Most honey mustard is not what you think it is.
It looks like mustard. It carries the same “healthy condiment” reputation. But once you flip the bottle over, many of these products are closer to sugar sauces or salad dressings than actual mustard.
In this Built To Eat breakdown, we expose the biggest mustard scams hiding in plain sight. From honey mustard loaded with sugar, to “no nitrates added” style label tricks using celery powder, to faux Dijon softened for mass appeal, to gourmet mustards that are basically jam in disguise.
Then we flip to the real side: classic yellow mustard, authentic Dijon and whole grain, and small-batch stone-ground options that still behave like real mustard should.
If you take one rule from this video, it’s this: mustard seed should be near the top of the ingredient list, and sugar should not be doing the heavy lifting.
Flip the jar. Read the back. And stop buying condiments that rely on mustard’s reputation without earning it.
Comment your go-to mustard below.
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10 Comments
I only buy Plochmans mustard.
Why exactly does everyone say mustard is the condiment of choice for things like burgers and hot dogs? My condiments of choice have always been Ketchup or Barbecue sauce.
B2E Thank you!
Nobody said any of those are a healthy choice and we don't care we buy it because that's what we want and some faceless YouTube channel telling us not to we know exactly what we're buying
Thanks.
B2E 😁
I like French’s Honey Mustard. Only 5 calories. Big Deal! Overly repetitive AI drivel.
OK, its' total nonsensical BS that you're whining about American Grey Poupon. If the added sugars are less than 0.5% of calories, the it's not on the Nutrition Facts label. Regular Poupon has very few calories, and less than 0.5% is negligible – breathing in the US garners more calories. I prefer Maille, but that's because of the taste, and if they carry the mustard, the carry the Maille cornichons – one of my favorite food ever. Second, if you can't have sugar and love honey mustard (ME!), then you deal with a hint of metallic tang so you have no carbs. For me, chicken fingers are an occasional MUST (you have to eat out, so you have to go with the best choices), and that means any diet honey mustard is THE BOMB. Yes, Maille whole grain mustard does have a TINY bit of sugar (rouns down to 'less than 1g, 0% DV) but it's the best.
Lusty Monk? Not anywhere near I live. Forget it.
Omgoodness that awful background music playing is terrible