Taco Bell Loaded Protein Bowl: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Loaded Protein Bowl

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 Loaded Protein Bowl carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Loaded Protein Bowl contains 2.4g of salt, which is 80% 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 Loaded Protein Bowl

Effectively all 1.7g counts as free sugar, or about 0.4 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

• maltodextrin, sugar in the grilled chicken

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• sugars naturally present in the black beans
• sugars naturally present in the guacamole
• sugars naturally present in the iceberg lettuce
• sugars naturally present in the tomatoes

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 Loaded Protein Bowl

Taco Bell Loaded Protein Bowl is assembled from 6 separately listed components. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains anti-caking agents, anti-foaming agents, antioxidants, colours, flavour enhancers, flavourings, maltodextrin, modified starches, stabilisers and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Taco Bell Loaded Protein Bowl 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 Loaded Protein Bowl

The 19 manufactured ingredients

acidifier e330, acidity regulators e330, e296, anti foaming agent e900. + water to reconstitute, anti-caking agent e551, anti-foaming agent e900, antioxidant e300, citric acid e330, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides e635, flavouring ), flavourings, maize starch, modified maize starch, modified starch, paprika extract e160c, raising agent e451, seasoning, maltodextrin, garlic powder, onion powder, stabiliser, red bell pepper, herbs, flavour enhancer, flavouring, yeast powder), stabiliser e451, xanthan gum, yeast extract.

The 29 raw ingredients

avocado, black beans, cayenne chilli powder, chilli powder, cocoa powder, coriander, cumin, garlic powder, green bell pepper powder, grilled chicken: chicken breast, herbs, iceberg lettuce, long grain rice, onion, onion powder, oregano, red and green pepper, red bell pepper powder, salt, smoked paprika, spice extracts, spices, sugar, sunflower oil, tomato powder, tomatoes, 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 Loaded Protein Bowl

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.