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Is Hellmann's Mayonnaise type dressing / Sauce style mayonnaise ultra-processed?

Mayonnaises Sold in Canada

Pack of Hellmann's Mayonnaise type dressing / Sauce style mayonnaise

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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, potato starch, sugar, liquid whole ingrédients (bau aleenl i natural colour), natural flavour, calcium disodium edta (maintains flavour), épices, colorant mtre, aore ie réfnigérer apres owertr e as a *1, 2 moins de gras que note agona reve ak e6, inegar, salt, concentrated lemon juice, sorbic acid, maintains quality, spices, entier lioude wnage se, gsfe refrigerate

Additives: E200 Sorbic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

water, canola oil, modified corn , potato starch, sugar, liquid whole ingrédients:bau aleenl i natural colour, natural flavour and calcium disodium edta (maintains flavour) épices, colorant mtre, aore ie réfnigérer apres owertr e as a *1/2 moins de gras que note agona reve ak e6, inegar, salt, concentrated lemon juice, sorbic acid (maintains quality, spices, entier lioude wnage se, gsfe refrigerate

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 133rd. 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 0068400662204, last edited 1 April 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.