Is tartar sauce fattening?

[austinbooth]

[SueShe]

Tartar sauce is primarily made from mayonnaise, finely chopped pickles or relish, and capers. While the pickles are healthy, mayonnaise and relish is obviously not.

Thus, a simple answer answer is yes. Tartar sauce is fattening. Store bought mayonnaise's main component is oil, egg yolk, and an acid, either vinegar or lemon juice and a plethora of conservation agents such as sorbic acid and benzoic acid:
These organic acids are commonly used as preservatives to control the growth of microorganisms.

Also, the type of oil you use can be not only fattening but also relatively healthy.

Best would be to make home made mayonnaise with healthy ingredients.

[alice55]

no it's ok

[alice55]

just cut it in half with greek yogurt it taste delicious and is less calorific

[slatyb]

Not unless you are eating it with a spoon. It's made from mayonnaise so it's high in fat but we generally don't eat a lot of tartar sauce in a meal.

[Nikki1989]

If you eat it by the bucket full, it would be.

[Pterodon]

Yes it’s full of mayo