Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

Nutrition figures are Taco Bell UK published data from its nutrition information page (last updated 30 September 2026), per item as served and before any optional extras. Boone converts the figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito contains 2.8g of salt, which is 93% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 10g of saturated fat, 62% of the daily guideline for a child aged 4 to 6.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Where the sugar comes from: Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

Effectively all 3.4g counts as free sugar, or about 0.8 teaspoons against the daily limit. There is a small amount of naturally occurring sugar too, listed below, but Taco Bell publishes total sugar only, so Boone does not deduct it.

Free (added) sugars come from

• dextrose in the flour tortilla (27.4 cm)
• maltodextrin in the seasoned beef

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the four cheese blend
• lactose in the nacho cheese sauce
• lactose in the sour cream

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6. Sources are read from the published ingredient list for each component.

Processing and additives: Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito is assembled from 7 separately listed components. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains anti-caking agents, anti-foaming agents, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, flavourings, humectants, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, stabilisers and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the published ingredient list. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from Taco Bell UK’s published ingredient lists, 30 September 2026.

Ingredient count by order: Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

The 30 manufactured ingredients

anti foaming agent e900, anti foaming agent e900. + water to reconstitute, anti-foaming agent e900, citric acid e330, colour e160b & e160b, coloured cheddar cheese ), cream milk solids, dextrose, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides e635, emulsifier e471, flavouring ), glycerol, guar gum, l-cystine, maize starch, malic acid, modified maize starch, modified starch, natural cheese flavouring, natural flavouring, palm oil sg, paprika extract e160c, potassium sorbate (e202, potato starch, processed cheese, butter, modified starch, milk protein powder, salt, emulsifying salt: e331, whey powder, flavour, stabilizer: e407, e508), raising agents e500, seasoning, stabilisers e451, e452, stabilizers e466, e412, whey powder.

The 23 raw ingredients

beef, beef fat, cheese, corn flour, culture, finely kibbled rice, fortified wheat flour, garlic powder, green bell pepper powder, jalapeno peppers, long grain rice, monterey jack cheese, mozzarella, onion powder, rapeseed oil, red bell pepper powder, salt, skimmed milk, spices, tomato powder, vegetable oil, vegetable oils, water.

Boone counts every distinct top-level ingredient named on Taco Bell’s published component lists and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in several components counts once. Where an additive class is followed by a named substance, the substance is counted. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Every figure here is a minimum.

Allergen information: Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

Contains = declared by Taco Bell as present. May contain traces = a supplier states the allergen cannot be excluded. Taco Bell prepares food in shared kitchens using shared equipment and cannot guarantee that cross contact with allergens will not occur. Source: Taco Bell UK nutrition and allergen information, last updated 30 September 2026.