1. The difference between salad dressing and mayonnaise
In fact, their ingredients are roughly the same, but the content and taste are slightly different.
1.1 Different origins: Salad dressing originated from the Mediterranean island of Minorca, while mayonnaise was born in France.
1.2 Different ways of making it: Salad dressing is made with eggs, sugar and oil. It tastes sweet and can be eaten with fruits, vegetables or meat. Its unique taste is favored by young people. Mayonnaise is mainly made from raw materials such as eggs, vinegar, salt, sugar and more than half of vegetable oil. It tastes very refreshing.
1.3 Different calories: In 100 grams of salad dressing, the calories often account for more than 1/4 of the entire nutritional content. If you add 3-4 tablespoons of salad dressing to a vegetable salad, the calories will exceed 300 kcal, which is equivalent to the calories contained in a meatloaf. A tablespoon of mayonnaise contains up to 110 kilocalories and has a fat content of 12g. It also has the highest calories among all sauces. Therefore, when adding mayonnaise, we must use it in moderation.
1.4 The ingredients are different: salad dressing: 50% oil and about 3~5% egg yolk; mayonnaise: 75% oil and about 6% egg yolk; the water content in salad dressing is 15%-40%, the water content in general mayonnaise Only 10%-20%. Some countries stipulate that mayonnaise cannot use emulsification stabilizers other than eggs. If used, the product can only be called salad dressing.
1.5 Different taste: Salad dressing is sweet and suitable for salads such as fruits and sushi containing fish. Mayonnaise has a salty taste and is generally used to eat directly with barbecued and fried snacks. Of course, it can also be used in salads, but it is used less often. It depends on our own personal tastes.