it has a considerably shorter refrigerated shelf life.
Homemade mayonnaise should generally be treated as a short-term refrigerator food, rather than something you can keep for weeks.
If you’re making mayo at home, using pasteurized eggs can be a useful option, particularly for recipes where the eggs remain uncooked.
Does the Expiration Date Mean Mayo Is Automatically Bad?
Not necessarily.
Food dates can be confusing because different labels can refer to freshness, quality, or manufacturer recommendations.
A “Best By” date, for example, generally relates to expected quality rather than automatically
