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Is Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil ultra-processed?

12 fl oz (354 ml) Light mayonnaises Sold in the United States, Bolivia and Ecuador

Pack of Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed light 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, olive oil, canola oil, soybean oil, vinegar, modified food starch, eggs, sugar, egg yolk 2%, salt, mustard, phosphoric acid, oleoresin paprika (color), beta carotene (color), potassium sorbate, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E338 Phosphoric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

WATER, OLIVE OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGGS, SUGAR, 2% EGG YOLK, SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.
6 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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 23 light mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 91% of the light 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 23 light mayonnaises, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021000026869, last edited 30 October 2025), 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.