Mayo
Mayo by Kraft has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Condiments / Sauces
How This Score Is Built
Mayo draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Mayo sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Water, Soybean Oil, Steak Sauce (Tomato Puree [Water, Tomato Paste], Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Raisin Paste, Crushed Orange Puree, Spice, Dried Garlic, Caramel Color, Dried Onions, Potassium Sorbate [To Preserve Freshness], Xanthan Gum, Celery Seed), Mustard (Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, White Wine, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Sugar, Spice), Vinegar, Modified Food Starch*, Horseradish, Egg Yolks, Dried Garlic, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Eggs, Spice, Lemon Juice, Mustard Flour, Phosphoric Acid*, Vitamin E Acetate, Potassium Sorbate* And Calcium Disodium Edta (To Preserve Freshness), Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Oleoresin Paprika, Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1)
Product Details
- Brand
- Kraft
- Barcode
- 0021000037575
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mayo above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.5/5, Mayo sits behind 91% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Mayo's 3.5/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Mayo's 3.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.