Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans, cheesy flatbread wrapped around a crunchy taco with black beans, ranch sauce, lettuce and cheddar on white paper, nutrition and calories

Boone’s analysis puts Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans at 24% of an adult’s daily calories, 57% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0.9 teaspoons of free sugar.

How many calories are in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans? It contains 485 kcal, 26g of fat (7g saturated), 3.5g of sugar and 1.7g of salt.

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Nutrition information

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Energy	485 kcal
Fat	26g
of which saturates	7g
Carbohydrate	46g
of which sugars	3.5g
Fibre	6.3g
Salt	1.7g
Protein	16g

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 Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 485 kcal, which is 24% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 26g of total fat, of which 7g is saturated, 3.5g of sugar, 1.7g of salt, 16g of protein and 6.3g of fibre.

The saturated fat content of 7g represents 35% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.

Taco Bell publishes figures both per portion and per 100g, which puts the portion at about 167g and 290 kcal per 100g.

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 1.7g of salt, which is 57% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Calories2,000 kcal

Total fat70g

Saturated fat20g

Carbohydrate260g

Sugars90g

Fibre30g

Salt6g

Protein50g

Sugar in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 3.5g of free sugar per standard serving (0.9 teaspoons). Low sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g per day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit. The table below shows how this compares across all age groups.

Free sugar by portion: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per portion	3.5g 12%	3.5g 12%	3.5g 12%	3.5g 15%	3.5g 18%
Teaspoons	0.9 tsp

Boone calculates these percentages from Taco Bell UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Salt in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 1.7g of salt per standard serving. Moderate salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g per day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10. The table below shows how this serving compares to daily limits for adults and children.

Salt by portion: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Portion	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per portion	1.7g 28%	1.7g 28%	1.7g 28%	1.7g 34%	1.7g 57%

Calories in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 485 kcal per standard serving. Moderate calorie share

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex. The table below shows how this serving compares to typical daily reference intakes.

Calories by portion: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Portion	Adult (female) 2000 kcal	Adult (male) 2500 kcal	Age 11 to 17 1936 kcal	Age 7 to 10 1553 kcal	Age 4 to 6 1291 kcal
Per portion	485 kcal 24%	485 kcal 19%	485 kcal 25%	485 kcal 31%	485 kcal 38%

Saturated fat in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 7g of saturated fat per standard serving. Moderate saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children. The table below shows how this serving compares.

Saturated fat by portion: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Portion	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per portion	7g 35%	7g 23%	7g 35%	7g 39%	7g 44%

Fibre in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 6.3g of fibre per standard serving. High fibre

Fibre is the one figure here that is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults, 25g for ages 11 to 17, 20g for ages 7 to 10 and 15g for ages 4 to 6. Most people in the UK fall well short. The table below shows how much of a day’s fibre this serving provides.

Fibre by portion: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 25g	Age 7 to 10 20g	Age 4 to 6 15g
Per portion	6.3g 21%	6.3g 21%	6.3g 25%	6.3g 32%	6.3g 42%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Effectively all 3.5g counts as free sugar, or about 0.9 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

sugar in the unfried
dextrose, sugar in the cali ranch sauce

Naturally occurring sugars come from

sugars naturally present in the black beans
lactose in the four cheese blend
sugars naturally present in the iceberg lettuce
lactose in the cheddar cheese

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.

Ultra-processed food: what is really in it

Processing and additives: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans is assembled from 8 separately listed components. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains anti-caking agents, antioxidants, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, modified starches, preservatives, stabilisers and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Anti-caking agents

Stop powders and seasonings clumping together. Found in the four cheese blend and cheddar cheese.

Antioxidants

Slow the natural oxidation of fats, so components keep their colour and flavour. Found in the cali ranch sauce.

Colours

Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the four cheese blend, cali ranch sauce and cheddar cheese.

Dextrose

A simple sugar used for browning, bulk and mild sweetness. Found in the cali ranch sauce.

Emulsifiers

Help oil-based and water-based ingredients blend and stay blended. Found in the unfried and four cheese blend.

Flavour enhancers

Intensify savoury taste so less of the real ingredient is needed. Found in the cali ranch sauce.

Modified starches

Thicken and hold water in a way unmodified flour cannot. Found in the four cheese blend.

Preservatives

Slow the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in centrally prepared components. Found in the unfried.

Stabilisers

Stop mixtures separating and hold texture during storage and transport. Found in the unfried, four cheese blend and cali ranch sauce.

Thickeners

Give sauces and fillings the body they would otherwise lack. Found in the cali ranch sauce.

Boone classifies Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans 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.

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains at least 40 distinct ingredients: 24 raw and 16 manufactured. Raw means something you could buy and cook with at home; manufactured means a substance that only exists as an output of industrial processing.

Ingredient count by order: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

What you order	Raw	Manufactured	Total	% manufactured
Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans on its own	24	16	40	40%
Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans + regular seasoned fries	31	23	54	43%
Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans + fries + a nacho cheese dip	33	31	64	48%
Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans + fries + dip + a regular Pepsi Max	34	35	69	51%
Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans + fries + dip + drink + Cinnamon Twists	37	36	73	49%

The 16 manufactured ingredients

antioxidant e385, buttermilk powder, chalupa improver, colour e414, coloured cheddar cheese ), coloured cheddar contains annatto norbixin, dextrose, e270) spices (black pepper, cumin, flatbread: fortified wheat flour, flour treatment agent e920, guar gum, perservative, potato starch, processed cheese, butter, modified starch, milk protein powder, salt, emulsifying salt: e331, whey powder, flavour, stabilizer: e407, e508), stabiliser e415, yeast extract.

The 24 raw ingredients

black beans, cayenne chilli powder, corn flour, cumin, flatbread, free range egg yolk powder, garlic powder, iceberg lettuce, lemon juice concentrate, monterey jack cheese, mozzarella, oat fiber, onion powder, oregano, parsley, rapeseed oil, salt, smoked paprika, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, water, yeast, yoghurt.

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.

Ingredients

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans is assembled from 8 separately listed components.

Ingredients by component: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Flatbread.

Unfried

Flatbread: Fortified WHEAT Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Folic Acid, Thiamin), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Chalupa Improver [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Emulsifiers (E481, E471), Stabiliser (E412), Preservative (E282), Raising Agents (E500ii), Enzymes], Yeast, Guar Gum, Flour Treatment Agent (E920).

Black Beans

Black Beans (70%), Water, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Cumin, Smoked Paprika, Cayenne Chilli Powder, Oregano, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder.

Four Cheese Blend

Mozzarella (MILK) (25%), Monterey Jack Cheese (MILK) (25%), Processed Cheese (MILK) (Water, Cheese (MILK), Butter (MILK), Modified Starch, MILK Protein Powder, Salt, Emulsifying salt: E331, Whey Powder (MILK), Flavour, Stabilizer: E407, E508) (25%), Coloured Cheddar Cheese (MILK)(Colour: E160b (ii)) (23%), Anti-caking Agent: Potato Starch.

Crunchy Taco Shell

Corn flour (76 %), sunflower oil, water, OAT fiber.

Cali Ranch Sauce

Rapeseed oil, Yoghurt (MILK), Spirit vinegar, Dextrose, Water, Free range EGG yolk powder, Buttermilk powder, Salt, Garlic powder, Onion powder, Sugar, Yeast extract, Lemon juice concentrate, Acid (E270) Spices (Black pepper, Cumin), Perservative (E202), Stabiliser (E415), Parsley, Colour (E414), Antioxidant E385.

Iceberg Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce.

Cheddar Cheese

Coloured Cheddar contains Annatto Norbixin (MILK), Anti-Caking Agent: Potato Starch.

Ingredients taken from Taco Bell UK’s published nutrition and allergen information, last updated 30 September 2026. Recipes change, so always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergens at a glance

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains cereals containing gluten, milk and eggs. Taco Bell’s suppliers warn it may contain soya.

Allergen information: Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans

Allergen	Status
Cereals containing gluten	Contains
Milk	Contains
Eggs	Contains
Fish	Not present
Crustaceans	Not present
Tree nuts	Not present
Peanuts	Not present
Soya	May contain traces
Sulphites	Not present
Molluscs	Not present
Sesame	Not present
Celery	Not present
Mustard	Not present
Lupin	Not present

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Boone calculates that Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 485 kcal, which is 24% of an adult’s 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 38% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Boone calculates that all 3.5g of the sugar in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans is free sugar, or about 0.9 teaspoons.

How much of a child’s daily sugar limit is Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Boone measures the 3.5g of free sugar in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans against NHS limits: 18% of the daily allowance for a child aged 4 to 6, 15% for ages 7 to 10, and 12% for an adult.

How much saturated fat is in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 7g of saturated fat. Boone calculates this as 35% of the daily guideline for an adult woman and 23% for an adult man, because the guideline differs by sex: 20g and 30g respectively.

How much salt is in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 1.7g of salt. Boone calculates that as 57% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 28% of an adult’s 6g limit.

Is Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans as NOVA group 4. Reading the published ingredient list, it is assembled from 8 separately listed components and contains anti-caking agents, antioxidants, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, modified starches, preservatives, stabilisers and thickeners. NOVA describes how far a food is from its whole-food form, not how nutritious it is.

How much fibre is in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 6.3g of fibre. Boone calculates that as 21% of an adult’s 30g daily target and 42% of the 15g target for a child aged 4 to 6. Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under.

Is Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans suitable for children?+

For a child aged 4 to 6, Boone’s analysis flags that its 1.7g of salt is 57% of the daily limit for that age group. That does not make it off limits, but it does use up a large share of a young child’s day in one item.

How much protein is in Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans?+

Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch - Black Beans contains 16g of protein, which Boone calculates as 32% of a 50g adult daily target.