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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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

[JulieB]

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

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]

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

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]

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

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

[Elizellen]

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

According to the 'squeezy pot' of Hellman's in my fridge, 100 mls (6.76 tablespoons) has 1.4 carbs, making each tablespoon 0.21 carbs so if you measure a few tablespoons it isn't too carby

[SLIM QUEST]

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

Hey there... before I found Dukes mayo... I used Hellimans too... as soon as I found out I started to make my own until I could find a replacement... It is really easy to make your own sugar free mayo... it tastes great...just google it! thanks SlimQuest...

[ShannonK]

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

I sure love Trader Joes. I wish there was one where I live now. Next time you guys are in there, give it a big hug for me.

[Mirya]

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

My personal preference is that if sugar is listed at all it doesn't get eaten. I think for the most part it is just safer that way. For me if I eat one thing with sugar somehow my brain processes it as, "ok if i can eat that and it has sugar then i can eat this too" and the next thing yah know everything in the cabinet has sugar and i'm screwed lol

[Browneyes49]

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

Are you in the induction phase?
During that phase I guess it could slow your progress but in ongoing weight loss it will should not hurt you.

I used Hellman's during my last round of dieting with Atkins and it did not hamper me a bit. In fact, I was so grateful I could eat the real stuff.

If you are not losing and if it is the ONLY place you are getting sugar, then eliminate it and see what happens. Also, you can reach a plateau and not lose for a few days and then it starts up again...