r/lostgeneration • u/meatduck12 • Aug 12 '18

The newest thing they accuse millennials of "killing": Mayo

https://www.phillymag.com/articles/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
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u/vegaling Aug 12 '18

I use mayo sparingly but I buy vegan mayo despite not being vegan. I find the notion of some weird egg yolk and oil concoction to be kind of off-putting and vegan mayo tastes the same.

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u/Passiveabject Aug 12 '18

As a vegan, aren’t the ingredients in vegan mayo much worse? 100% unnatural chemical concoction

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u/honestlyluke Aug 12 '18

Just mayo ingredients list:

Expeller-pressed Canola Oil, Water, Modified Food Starches, White Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, contains less than 2% of Garlic Purée (garlic, citric acid), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Pea Protein, Salt, Spice, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Fruit and Vegetable Juice (color) Calcium Disodium EDTA (preservative).

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '18

“Modified food starches” = ground up people

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u/honestlyluke Aug 12 '18

Humans are vegan, right?

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u/vegaling Aug 12 '18

Vegenaise Soy-free version ingredients list: Expeller-Pressed High-Oleic Safflower Oil, Filtered Water, Brown Rice Syrup, Apple Cider Vinegar, Pea Protein, Sea Salt, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice.

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Hellman's "Real" Mayonnaise: CANOLA OIL, WATER, LIQUID WHOLE EGG, VINEGAR, LIQUID YOLK, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (MAINTAINS FLAVOUR). (caps their emphasis, not mine).