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Oaxacan Mole Negro Sauce Starter & Seasoning

Contains sunflower oil

This mole sauce starter combines spices with almonds, sesame, cocoa and tamarind. It contains sunflower oil, gums and 1 g of added sugar per serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains tree nutsContains sesame
$15.95 lowest price at Shawhan Farms
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · about 2 tbsp (11g)
Protein
1g▲
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
1g▼
Sodium
180mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Spices, Sugar, Almonds, Garlic, Tamarind, Cocoa, Onion, Salt, Sesame Seeds, Tomato, Apple, Sunflower Oil, Cellulose, Citric Acid, Gum Acacia, Xanthan Gum
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%66
Ingredients · counts 25%70
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 66 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (180 mg), more fiber (2 g); 1 g added sugar per about 2 tbsp
Ingredients 70 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sunflower oil, 12th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 35 · Formulated sauce starter with sugar, sunflower oil, cellulose and gums.
Sourcing 45 · The brand says ingredients are high-tier and batches small; no origin is stated.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; the brand says small batches but gives no specific sourcing details.
Contains sunflower oil
Contains gums and cellulose
1 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Spices Sugar Almonds Garlic Tamarind Cocoa Onion Salt Sesame Seeds Tomato Apple Sunflower Oil Cellulose Citric Acid Gum Acacia Xanthan Gum
16 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 2 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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