Course:FNH200/Assignments/2020/Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise and 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise

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Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise

Hellmann's 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise

Ingredient Lists

Ingredients List

Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise	Hellmann's 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise
Canola oil Water Liquid whole egg Vinegar Liquid egg yolk Salt Sugar Spices Concentrated lemon juice Calcium Disodium EDTA (Maintains Flavour)	Water Canola oil Modified corn & potato starch Liquid Whole egg Sugar Salt Vinegar Concentrated lemon juice Sorbic Acid (maintains quality) Spices Natural color Natural flavor Calcium Disodium EDTA (maintains flavor)

Fat Substitutes, Sugar Substitutes and Food Additives and their Roles

Product	Fat Substitutes	Sugar Substitutes	Food Additives
Real Mayonnaise	none	none	Calcium Disodium EDTA Acts as a sequestering agent that preserves texture, flavour and colour It stabilizes the food, giving it a longer shelf life by binding with free polyvalent and metal cations
1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise	Modified corn & potato starch A type of carbohydrate fat replacer (maltodextrin) that produces a smooth mouthfeel (same as fat) and has a bland taste. It is also fully digestible, yielding less calories than fat (4 Cal/g instead of 9 Cal/g) Thus, it helps to create a food product with less fat and calories but producing similar mouthfeel and flavour to full fat version of product	none	Calcium Disodium EDTA (as above) Sorbic Acid A natural organic acid that acts as a food preservative in order to maintain the quality of the product as it is highly effective in stopping the growth of microbes It is a colourless solid that is slightly soluble in water and sublimes easily

Comparison of Alternatives

Real Mayonnaise	1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise
Product has more canola oil than water content	Product has more water content than canola oil
Does not contain fat substitute	Modified corn and potato starch as fat substitute
Whole liquid eggs is used
Contains liquid egg yolk	Does not contain liquid egg yolk
Contains salt, sugar, concentrated lemon juice
Contains calcium disodium EDTA to maintain flavour
No food preservatives	Sorbic acid added as food preservative

Details

• As the 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise contains more water than canola oil, this means that the number of calories per serving can be reduced as water contains 0 Cal/g while fat (in this case, canola oil) contains 9 Cal/g
• Due to the reduced amount of canola oil used in production of 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise, modified corn and potato starch is added as carbohydrate-based fat substitutes, in order to mimic the mouthfeel of fat without changing the taste
  • These fat substitutes are fully digestible but only yield to 4 Cal/g instead of 9 Cal/g
• Liquid egg yolk is also not used in production of 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise as it contains fat, and thus will increase the total fat and calorie content of the final product

Labels

Both products have met the labelling regulatory requirements set by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). A detailed description of each criteria met by the labels are shown in the table below.

Criteria	Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise	Hellmann's 1/2 the Fat Mayonnaise
Bilingual labeling	Labels are written in both English and French
Common name of food	Mayonnaise in full-fat version Mayonnaise-type dressing in half-fat version (as some key ingredients specified for mayonnaise has been reduced in quantity to decrease the fat content)
Country of origin	Made in Canada/made with Canadian free run eggs
Date markings and storage instructions	Best before date present Storage instructions present: Refrigerate after opening. Do not freeze
Identity and principal place of business	Unilever Canada Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R2
Irradiated foods	Not applicable as mayonnaise is not recognized as a type of irradiated food
Legibility and location	Labels are legible Common name and net quantity clearly printed on principal label List of ingredients, nutrition facts, best before date, name and principal place of business printed on backside of product
List of ingredients	Identity and compositional standards states the mandatory list of ingredients used in descending order based on composition
Nutrition facts table	Nutrition Facts table present with all requirements met
Net quantity of food	890 mL
Sweeteners	None present
Claims	Gluten free (product contains no cereal grains that has gluten proteins, which can potentially be an allergen) No trans fat (product contains less than 0.2mg of trans fat per serving size) Low in cholesterol (product contains less than 20mg of cholesterol per serving size) Low in saturated fat (product contains less than 2g of saturated fat per serving size) Source of Omega-3 (product contains more than 0.3g of omega-3 polyunsaturated fat per serving size) Kosher (Pareve MK 222 (Kosher) logo present, meaning that product contains no meat or dairy)	Same as Real Mayonnaise, with a few additions: 50% less fat and 50% less calories (slightly inaccurate as according to Nutrition Facts table above, half-fat version has 60% less calories and total fat contents compared to the full fat version) No artificial colours and flavours (food additives added to improve its colour and flavour are derived from natural sources)

References

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