Is Kraft Mayonnaise ultra-processed?

490ml/465g Mayonnaises Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E14xx Modified Starch
E160c Paprika extract

14 ingredients
4 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

Rapeseed oil 70%, water, vinegar, egg yolk 5%, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), concentrated lemon juice modified starch, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulator (lactic acid), colours (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker), beta-carotene antioxidant (calcium disodium EDTA)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E14xx Modified Starch.

As written on the pack

Rapeseed oil 70%, water, vinegar, egg yolk 5%, salt, sugar, concentrated lemon juice modified starch, natural flavouring (contains mustard), acidity regulator (lactic acid), colours (paprika extract, beta-carotene 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.

E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 195th. 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 8410066137244, last edited 27 March 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.