Figures from Taco Bell UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Chalupa Supreme - Beef, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chalupa Supreme - Beef as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one serving.
Lower saturated fatSpicy Chicken Cravings Burrito →1.7g saturated fat (8%), 277 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 23% for an adult to 47% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.4g is 47% of the day’s 3g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt, 14% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 1.4g is 28% of the day’s 5g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt, 8% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 1.4g is 23% of the day’s 6g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt, 7% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 26% of the adult limit.
14g of protein, #50 on the menu. Per calorie the Loaded Protein Bowl gives more: 9.0g per 100 kcal against 3.8g.
Most protein per calorieLoaded Protein Bowl →21g protein in 234 kcalHere the 560mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
32g of carbohydrate, with 51% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 202 Taco Bell items.
More protein per calorie than 72% of the 202 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 46% of the 202 items on the menu.
Taco Bell does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 9, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #80 of 120 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →61 ingredients across 6 parts; 26 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Spicy Chicken Cravings Burrito 15g protein, 1.8g salt277
Crispy Chicken Soft Taco 13g protein, 1.3g salt312
Chalupa Supreme - Black Bean 9.6g protein, 1.1g salt329
Chalupa Supreme - Grilled Chicken 16g protein, 1.4g salt346
Chalupa Supreme - Beef 14g protein, 1.4g salt371
Double Cheesy Black Bean Cravings Burrito 11g protein, 2.2g salt389
Beefy Nacho Cravings Burrito 13g protein, 1.6g salt392
7-Layer Burrito 15g protein, 2.5g salt452371 kcal as published. 371 kcal is 19% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 47% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 19% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Crunchy Taco - Black Beans has 0.42g of salt, 14% of that salt limit.
3.6g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 3.6g of it is free sugar, from sugar in the flatbread fried (chalupa), maltodextrin in the seasoned beef: 0.9 teaspoons and 12% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
14g, 3.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #50 of 136 items on the menu for protein. The Loaded Protein Bowl gives the most protein for the calories, 9.0g per 100 kcal.
9 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes emulsifiers, emulsifying salts, flour treatment agents and acidity regulators.
As published, cereals containing gluten and milk.
Source. Taco Bell UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Taco Bell’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
