Is Per portion (159) 186k 45kcal HELLMANN'S EST.1913 ultra-processed?

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:

E160c Paprika extract
E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum

19 ingredients
3 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

Water, rapeseed of 25% sport weg su modifed can starch, sambal selek red chili pepper, water, salt (processing marker), tegar, modified starch E66 cream powder ML E66 yolk yeast extract, cayenne pepper, natural chilli flavouring, preservative (processing marker), sortic a paprika extract, onion, natural MUSTARD favouring thickeners, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), garlic powder lemon juice concentrate, parsley smoked paprika, mustard, anteidant alcun doodum EDTA

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E160c Paprika extract.

As written on the pack

Water, rapeseed of 25% sport weg su modifed can starch, sambal selek red chili pepper, water, salt, tegar, modified starch E66 cream powder ML E66 yolk yeast extract, cayenne pepper, natural chilli flavouring, preservative (sortic a paprika extract, onion powder, natural MUSTARD favouring thickeners (guar gum, xanthan gum, garlic powder lemon juice concentrate, parsley smoked paprika, MUSTARD flour, anteidant alcun doodum 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.

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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 174th. 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 8720182373755, 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.