Is Nando's Perinaise garlic Peri-Peri mayonnaise ultra-processed?

465 g 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:

Flavouring
E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate
E412 Guar gum

30 ingredients
7 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, rapeseed oil 27%, vinegar, sugar (processing marker), cornflour, garlic puree 3% (garlic, sea salt (processing marker), citric acid, salt (processing marker), egg yolk, apple vinegar, spices (red chilli pepper, african bird's eye chilli, paprika, white pepper, black pepper), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xahthan gum, propylene glycol alginate (ultra-processing marker)), onion, potassium sorbate (processing marker), lemon puree, green chillies, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), calcium disodium edta, ascorbic acid, rosemary extract, colour may vary due to the nature of some ingredients

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

water, rapeseed oil (27%), vinegar, sugar, cornflour, garlic puree (3%) (garlic, sea salt, acidity regulator (citric acid), salt, egg yolk, apple vinegar, spices (red chilli pepper, african bird's eye chilli, paprika, white pepper, black pepper), thickeners guar gum, xahthan gum, propylene glycol alginate), onion puree, preservative (potassium sorbate), lemon puree, green chillies, natural flavouring, antioxidants (calcium disodium edta, ascorbic acid), rosemary extract, contains: egg, colour may vary due to the nature of some ingredients,

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.

E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

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.
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 186th. 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 6003770009284, last edited 26 August 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.