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Is President's Choice Mayonnaise ultra-processed?

890g Mayonnaises Sold in Canada

Pack of President's Choice Mayonnaise

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 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

Canola, extra virgin olive oil, Water, Liquid whole egg, Liquid egg yolk, White vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Spices (contain mustard), Concentrated lemon juice, Calcium disodium EDTA, Citric acid, Spice extract

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

Canola and extra virgin olive oil, Water, Liquid whole egg, Liquid egg yolk, White vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Spices (contain mustard), Concentrated lemon juice, Calcium disodium EDTA, Citric acid, Spice extract.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • 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 64th. 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 0060383081126, last edited 17 May 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.