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La Costena Mole Paste HOT - 8.25 oz

Contains safflower/sunflower oil

A hot mole paste made with ancho pepper, chocolate, sesame and peanuts. It also contains safflower and/or sunflower oil, sugar and bread.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeVegetarianContains peanutsContains soyContains sesame
$9.95 8.25 oz · lowest price at MexGrocer.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: ancho pepper, vegetable oil (safflower and/or sunflower), toasted bread (flour, safflower oil, iodized salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin), sugar, chocolate, sesame seed, peanuts, iodized salt, spices
Product details
ShippingInsulated materials and gel ice packsInsulated boxIce packsShips cold
“Refrigerated products are packed with insulated materials and gel ice packs .” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
52 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%64
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 52
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 64 · Vegetable oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 45 · A formulated paste includes seed oils, sugar, bread and soy lecithin
Sourcing 40 · No origin or growing practices are stated for its ingredients
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but vegetable oil is unspecified and spices are unnamed
Contains safflower and/or sunflower oil
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−10 for added phosphates
ClearShelf standard−18 for vegetable 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
Ancho pepper Vegetable oil (safflower and/or sunflower) Toasted bread (flour Safflower oil Iodized salt Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), soy lecithin) Sugar Chocolate Sesame seed Peanuts Iodized salt Spices
12 ingredients 1 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers 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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