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Dona Maria Mole Verde Mexican Sauce, 8.25 oz

Contains soybean oil

This mole verde sauce combines pumpkin seed, sesame, peanuts, chile peppers and spinach. It also contains soybean oil, wheat crackers and natural flavors; the label lists wheat and peanuts.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeContains peanutsContains soyContains wheatContains sesame
$3.45 8.25 oz · lowest price at buync.com
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
150caloriesPer serving · 1 1/2 Tbsp (25g Makes 1/2 Cup Prepared)
Protein
4g▲
Fiber
3g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
470mg▼
Saturated fat
2g▼
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Ingredients: Pumpkin seed, soybean oil, crackers (wheat flour, water and baking soda), sesame seeds, peanuts, iodized salt, chile peppers, spinach, natural flavors
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%58
Ingredients · counts 25%78
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (470 mg), more saturated fat (2 g), more fiber (3 g); no added sugar per 1 1/2 Tbsp
Ingredients 78 · Soybean oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Packaged mole sauce with soybean oil, crackers and natural flavors
Sourcing 40 · Soybean oil and wheat are listed; no origin or production claims are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified
Contains soybean oil
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−18 for soybean oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pumpkin seed Soybean oil Crackers (wheat flour, water and baking soda) Sesame seeds Peanuts Iodized salt Chile peppers Spinach Natural flavors
9 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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