Mild Mole Rojo Cooking Sauce, Mild Mole Rojo

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mild Mole Rojo Cooking Sauce, Mild Mole Rojo scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 83% of the 9,519 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Mild Mole Rojo Cooking Sauce, Mild Mole Rojo's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Date Puree (Dates, Water, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Caramel Color, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.