 In 1912, Mrs. Hellmann's mayonnaise was mass-marketed and was trademarked in 1926 as Hellmann's Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise.Hellmann's is known as Best Foods in the Western United States.Mayonnaise sales are about US$1.3 billion per year in the U.S.

A typical formulation for commercially made mayonnaise (not low fat) can contain as much as 80% vegetable oil, usually soybean but sometimes olive oil.