmann's real mayonnaise ,,nutrition information vegetarian klabel vegetariam (typical values) per 100g per portion* % per portionilev unlever uk, helima enerny 11104 169k ,europeam
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- 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.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
Among 23 light mayonnaises
From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 91% of the light mayonnaises here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8711200576388, last edited 19 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.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.