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The miracle of Miracle Whip

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Miracle Whip.png

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A Different Image

Can we please get a different main image? It isn't even of Miracle Whip, but instead of "Calorie Wise Miracle Whip". 75.129.170.228 (talk) 10:33, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is a particular variety of Kraft Miracle Whip available in Canada, similar to Miracle whip light in the United States. It is a suitable picture, although not as appetizing as a full jar in studio lights. Group29 (talk) 22:37, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Colbert/ Miracle Whip "Mini" fued

should this be mentioned that he mentioned it in his show,and they responded by an open letter saying they bought ad time throughout november 12ths show?