SELECT 
  SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS products.product_id, 
  IF(
    shared_descr.product_id IS NOT NULL, 
    shared_descr.product, descr1.product
  ) as product, 
  popularity.total as popularity, 
  IF(
    products.age_verification = 'Y', 
    'Y', 
    IF(
      cscart_categories.age_verification = 'Y', 
      'Y', cscart_categories.parent_age_verification
    )
  ) as need_age_verification, 
  IF(
    products.age_limit > cscart_categories.age_limit, 
    IF(
      products.age_limit > cscart_categories.parent_age_limit, 
      products.age_limit, cscart_categories.parent_age_limit
    ), 
    IF(
      cscart_categories.age_limit > cscart_categories.parent_age_limit, 
      cscart_categories.age_limit, cscart_categories.parent_age_limit
    )
  ) as age_limit 
FROM 
  cscart_products as products 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_descriptions as descr1 ON descr1.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND descr1.lang_code = 'no' 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_prices as prices ON prices.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND prices.lower_limit = 1 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products_categories as products_categories ON products_categories.product_id = products.product_id 
  INNER JOIN cscart_categories ON cscart_categories.category_id = products_categories.category_id 
  AND (
    cscart_categories.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(
      0, cscart_categories.usergroup_ids
    ) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(
      1, cscart_categories.usergroup_ids
    )
  ) 
  AND cscart_categories.status IN ('A', 'H') 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_popularity as popularity ON popularity.product_id = products.product_id 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_ult_product_descriptions shared_descr ON shared_descr.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND shared_descr.company_id = 1 
  AND shared_descr.lang_code = 'no' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND cscart_categories.company_id = 1 
  AND popularity.total >= 1 
  AND (
    products.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(0, products.usergroup_ids) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(1, products.usergroup_ids)
  ) 
  AND products.status IN ('A') 
  AND prices.usergroup_id IN (0, 0, 1) 
GROUP BY 
  products.product_id 
ORDER BY 
  popularity.total desc, 
  products.product_id ASC 
LIMIT 
  0, 12

Query time 0.09761

JSON explain

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      "query_cost": "298.99"
    },
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      "using_filesort": true,
      "grouping_operation": {
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        "nested_loop": [
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              "access_type": "ALL",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "c_status",
                "p_category_id"
              ],
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              "rows_produced_per_join": 2,
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              },
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                "parent_age_limit"
              ],
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            }
          },
          {
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              ],
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              ],
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              ],
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              },
              "used_columns": [
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                "category_id"
              ],
              "attached_condition": "(`eshopuga_upgr_4122`.`products_categories`.`product_id` is not null)"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "popularity",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "total"
              ],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "used_key_parts": [
                "product_id"
              ],
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              "ref": [
                "eshopuga_upgr_4122.products_categories.product_id"
              ],
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              "filtered": "33.33",
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                "prefix_cost": "161.37",
                "data_read_per_join": "981"
              },
              "used_columns": [
                "product_id",
                "total"
              ],
              "attached_condition": "(`eshopuga_upgr_4122`.`popularity`.`total` >= 1)"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "products",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
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              ],
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                "product_id"
              ],
              "key_length": "3",
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              ],
              "rows_examined_per_scan": 1,
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                "prefix_cost": "198.16",
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              },
              "used_columns": [
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                "usergroup_ids",
                "age_verification",
                "age_limit"
              ],
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            }
          },
          {
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              "access_type": "ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "usergroup",
                "product_id",
                "lower_limit",
                "usergroup_id"
              ],
              "key": "usergroup",
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                "product_id"
              ],
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              ],
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              "filtered": "99.83",
              "using_index": true,
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                "prefix_cost": "231.81",
                "data_read_per_join": "671"
              },
              "used_columns": [
                "product_id",
                "lower_limit",
                "usergroup_id"
              ],
              "attached_condition": "((`eshopuga_upgr_4122`.`prices`.`lower_limit` = 1) and (`eshopuga_upgr_4122`.`prices`.`usergroup_id` in (0,0,1)))"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "shared_descr",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "product_id",
                "company_id"
              ],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "used_key_parts": [
                "product_id",
                "lang_code",
                "company_id"
              ],
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                "const"
              ],
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              },
              "used_columns": [
                "product_id",
                "lang_code",
                "company_id",
                "product"
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
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              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
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              ],
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                "product"
              ]
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Result

product_id product popularity need_age_verification age_limit
886 Nile special beer 500ml 108543 N 18
367 Kwv african passion 106941 N 18
1144 Viala sweet wine - 750ml 104094 N 18
895 Bavaria non-alcoholic malt beer 500ml 92766 N 18
894 Bavaria non-alcoholic malt beer 500ml 92357 N 18
1189 Bellingham pear tree white wine - 75cl 90895 N 18
421 12 Roses Bouquet 87434 N 0
918 Chateau beaulieu provence rose 75cl 80877 N 18
891 Castle lager beer can 330ml 76722 N 18
327 Purest Love Flowers 73401 N 0
326 Wrapped Roses Bouquet 72903 N 0
1182 Four cousins white sparkling wine - 750ml 72294 N 18