Disaster! My Hellman's Mayo has sugar in it! It says no carbs but is that true?

[pdxchix]

Disaster! My Hellman's Mayo has sugar in it! It says no carbs but is that true?

I've been eating this mayo since starting induction 3 days ago. I don't know why I didn't read the label.

The label says 0 carbs but then again, it has sugar. How many carbs does it have then?

I'm obviously buying new mayo without sugar. Any rec's?

Also, does anyone think this may stall my weight loss for the last few days?

Thanks !
J

[Georgiana]

If a food has less than 0.5 carbs in the serving size chosen by the producer, then it is allowed to show 0 on the label. This is why mayo has zero --- it simply has <0.5 g carbs per serving (tbsp, I guess). How much less than 0.5 g? I don't know... it could be 0.49 g or 0.1 g.

It's impossible to say how the mayo will affect your weight loss --- it depends how many servings you ate and what your reaction to sugar is. But I know we have members here who use Hellman's mayo.

Back to carbs. Whenever something is supposed to have carbs but the carb content is listed as 0, it's better to count it as 0.5 g per serving, just to be on the safe side.

[liv]

With Mayo if the sugar is listed as one of the latter ingredients it is probably OK to eat. It is hard to find sugarfree majo. I have always used full fat Hellmans. But you have to be a bit carful.

[Slapshot]

Originally Posted by liv

With Mayo if the sugar is listed as one of the latter ingredients it is probably OK to eat.

I secretly agree with this. I look to where the sugar is listed and what ingredients are before and after it. If it's toward the bottom, and listed after ingredients I know there are not alot of in the product, I say a little prayer and get it anyway.

FWIW, Trader Joe's brand mayo is sugar free, and tasty.

[chinadoll]

Yep, me too. It has to be at least sixth on the list for me. Totally arbitrary number, but you gotta choose some method.

[EverLosing]

I love Hellman's and have never had a problem with it. I've used it all my life and it's the only mayo I've ever used on Atkins. Naturally occurring sugars in tiny amounts won't create a disaster for you. You should be just fine with Hellman's. I know MANY members here who use it exclusively.

[Zarabelle]

Yep me too. I use Hellmans full fat mayo with no problems. x

[JulieB]

Its nearly impossible to find sugar-free mayo here. I use Hellmans too.
One thing to be careful of if you are using the 'at the end of the list of ingredients' method: check how many different words for sugar are used - if there is 'sugar', 'fructose', 'corn syrup' and 'honey'...adding up the amounts of each and putting them in one category 'sugar', could make them the primary ingredient.

[pdxchix]

Originally Posted by Slapshot

FWIW, Trader Joe's brand mayo is sugar free, and tasty.

Thanks for that, I'm going to switch just incase. (I'll probably finish this container first, though.)

[focus83]

i use hellsmans also as of the low carb count but i try not to eat it everyday just once in awhile is good for me