Talk:Miracle Whip

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The miracle, apparently, is that this product contains none of the ingredients one would use in making mayonnaise. Every time I glimpse its label I am reminded of the Instruments of the Passion, but I suppose that would be considered "original research". --Wetman 20:57, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

I've heard that the ingredients are different, but the other day I looked at the labels on Miracle Whip and Best Foods mayonnaise and found them to be quite similar, consisting mainly of vegetable oil, eggs, vinegar, sugar, and flavorings. I happen to have Kroger versions of both on hand. Check it out:

Kroger "Whipped Salad Dressing" (Miracle Whip knockoff) - soybean oil, water, sugar, vinegar, egg yolks, food starch-modified, salt, natural flavor, mustard flour, paprika, calcium disodium EDTA. Fat: 7g (1g saturated).

Kroger "Real Mayonnaise" (Hellmans/Best Foods knockoff) - soybean oil, eggs, vinegar, water, egg yolk, salt, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavor, calcium disodium EDTA, paprika. Fat: 11g (1.5g saturated).

The most significant difference seems to be that 'salad dressing' replaces the whites of the eggs with food starch and additional sugar. It also has mustard and a little more salt instead of lemon juice. — mjb 08:41, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

The main difference between mayonnaise and Miracle Whip is that mayonnaise is delicious, while Miracle Whip is a sugary, sour, and disgusting bastardization of mayonnaise. . Just my opinion, obviously some people like the stuff. I hate it.

I agree that mayonnaise is good and Miracle Whip is evil. Furthermore, I propose that wikipedia:userbox templates be created to allow users to state their mayonnaise/Miracle Whip preference on their talk page. A whip cream/Cool Whip user box is also apropos. --Trweiss 18:49, 16 January 2006 (UTC)