Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1

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 Cravings Meal for 1 carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1 contains 5.4g of salt, which is 180% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 13g of saturated fat, 81% of the daily guideline for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 21g of free sugar, 111% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

Adult daily reference intakes (Reference Intake, RI)

Where the sugar comes from: Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1

Effectively all 21g counts as free sugar, or about 5.2 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 volcano burrito - beef
• maltodextrin in the seasoned beef
• dextrose, sugar in the lava sauce
• dextrose in the seasoned fries (regular)
• maltodextrin in the crunchy taco - beef
• sugar in the churros (2) with caramel sauce
• caramel, sugar, syrup in the caramel sauce

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the sour cream
• lactose in the cheddar cheese
• sugars naturally present in the iceberg lettuce

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 Cravings Meal for 1

Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1 is assembled from 15 separately listed components. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains anti-caking agents, anti-foaming agents, antioxidants, colours, dextrose, emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, flavourings, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup, humectants, maltodextrin, modified starches, preservatives, stabilisers, sweeteners and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Taco Bell Cravings Meal for 1 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 Cravings Meal for 1

The 38 manufactured ingredients

anti foaming agent e900, anti foaming agent e900. + water to reconstitute, anti-foaming agent e900, antioxidant e385, aspartame, acesulfame k, caramel e150d, citric acid e330, coloured cheddar contains annatto norbixin, cream milk solids, dextrose, diphosphate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides e635, emulsifier e471, flavour, flavouring ), flavourings, glycerol, guar gum, l-cystine, maize starch, mature cheddar cheese powder, modified starch, natural flavouring, phosphoric acid, citric acid, potassium sorbate (e202, potato starch, preservative e202, raising agents e500, seasoning, skimmed milk powder, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, stabilisers e451, e452, stabilizers e466, e412, sunflower seed oil, silicon dioxide e551), we use two caramel sauce recipes: caramel sauce 1: glucose syrup, whey powder, yeast extract.

The 39 raw ingredients

beef, beef fat, beetroot powder, brown sugar, burnt sugar, butter, churros, corn flour, culture, finely kibbled rice, flour tortilla : fortified wheat flour, free range egg yolk powder, garlic powder, golden syrup, green bell pepper powder, iceberg lettuce, long grain rice, oat fiber, onion powder, pepsi max : carbonated water, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red bell pepper powder, salt, seasoned beef: beef, seasoned fries, skimmed milk, spice extracts, spices, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, sweetened condensed milk ), tomato powder, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, vegetable oils, water, wheat flour and salt.

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 Cravings Meal for 1

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.