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Is praise mayo ultra-processed?

Mayonnaises Sold in Australia and France

Pack of praise mayo

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 7 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

Vegetable oil (antioxidant (320)), water, sugar, vineg whole egg 4%, tapioca starch, salt, vegetable gums (405, 415), ac 514, flavours, natural colour (beta-carotene), Made in Australia from at least 35% Australian ingredients (barley, wheat), ty regulators, 330, 9 310047 200099

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E330 Citric acid , E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate , E415 Xanthan gum , E514 Sodium sulphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E405 Propane-1‚2-diol alginate, E415 Xanthan gum.

As written on the pack

Vegetable oil [antioxidant (320)], water, sugar, vineg whole egg (4%), tapioca starch, salt, vegetable gums (405, 415), ac 514), flavours, natural colour (beta-carotene). Contains egg, wheat, gluten. Made in Australia from at least 35% Australian ingredients (barley, wheat), ty regulators (330, 9 310047 200099

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.
  • 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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.
4 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.
  • 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 239 mayonnaises

From least to most processed, this one ranks 226th. 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 9310047200099, last edited 14 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.