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El Metate - Mole Rojo 1.1lb

Contains vegetable oil

This mole combines six varieties of chiles with banana, raisins, peanuts and sesame. It also contains vegetable oil, hydrogenated palm oil, artificial vanilla flavoring and preservatives, and has 1,040 mg sodium per 100 g.

No artificial dyesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianContains dairyContains peanutsContains soyContains wheatContains sesameContains corn
$7.00 1.1 lb · lowest price at Tradiciones Imports
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
230caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup / 1/4 taza (100 g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
10g▲
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
1040mg
Saturated fat
2g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Black ancho chili, pasilla chili, chilhuacle chili, mulato chili, chipotle chili, red ancho chili, banana, onion, vegetable oil (soy, cocoa, corn, or canola oil), cookies (wheat flour, sugar, hydrogenated palm oil, corn syrup, milk whey powder, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, salt, soy and sunflower lecithin, artificial vanilla flavoring), raisins, peanuts, sesame, sugar, salt, cinnamon, spices, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%51
Ingredients · counts 25%32
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 51 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more fiber (10 g); 27 g added sugar per 1/4 cup / 1/4 taza
Ingredients 32 · Cookies (hydrogenated oil, −40); Vegetable oil, 9th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 35 · Sauce includes hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring and preservatives
Sourcing 70 · Product of Mexico; artisanal methods stated, but no farm or chile source named
Transparency 50 · Full list, but oil options and unspecified spices leave some ingredients unclear
Vegetable oil may be soy, corn or canola
Hydrogenated palm oil
Artificial vanilla flavoring
Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate
1,040 mg sodium per 100 g
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for cookies
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, sorbates, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 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
Black ancho chili Pasilla chili Chilhuacle chili Mulato chili Chipotle chili Red ancho chili Banana Onion Vegetable oil (soy, cocoa, corn, or canola oil) Cookies (wheat flour, sugar, hydrogenated palm oil, corn syrup, milk whey powder, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, salt, soy and sunflower lecithin, artificial vanilla flavoring) Raisins Peanuts Sesame Sugar Salt Cinnamon Spices Sodium benzoate Potassium sorbate
19 ingredients 1 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives8 additives · 1 high risk
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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