Recipes · French · Sauces, Dressings, and Marinades

Mayonnaise

One serving has 433 kcal and 2 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (92%), vitamin E (26%) and choline (20%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Mayonnaise
Photo: jules, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (62.4 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: egg, mustard

Ingredients

  • 10 g Egg yolks, raw
  • 45 g Vegetable oil
  • 3 g Mustard
  • 4 g Lemon juice
  • 0.3 g Salt
  • 0.1 g White pepper

Method

  1. Whisk the egg yolk with the mustard and a little of the lemon juice until combined.
  2. Whisking constantly, add the oil in a very thin, slow stream at first, letting it emulsify, then in a slightly faster stream once it thickens.
  3. Once thick and glossy, whisk in the remaining lemon juice and season with the salt and white pepper.
  4. Use right away or keep chilled and use within 2 days.
  5. This sauce contains a raw egg yolk; use a pasteurised egg if serving to pregnant women, young children or the elderly.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy433 kcal20%
Carbohydrates0.88 g
Water11.4 mL
Fiber0.16 g1%
Protein1.7 g4%
Tryptophan0.02 g
Threonine0.07 g
Isoleucine0.09 g
Leucine0.15 g
Lysine0.13 g
Methionine0.04 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.07 g
Tyrosine0.07 g
Valine0.1 g
Histidine0.05 g
Fat47.8 g
Monounsaturated11.5 g
Polyunsaturated26.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-623 g
Saturated7.8 g
Trans-Fats0.31 g
Cholesterol109 mg
Calcium15.4 mg2%
Copper0.01 mg1%
Iron0.35 mg2%
Magnesium2.3 mg1%
Manganese0.02 mg1%
Phosphorus42.7 mg6%
Potassium19.7 mg0%
Selenium6.6 µg12%
Sodium154 mg
Zinc0.25 mg3%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.02 mg2%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.06 mg5%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.02 mg0%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.31 mg6%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.04 mg3%
Folate (vitamin B9)15.6 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.2 µg8%
Choline83 mg20%
Vitamin A38.3 µg5%
Vitamin C1.6 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)21.8 IU4%
Vitamin E4 mg26%
Vitamin K82.9 µg92%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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