Hellmann's, Tesco and 15 UK Mayos: The Additive Nobody Warned You About

Mayonnaise should be the simplest condiment in your kitchen, requiring nothing more than fresh eggs, quality oil, vinegar, and a pinch of salt. Yet walk down the condiment aisle in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, or Morrisons, and nearly every squeezy bottle—from 89p budget options at Aldi and Lidl up to £3.00 jars of Hellmann's—relies on synthetic additives like calcium disodium EDTA (E385) and modified starches to survive ambient distribution. In this investigation, we examine 15 popular British supermarket mayonnaise brands to uncover the industrial shortcuts hiding behind wholesome heritage marketing, before highlighting 5 genuinely clean alternatives you can buy right now. Have you checked the ingredients on your favourite mayonnaise bottle lately, and will you be switching brands after seeing what is actually inside? mayonnaise ingredients uk, hellmanns mayo review, tesco mayonnaise, calcium disodium edta e385, ultra processed foods uk, supermarket food investigation, best mayonnaise uk, clean label condiments, sainsburys taste the difference mayo, food standards agency uk