Cage-free and egg-free mayonnaise spreading

Mayonnaise is one of the most competitive products regarding animal welfare.

Mayonnaise is said to be a “semi-solid dressing made mainly of cooking oil, vinegar, and eggs”, and eggs have been widely used. Eggs are not really necessary; the same flavor, taste, and texture are possible without eggs. Therefore, many egg-free mayonnaise are sold at low prices. For companies to go cage free, they don’t really need to procure expensive cage-free mayonnaise at this time; they can just use egg-free ones.

A wide variety of mayonnaise is sold.

Recently, the variety of mayonnaise with cage-free eggs are increasing.

What we’d like to commend the most is the private brand “Bioral cage-free egg mayonnaise” from the supermarket chain Life. The reason is that it improves animal welfare, and although it is at a price range that can result in a little differentiation, it is affordable compared to other products.

In addition, “Matsuda Mayonnaise” in Nanakusa-no-Sato has come to be seen in supermarkets, and it seems that it’s steadily gaining popularity.

Of course, there are mayonnaises that are expensive enough for a second look, and the future of such products does not seem bright, but we can say that the products are sufficiently affordable when looking at the whole.

* Based on internet and over-the-counter survey, so prices may be different.

As ARCJ continues negotiations with companies, we ask for mayonnaise to be cage-free, egg-free, or egg-smart (reduce the amount). Company responses are not bad at all. That’s because there are egg-free choices that can also cater to allergies.

Won’t you promote cage-free or egg-free mayonnaise at your local stores or companies you deal with?