On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 1:34:28 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 10:11:47 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 12:46:28 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> Miracle Whip:
> >> Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Sugar,
> >> Soybean Oil (Trivial Source of Fat and Cholesterol), Contains Less
> >> than 2% of Salt, Cellulose Gel, Egg Yolks (Trivial Source of Fat and
> >> Cholesterol), Citric Acid, Artificial Color, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum,
> >> Mustard Flour, Cellulose Gum, Spice, Paprika, L-Cysteine, Dried
> >> Garlic, Yellow 6, Natural Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Artificial
> >> Flavor, Blue 1, with Potassium Sorbate and Calcium Disodium EDTA as
> >> Preservatives
> >>
> >> Kraft Mayonnaise, Real Mayo:
> >> Soybean Oil, Water, Eggs, Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Contains Less than 2% of
> >> Sugar, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Calcium Disodium EDTA as a
> >> Preservative, Dried Garlic, Dried Onions, Spice, Natural Flavor
> >>
> >> Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Real:
> >> Soybean Oil, Water, Whole Eggs and Egg Yolks, Vinegar, Salt, Sugar,
> >> Lemon Juice, Calcium Disodium EDTA (Used to Protect Quality), Natural
> >> Flavors
> >>
> >> I'd have expected worse, although "Natural Flavors" is a dubious one.
> >> If they use genetic engineering to make a cow poop avocados and they
> >> add those avocados to the mayo, they can call that a "natural flavor",
> >> because it's avocado. And why do they both add sugar to their mayo?
> >
> >Presumably, so it will sell better. They cater to their
> >customers' taste.
>
> Yes, probably. I wonder what those customers would think of a real,
> home-made mayo (meaning without added sugar).

They'd probably think it was too bland, since Kraft also gooses
up the vinegar.

I grew up on Miracle Whip, and switched to Hellman's mayonnaise
in my 20s. I'm pretty sure its ingredients list was shorter
then. I've made my own a few times, but I don't eat enough
to make that a viable option. I recently bought a jarred
mayonnaise without any of the weird stuff in it, but my husband
didn't like it. I'm back to Hellman's; none of that stuff
will kill me.

Cindy Hamilton