Hubbard's Foodstore Mayonnaise — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Hubbard's Foodstore Mayonnaise by Hubbard's Foodstore ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A budget mayo built backwards: only 25% oil and 2.5% egg, with the gap filled by water, glucose-fructose syrup, modified starch and two gums to fake the texture and richness of real mayonnaise.
Why this verdict
- Glucose-fructose syrup is added sugar in a savoury condiment that doesn't need it
- Oil is only 25% and egg yolk just 2.5% — the rest is water, starch and gums faking real mayo
- Modified maize starch plus xanthan and guar gums = a stacked engineered thickener system
- Sorbic acid preservative and the overall additive build push it to NOVA group 4
Ingredients (12)
- Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
- Rapeseed oil (25%) (moderate) — Refined seed oil; fine in moderation but at 25% this is a watered-down mayo, not a real one.
- glucose-fructose syrup (concerning) — A second, refined liquid sweetener; rapidly absorbed and linked to fat storage and metabolic strain.
- Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Industrially altered starch used as a thickener; a NOVA 4 ultra-processing marker.
- Spirit Vinegar (safe) — Simple fermented acid for tang and preservation.
- Free range pasteurised egg yolk (2.5%) (safe) — The actual mayo ingredient — but at just 2.5% it's barely present; free range is a welfare plus, not a health one.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
- Lactic Acid (safe) — Mild acidulant for tang; harmless in this amount.
- Sorbic Acid (moderate) — Preservative to extend shelf life.
- Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Another stabilizer stacked on guar; emulsifier load is associated with gut-lining irritation.
- Guar Gum (moderate) — Thickener to fake creaminess; fine in small amounts but a marker of cheap formulation.
- mustard (safe) — Simple flavoring with negligible health impact.
Healthier alternatives
- Simple Truth Organic Thick & Chunky Mild Salsa
- Tabasco Premium Salsa
- Salsa
- Vegetable Ketchup
- Old El Paso Thick & Chunky Salsa Mild