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SAINSBURY'S

Light Mayo

410 ml · ranked #210 of 479 in mayonnaise
Contains: en:eggs, en:mustard
Least processed#210 / 479Healthiest#138 / 286Lowest sugar#193 / 408
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 16 INGREDIENTS · 4 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 4 additives and 16 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
4
Healthiness
40
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
40
Low salt
40
High protein
0
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 01781212 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
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INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
water~068%
whole / basic0
industrial oil-3
modified maize starch~026%
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free range pasteurised egg
see related (1)
0
yolk6%
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0
sugar~06%
added sugar-3
spirit vinegar~06%
see related (1)
0
salt~06%
whole / basic0
0
citric acid
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0
stabiliser
0
xanthan gum
0
preservative
0
potassium sorbate
0
colour
0
beta-carotene
0
flavouring~06%
flavouring-2
mustard
0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed4

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 3
Common preservative against mould. Generally considered safe at typical food concentrations.
Citric acidE330 · low
Naturally occurs in citrus. Industrial form is fermented from glucose.
Xanthan gumE415 · low
Bacterial fermentation product. Used to texturise water-based foods.
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