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Amarillo mole

Amarillo mole is a yellow Mexican sauce typically served with meats, vegetables, or masa-based foods.

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About Amarillo mole

Amarillo mole, or mole amarillo, is a Mexican prepared sauce characterized by a yellow to orange colour and a pourable, thickened consistency. It is served with meats, vegetables, beans, and masa-based foods, including filled or shaped corn dishes.

Its formulation varies, but commonly combines chiles with aromatics, spices, and a thickener such as masa or corn-based ingredients. The flavour may be earthy, gently hot, savoury, and sometimes lightly fruity or acidic.

Amarillo mole may be made as a smooth sauce or retain fine particles from its ingredients. Its colour and heat depend on the chile blend and other seasonings. It is usually used cooked, spooned over food or simmered with it, and may be prepared from a paste or made as a sauce.

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Amarillo mole nutrition & diet

Amarillo mole nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Rice, white, uncooked

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
339.9kcal
Protein
7.0g
Carbs
74.0g
Fat
0.9g

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Portions & preparation

Evaluate the sauce as a recipe rather than treating amarillo mole as a single standardized food. Portion size and preparation can vary with chiles, masa, nuts, seeds, oil, broth, and seasonings. Record whether it is served alone or with meat, vegetables, or masa-based foods.

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Diet considerations

Amarillo mole is a mixed preparation whose plant ingredients do not establish a universal diet classification. Meat, poultry, seafood, lard, dairy, or stock may be added; masa or other cereal thickeners affect compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. Brand, region, and recipe details must be checked.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Maize Flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F007682 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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