Mayo is a necessary condiment for many keto recipes. It's perfect for adding flavor and creaminess to dishes. Plus, it's a great way to add healthy fats to your diet. We're sharing our top 5 best keto mayo brands plus an easy recipe for making your own keto mayo at home!
If you're like us, you love mayonnaise. Like, really love it. Mayo sometimes gets a bad rap for being "unhealthy" but when you choose the right brand and skip the processed ones like Miracle Whip or Dukes you can avoid the type of oil that's a no-go (looking at you, sunflower oil, canola oil, and soy oil 🤢 ) as well as other unsavory ingredients.
While you can always make homemade keto mayonnaise, sometimes you just don't have the time and you may want something with a bit of a shelf life. That's why we wanted to share our go-to brands with you!
Whether you're slathering delicious mayonnaise onto a sandwich or making tartar sauce, mayo is an indispensable ingredient in the kitchen.
With plenty of health benefits form fresh eggs and healthy oils, mayo is one of the best ways to add some healthy fats to low-carb diets.
Jump to:
- What is mayonnaise?
- Ingredients to avoid when looking for the best mayo for the keto diet
- Top 5 Best Keto Mayo Brands
- 1. Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo
- 2. Sir Kensington's Avocado Oil Mayonnaise
- 3. Chosen Foods Classic Mayo
- 4. Thrive Market Coconut Oil Mayonnaise
- 5. Primal Kitchen Vegan Mayo with Avocado Oil
- Homemade Best Keto Mayo Recipe
- Ingredients in homemade mayo
- Instructions for making the best keto mayo at home
- 📖 Recipe
What is mayonnaise?
Mayonnaise is a sauce made from a blend of oil, egg yolks, and vinegar or lemon juice. The origins of mayonnaise are unknown, but it is thought to have originated in either France or Spain. Mayonnaise was first mentioned in print in 1708, and it was referred to as a French sauce. In 1756, a recipe for mayonnaise was published in an English cookbook.
Mayonnaise is used as a condiment to add flavor and creaminess to dishes like salads, burgers, and chicken. It is also a great way to add healthy fats to your diet. We use it in recipes like our Keto Potato Salad, and Blackened Chicken Salad, and to make sauces like the special sauce in our Keto Burger recipe.
Ingredients to avoid when looking for the best mayo for the keto diet
Avoid mayonnaise brands that use the following ingredients:
- Processed oils - avoid canola oil, soybean oil, or other vegetable oils. Instead opt for ones that use coconut oil, avocado oil, or extra virgin olive oil.
- Non-organic ingredients - it's 2022 and we think we can all agree that organic is best, especially when the product contains eggs.
- Added sugar - sugar is a no-go on a keto diet!
- Artificial ingredients - colors, flavors, disodium edta, and other junk doesn't belong in any diet, much less a low carb diet.
Top 5 Best Keto Mayo Brands
The best choices for keto-friendly mayonnaise are made with healthy ingredients like avocado oil, cage-free eggs, and vinegar and without added high-fructose corn syrup, artificial preservatives, and otherwise ingredients you can't pronounce. While most store-bought mayonnaise have keto-friendly macros, that doesn't mean they are healthy choices.
Below you'll find our go-to low carb mayonnaise brands and we also added a few egg-free brands to the list below for all of our plant-based and vegan keto dieters!
All of the store-bought mayo options below have zero net carbs!
1. Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil Mayo
Primal Kitchen mayo is a go-to brand for the keto diet and probably the most popular mayonnaise brand on the market today. Made with avocado oil and organic eggs, their avocado oil mayo is the best choice for the ketogenic diet!
Price: $11.99 for 12 ounces
Nutrition (per tablespoon): 100 calories | 12g fat | 0g carbs | 0g protein
Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Organic Eggs, Organic Egg Yolks, Organic Vinegar, Sea Salt, Organic Rosemary Extract
2. Sir Kensington's Avocado Oil Mayonnaise
This mayo is both Paleo and Keto certified and uses 100% avocado oil to make it creamy and decadent.
Price: $7.50 for 12 ounces
Nutrition (per tablespoon): 90 calories | 10g fat | 0g carbs | 0g protein
Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Organic Certified Humane Free Range Egg Yolks, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Lime Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Lime Oil.
3. Chosen Foods Classic Mayo
This creamy mayo is made with common ingredients you can pronounce, like every mayo on our list!
Price: $11.99 for 12 ounces
Nutrition (per tablespoon): 100 calories | 11g fat | 0g carbs | 0g protein
Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Filtered Water, Egg Yolks, Organic Whole Eggs, Organic Distilled White Vinegar, Organic Mustard (Distilled Organic Vinegar, Water, Organic Mustard Seed, Salt, Organic Spices), Salt, Organic Rosemary Extract
4. Thrive Market Coconut Oil Mayonnaise
If you're into the superfood coconut oil, you'll love this mayo packed with good fats.
Price: $6.99 for 12 ounces
Nutrition (per tablespoon): 100 calories | 11g fat | 0g carbs | 0g protein
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Organic Egg Yolks, Organic Distilled Vinegar, Water, Organic Honey, Salt, Organic Lemon Juice, Mustard, Rosemary Extract.
5. Primal Kitchen Vegan Mayo with Avocado Oil
Just like their regular mayo but made without eggs! This is perfect for plant-based folks who eat a low-carb diet!
Price: $10.99 for 12 ounces
Nutrition (per tablespoon): 90 calories | 11g fat | 0g carbs | 0g protein
Ingredients: Avocado Oil, Water, Organic Vinegar, Salt, Potato Protein Blend (Potato Protein, Tamarind Gum), Mustard Oil
Homemade Best Keto Mayo Recipe
If you're wanting to make homemade mayonnaise the traditional way, use this keto mayo recipe that uses simple ingredients to make your own mayonnaise at home. This is an avocado mayo recipe but you could also use liquid coconut oil or olive oil in its place. It's a great recipe to have on hand for when you're out of mayo but don't want to make a trip to the grocery store.
Ingredients in homemade mayo
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup avocado oil
Instructions for making the best keto mayo at home
- Add the egg to a jar and use an immersion blender to blend for 30 seconds.
- Add in the mustard, vinegar, and salt. Blend again for 10 seconds.
- With the immersion blender running, very slowly stream in the oil until incorporated.
- When all the oil has been added, if the mixture is too thin, stream in a bit more oil while blending until thickened.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
See the recipe card below for more detailed info.
You can also make our Tofu Mayo which is low-calorie and high-protein! It uses no oil, instead, we use silken tofu! This way, we get to skip the raw eggs and oil, and use more mayo for fewer calories since the fat content is low, it's a win-win! It's an excellent choice for both omnivores and vegans looking to eat low-carb.
There is also zero carbs in our tofu mayo! Full recipe is coming soon but it's super simple to make. All you need to do is blend a block of silken tofu with a splash of vinegar. Maybe add a pinch of sea salt, maybe some garlic powder tiny bit of Dijon mustard and you're golden!
Either way, you'll be left with mayo, keto-style.
📖 Recipe
Best Keto Mayo
Ingredients
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup avocado oil
Instructions
- Add the egg to a jar and use an immersion blender to blend for 30 seconds.
- Add in the mustard, vinegar, and salt. Blend again for 10 seconds.
- With the immersion blender running, very slowly stream in the oil until incorporated.
- When all the oil has been added, if the mixture is too thin, stream in a bit more oil while blending until thickened.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Dale Courville says
I make my own mayo, same as your recipe but fresh squeezed lemon juice rather than vinegar - "I love lemon" - I throw in some lemon zest as well. This stuff is so easy to make at a fraction of the cost. I use EVO but next batch I will try the avocado oil.