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Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition
How many calories are in Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing? A tablespoon (15g) contains 63 kcal. Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing is one of the most calorie-dense condiments: a four-tablespoon portion (60g) delivers 252 kcal, comparable to a chocolate bar.
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Nutrition by portion size
The table below shows how the nutrition changes across realistic portion sizes.
Nutrition by portion size: Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing
Portion
Calories
Sugar
Salt
Sat fat
1 tablespoon (15g)
63 kcal
0.53g
0.27g
0.83g
2 tablespoons (30g)
126 kcal
1.05g
0.54g
1.65g
Sugar highlighted in amber above 20% of adult daily limit, red above 75%. Salt highlighted in amber above 38% of adult daily limit (2.3g per day), red above 75%.
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 420 kcal, 43g of fat (5.5g saturated), 5g of carbohydrate (3.5g sugar), 2.5g of protein and 1.8g of salt per 100g. A standard salad dressing portion — 1 tablespoon (15g) — delivers 63 kcal, 0.53g of sugar and 0.27g of salt.
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 5% real blue cheese, giving it a distinctly savoury, tangy flavour. At 420 kcal per 100g and 5.5g of saturated fat, it is one of the higher-fat dressings. The milk allergen comes from the blue cheese. A two-tablespoon serving (30g) delivers 126 kcal.
Sugar
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 3.5g of sugar per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.53g of sugar. Sugar in condiments is all free sugar: unlike the naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit or plain dairy, there is no food matrix to slow absorption.
Salt
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 1.8g of salt per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.27g (5% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 2 tablespoons (30g): 0.54g (9% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
Ingredients and ultra-processed food
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing is a commercially produced salad dressing. Its ingredients are: Rapeseed oil (43%), water, blue cheese (5%), spirit vinegar, modified starch, pasteurised egg yolk, sugar, salt, mustard powder, onion, natural flavouring. Blue cheese content gives tang and visible blue-green speckling..
Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains modified starch and natural flavourings. Modified starch thickens the sauce to a consistent texture at industrial scale without cooking or reduction. Natural flavourings enhance or standardise the flavour profile across large-scale production.
A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.
Blue cheese dressing
Rapeseed oil (43%), water, blue cheese (5%), spirit vinegar, modified starch, pasteurised egg yolk, sugar, salt, mustard powder, onion, natural flavouring. Blue cheese content gives tang and visible blue-green speckling.
Processing (NOVA classification)
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. It contains modified starch and natural flavourings, used to create a consistent product at industrial scale. Most commercially produced condiments, including those made primarily from natural ingredients like tomatoes or peppers, are classified as ultra-processed due to the additives and processing aids used in production.
Allergens
Allergen information: Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing
Wheat
Not present
Rye
Not present
Barley
Not present
Oats
Not present
Sesame
Not present
Soya
Not present
Milk
Contains
Eggs
Contains
Fish
Not present
Crustaceans
Not present
Celery
Not present
Mustard
Contains
Molluscs
Not present
Lupin
Not present
Frequently asked questions
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 3.5g of sugar per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.53g of sugar; 2 tablespoons (30g): 1.05g of sugar. All sugar in condiments is free sugar and counts towards the NHS daily free sugar limit (30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, 19g for children aged 4 to 6).
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 1.8g of salt per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.27g of salt (5% of the adult daily limit); 2 tablespoons (30g): 0.54g of salt (9% of the adult daily limit). The adult daily salt limit is 6g; for children aged 7 to 10 it is 5g, and for children aged 4 to 6 it is 3g.
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains 420 kcal per 100g. 1 tablespoon (15g): 63 kcal; 2 tablespoons (30g): 126 kcal.
Yes, Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing is classified as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. It contains modified starch and natural flavourings. This applies to almost all commercially produced condiments, regardless of how natural their core ingredients are.
Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing contains eggs, milk and mustard.
At 3.5g per 100g, Hellmann's Blue Cheese Dressing sits in the mid-range for sugar content among condiments. Ketchup contains 23.7g per 100g; mustard typically contains 2 to 5g per 100g.
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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases. Per-portion values calculated proportionally. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.
