The Best and Worst Mayo at the Grocery Store | The Taste Test
New brands of mayonnaise, such as Mike’s Amazing, have emerged since we did our last taste test in 2012. Others, such as Duke’s and Kewpie, have exploded in popularity. We taste ten popular products available nationwide to find a favorite, and inspected their ingredient labels and nutrition facts to explain why.
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0:00 Intro
1:07 Kraft
2:39 Spectrum
4:11 Blue Plate
5:56 Chosen
7:26 Mike’s
9:40 Sir Kensington’s
11:15 Duke’s
12:58 Primal Kitchen
14:31 Hellman’s
16:50 Kewpie
18:34 Official Results
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I have always been a Dikes fan, but because of an egg and soy allergy I have switched to Hellman's Plant based. I really love it now.
Dukes! I didn't originally care about types of mayo, but as I got more into cooking, the people I trusted for food opinions had one name: Dukes. Fast forward, I've been trending further and further into Asian ingredients and on one visit to a local Japanese market, they had Kewpie on sale. I knew it was popular for making dips and similar, so opted to get it. Have not tried yet…
Primal kitchen is great. Buy healthy
The mouth-watering and lingering sensation in kewpie is the MSG 😂
DUKES DUKES DUKES
I'm 100% Team Blue Plate, but I grew up in New Orleans and used to drive past their factory (now artists' lofts) quite often. When I discovered I could get lLue Plate via Amazon in Boston I was a very happy girl. My doctor put me on the Mediterranean Diet, so I tried the Blue Plare Light Mayo with Olive Oil, and it tasted the same as the regular Blue Plate. It's one of the tastes from home that I'm thrilled to be able to enjoy in New England.
This is a no-brainer.It's one hundred percent hellmens all the way.i also love That japanese mayo Kewpie. Miracle Whip I only use it for 1 thing deviled eggs
Best Foods forever!
My mother always bought Miracle Whip, but I always disliked it and would go out of my way to get real mayo.
Primal Kitchen may not taste the best but if you use Mayo regularly and you don't want to consume soy, especially if you're a male or feeding males, it absolutely works.
Blue Plate.
It's all yolks. Rich.
Definitely team Hellman's!
Hellman’s no doubt my favorite
Growing up, Mom and Gramma used Hellman’s and Miracle Whip for separate purposes, both delicious in the 70s and 80s. I was baffled in the 90s when I met people and saw on foodie shows, comparisons and people using them interchangeably.
Miracle Whip on tomatoes, BLTs, ham sandwiches, and 7-layer salads was my favorite. It wasn’t too fatty or oily, and I loved the sweetness. Mayo is my go-to for salads and most other things, especially since I discovered Duke’s in the south years before it was released or available online in Ohio. When our vacation ended, we brought back a case. We liked Blue Plate but it’s too expensive to ship here. Lately though, Kewpie is in the stores & could takeover Dukes for us, if it weren’t so darn expensive it would probably beat Dukes in our household.
Kraft is not for us at all!
Nope.Chosen Foods Classic. No seed oils or other crummy ingredients
Japanese Mayo is the best. I also make my own mayo with Dashi, Japanese soup base, and it is the best mayo I have ever tasted.
I question the panels palette when it comes to Chosen Mayo. It’s not only healthy but delicious. Plus Avocado oil is a neutral oil.
Helmans is obviously a classic and Dukes is awesome too.
Hellman's for the win!
Chosen and Primal target a specific audience and I learned of both while doing a Whole 30 reset. They are tolerable, but give me Duke's any day.
Grew up on Hellman’s converted to Dukes, not to mention at local Walmart, Dukes is a dollar and thirty four cents cheaper for thirty ounce jar.
Grew up on Hellmann's but switched to Duke's. It's just a bit better. However, anyone who has had Kewpie knows there is no comparison. It is a special mayonnaise and really stands alone. I use it when the mayo is critical to the dish. Duke's and Hellmann's are great CONDIMENTS. Kewpie makes the dish.
Hellmans
Hellman's !
Born and raised on Bama mayo, still think it's the best. Surprised it wasn't on the list.
Duke's and Hellman's are too similar to each other to NOT be made by the same company. Never had Best Foods.
I grew up on Hellman's and that was always my favorite. When we moved to the south, Duke's was everywhere and in some areas there wasn't Hellman's, so I bought Duke's and honestly prefer that over Hellman's. I never buy Hellman's anymore.
Team Kewpie! Sad it wasn't included. Hellman's is the main standby, but I'f I ever live where Duke's is available, I'll give it a try.
Grew up on Hellman’s but switched to Duke’s and haven’t looked back. Miracle Whip is disgusting.
Another comment is have a taste test when they start making mayonnaise with oils that are healthy, as opposed to vegetable or seed oils. Just a thought!
I was raised in the South where we bought Hellman's. I moved to the Southwest where we buy Best Foods! Go figure!☺
this reminds me of coke or pepsi. I grew up with hellmans, recently discovered it's made in El Salvador and am boycotting anything from there, tried Dukes, which hasnt been in my grocery very long, and really like it. Pleasantly surprised.
I keep Kewpie, Hellmann’s, and Dukes in the fridge. They each have their own use.
I grew up with miracle whip, but they have changed the recipe so much that it’s now disgustingly sweet. I like Dukes. Their light mayo is lovely.
I still wonder where my favorite, ( Blue Plate), finished in the listings, since you didn't say. A complete list shown would have been helpful. How hard is that?
I avoid soybean and canola oils, so my options are limited. Chosen Classic Mayo with avocado oil is my favorite. Olive oil varieties are difficult to find, and are frequently blended with soybean oil.
Always been Hellman’s for me. I LOVE your review segments, thank you!
Dukes is special also because it doesn't have any sugar. Just another reason that it's better than "best foods" 😉
How did Blue Plate not win??! I’m part of the cult following!
Blue Plate is da bomb! ❤
As a child it was Hellman's, when they got bought the recipe changed and not quite in a good way, just "not the same". Now I am totally Dukes
Every Southerner knows that there is only one mayonnaise, and its name is Duke's.
I'm team whatever's on sale.😂 If Hellman's and Duke's are the same price, I'm going with Duke's.