The sauce with the name "mayonnaise" has firmly entered the life of a modern person. Shop shelves are full of cans, pails, doy packs. What varieties you will not meet: olive, and Provence, and light. The choice for the most different tastes. But today this sauce has not only fans, but also a lot of opponents. Let's look at both points of view.
Mayonnaise. Calorie content and fat content
A classic recipe mayonnaise is a fairly high-calorie product. The Provence brand has about 650 calories per 100 grams of product. This is a very high indicator, so those who follow the figure, it is better to abandon the use of such a sauce as mayonnaise. Calorie content is not its most “dangerous” trait. In addition to it, the product has a high percentage of fat content. In the above-mentioned "Provence" it is 67%. If you are not able to refuse it, then choose a light mayonnaise. Its caloric content does not exceed 350 kcal, and the percentage of fat content varies from 25 to 35%. There is even a category of ultralight sauces. Their caloric content is about 150 units, and fat content - up to 17%. But keep in mind that this product will be far from traditional mayonnaise, and its composition sometimes leaves much to be desired. There is also a middle niche. It is occupied by sauce, the fat content of which is 40-55% and calorie content from 350 to 520 units. The relationship between these two indicators is easy to trace: the more fat, the higher the nutritional value of the product.
Homemade mayonnaise
The calorie content of a home-made product can be successfully varied. And in composition it will be many times more useful than purchased. The recipe for home sauce is simple. You will need an egg, sunflower or olive oil, mustard, sugar, lemon juice and salt. This product is easy to prepare using a hand blender.
Some tips
All products must be at room temperature. If you use a mixture with olive and sunflower oil, then olive oil should be 20-25%. Otherwise, bitterness may appear. Too thick mayonnaise will “save” a few tablespoons of warm water. “Provence” will turn out if you use mustard, and lemon juice can be completely replaced with vinegar - apple or table. It must be added in the following ratio: 1 egg - 0.5-1 tsp. vinegar. Getting started, start by whipping an egg with a blender, then add half a teaspoon of mustard, salt and sugar. Then, without stopping the operation of the device, gradually pour 160 ml of oil into a thin stream. The more you add it, the thicker the sauce will turn out. Having achieved the desired consistency, add lemon juice or vinegar and whisk again.
A few words about calorie contentMany housewives do not have a kitchen scale, and they need to know how many grams a tablespoon of mayonnaise contains. The calorie content of a tablespoon “top” for Provence sauce is about 95 units. Weight - about 15 grams. A teaspoon of 5 grams and 27 calories. If you follow the proper nutrition and figure, then you need to remember that the calorie content of salads with mayonnaise increases many times. It is much healthier and healthier to season them with yogurt or universal dressing. It is no less tasty.