Figures from Taco Bell UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Crunchy Taco - Grilled Chicken, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Crunchy Taco - Grilled Chicken as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one taco, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one taco.
Lower saltCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt (7%), 132 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 12% for an adult to 24% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 0.72g is 24% of the day’s 3g limit in one taco.
Lower-salt swapCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt, 14% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 0.72g is 14% of the day’s 5g limit in one taco.
Lower-salt swapCrunchy Taco - Black Beans →0.42g salt, 8% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 0.72g is 12% of the day’s 6g limit in one taco.
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 9% of the adult limit.
11g of protein, #122 on the menu. Per calorie the Loaded Protein Bowl gives more: 9.0g per 100 kcal against 7.3g.
Most protein per calorieLoaded Protein Bowl →21g protein in 234 kcalHere the 288mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
12g of carbohydrate, with 35% 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 97% of the 202 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 63% 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 taco is not less healthy: it scores 0, below 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 #11 of 202 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →38 ingredients across 4 parts; 14 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Crunchy Taco - Black Beans 4.7g protein, 0.42g salt132
Soft Taco - Black Beans 6.1g protein, 0.77g salt147
Crunchy Taco - Grilled Chicken 11g protein, 0.72g salt150
Crunchy Taco Supreme - Black Beans 5.2g protein, 0.44g salt151
Soft Taco - Grilled Chicken 13g protein, 1.1g salt165
Soft Taco Supreme - Black Beans 6.6g protein, 0.79g salt166
Crunchy Taco Supreme - Grilled Chicken 12g protein, 0.74g salt168
Crunchy Taco - Beef 8.7g protein, 0.64g salt174150 kcal as published. 150 kcal is 8% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 24% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 4% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Crunchy Taco - Black Beans has 0.42g of salt, 14% of that salt limit.
0.8g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0.8g of it is free sugar, from maltodextrin, sugar in the grilled chicken: 0.2 teaspoons and 3% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
11g, 7.3g per 100 kcal. It ranks #122 of 202 items on the menu for protein. The Loaded Protein Bowl gives the most protein for the calories, 9.0g per 100 kcal.
0 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 acidity regulators, colours, flavourings and stabilisers and thickeners.
As published, cereals containing gluten and milk. Soya may be present.
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.
