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POBLANO MOLE SAUCE

Contains sodium benzoate

This thick mole sauce combines dried chiles, chocolate, seeds, nuts and spices. It also contains sugar, vegetable oil and sodium benzoate.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains peanutsContains tree nutsContains sesame
$12.00 lowest price at Amor de Mexicana
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: Water, dried chiles, chocolate, sesame seeds, almonds, peanuts, tomato, garlic, onion, cinnamon, clove, cumin, spices, salt, sugar, vegetable oil, citric acid, sodium benzoate
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
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%80
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 80 · Vegetable oil, 16th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · A cooked, formulated sauce with sugar, vegetable oil and sodium benzoate
Sourcing 70 · The brand says its products are 100% Mexican
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices and vegetable oil are unspecified
Contains vegetable oil
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for benzoates
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
Water Dried chiles Chocolate Sesame seeds Almonds Peanuts Tomato Garlic Onion Cinnamon Clove Cumin Spices Salt Sugar Vegetable oil Citric acid Sodium benzoate
18 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
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.
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.
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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