Trader Joe’s ORGANIC MAYONNAISE

“Organic soybean oil, water, organic eggs, organic white vinegar, salt, organic lemon juice concentrate, organic mustard seeds….”

Trader Joe’s used to carry both a regular (non-organic) mayo and an organic version. At some point they discontinued the non-organic version and now carry just this “Organic Mayonnaise.”

I used to buy the regular one, which came in a big 32 oz jar, double this one. Both are very good. I remember the non-organic 32 oz mayo went for $2.99.

This 16 oz organic mayonnaise is $3.49, or more than double the price. Oh well! A remember asking the Captain at the Front Desk what happened to the non-organic mayo, and he said he thought Trader Joe’s seems to be gearing towards selling only Organic if possible. They were slowly discontinuing non-organic versions of some products (for instance my beloved tomato paste in a tube. Gone!). He said he thought TJ’s plan was to only carry Organic Products in the future. Which to me sounds kind of like Whole Foods…

Honestly I thought the regular mayo was fine and half the price of this organic mayo. I was unhappy they just Discontinued it and gave customers less choice. Sure I like Organic stuff but I like options too. Don’t get me wrong, this organic version is very good and of course I’ve switched to it, unless I see Hellman’s on sale somewhere (that too has gone way up)

Commercially made mayonnaise like this one is good and fine, however if you never tasted “real French mayonnaise” — the kind you make fresh — you are missing out. You should try to make it at last once. Watch this video below to get ideas how to make your own real French mayonnaise from scratch.

Seriously this is the real McCoy. A real fresh mayo is so good you won’t believe it. Mayo is not hard to make. It will only take you maybe 5-10 minutes . You could impress some guests! Compare this to any mayonnaise you have probably had, the best commercial brand and you will not believe the difference. All you need is vegetable oil, an egg, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, beaten together… its actually easy and fun and kind of magical when it all emulsifies. Ah food science!

1 Comment (+add yours?)

Anonymous
Jun 26, 2025 @ 14:53:27

Miss the Hellman’s option too!!! We always used a lot of it all year long. DELICIOUS

What’s the point of going organic if you’re just going to switch to using Soybean oil as your first ingredient — that everyone knows is super bad for you?

I’ll NEVER buy their organic mayo unless they switch to an actual HEALTHY oil. I’m learning to make my own at home thank you. You can kiss my dollars goodbye!

There’s a reason most of us want to eat organic and it is not just to go pesticide free it’s to be more organically, naturally more healthy — original. Trader Joe’s if you read this, toss the soybean oil. It’s cheaper but we don’t want to die a slow death from your “organic” death oil mayo! We’d rather have the option and pay MORE for it with all clean ingredients and not just cheaping out on us

Thanks

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