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Wegmans Mole Sauce 16 oz

Contains soy oil

This mole sauce combines tomato and chili purées with peanut butter, seeds, cocoa and spices. Each serving has 8 g total sugars and includes soy oil.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains peanutsContains soyContains sesameContains corn
$5.74 16 oz · lowest price at Fresh2Home Grocery Delivery
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 0.25 cup (62 g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
440mg
Saturated fat
0.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), cane sugar, tomatillo puree, guajillo chili puree (water, dried guajillo chiles), fig paste (fig paste, fig concentrate), peanut butter (roasted peanuts, peanut oil), onion, soy oil, salt, white vinegar, corn starch, Dutch cocoa (processed with alkali), roasted garlic puree, chicken stock (chicken stock, salt), sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, ancho powder, dried oregano, dried marjoram, cinnamon powder, caramel color, fennel seed powder, black pepper, clove
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%61
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 61 · 13 g added sugar per 0.25 cup; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 66 · Cane sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Soy oil, 9th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Caramel colour (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Sauce made with purées, spices, sugar, oil, starch and caramel color.
Sourcing 35 · No ingredient origin or growing practices are stated.
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no specific origin or production claims.
Contains soy oil
8 g total sugars per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
ClearShelf standard−10 for soy oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 30, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Tomato puree (water, tomato paste) Cane sugar Tomatillo puree Guajillo chili puree (water, dried guajillo chiles) Fig paste (fig paste, fig concentrate) Peanut butter (roasted peanuts, peanut oil) Onion Soy oil Salt White vinegar Corn starch Dutch cocoa (processed with alkali) Roasted garlic puree Chicken stock (chicken stock, salt) Sesame seeds Pumpkin seeds Ancho powder Dried oregano Dried marjoram Cinnamon powder Caramel color Fennel seed powder Black pepper Clove
25 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
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.
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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