We often think of mayonnaise as one of the least healthy foods on the planet, but it actually isn’t as bad as you may think it is – and we actually have plenty of “LOVE IT” and “LIKE IT” options for it in today’s Get the Skinny with Molly.Mayo 101:
Main ingredients: Oil (soybean, canola, and/or olive oil), eggs and vinegar
Low in saturated fat (regular mayo has just 1 to 2 grams per tablespoon)
Very low in cholesterol (5 to 10 mg cholesterol per serving)
But it’s high in calories, with 100 calories per tablespoon
What’s the difference in types of mayo?
Most light mayo made with oil, eggs, & vinegar {like regular mayo} + corn starch or modified food starch
Most “olive oil” mayo has soybean/canola oil, often listed before olive oil on label
Vegan mayo uses binders like xanthan gum and soy protein isolate in place of eggs
Avocado oil, chickpea broth, vinegar, sugar, faba bean protein powder
LIKE IT!Most light mayonnaise: Half the calories of regular mayo, but most contain modified food starch, sugar, gums and other additives not found in regular mayo
Hellmann’s Light – Blue Plate Light – Kraft Reduced Fat Mayo with Olive Oil – Spectrum Light Canola Mayo –– Kraft Flavored Mayo (e.g. Chipotle) – The Ojai Cook Lemonaise Light
HATE IT!Walden Farm’s Amazin’ Mayo: Zero calories, sugar, or fat, but made with the artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda)
Kraft Fat Free Mayo – only 10 calories per tablespoon, but has more sugar and high fructose corn syrup than soybean oil, plus contains artificial colors, yellow 6 and Blue 1.
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