Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

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.

All versions: Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

Figures are Taco Bell UK published data per meal, including the drink Taco Bell uses in its own calculation.

Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef contains 4.7g of salt, which is 157% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 19g of saturated fat, 119% 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 Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

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 quesadilla - beef
• maltodextrin in the seasoned beef
• dextrose in the creamy jalapeno style 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 four cheese blend
• lactose in the creamy jalapeno style sauce
• 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.

Processing and additives: Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

Taco Bell Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef is assembled from 13 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 Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef 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 Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

The 35 manufactured ingredients

acid e260, e330, e270, anti foaming agent e900, anti-foaming agent e900, antioxidant e385, aspartame, acesulfame k, buttermilk powder, caramel e150d, coloured cheddar cheese ), coloured cheddar contains annatto norbixin, dextrose, diphosphate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides e635, emulsifier e471, flavour, flavouring ), flavourings, glycerol, guar gum, l-cystine, maize starch, modified starch, natural flavouring, phosphoric acid, citric acid, potato starch, preservative e202, processed cheese, butter, modified starch, milk protein powder, salt, emulsifying salt: e331, whey powder, flavour, stabilizer: e407, e508), raising agents e500, seasoning, skimmed milk powder, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, stabilisers e451, e452, sunflower seed oil, silicon dioxide e551), we use two caramel sauce recipes: caramel sauce 1: glucose syrup, yeast extract.

The 38 raw ingredients

beef, beef fat, burnt sugar, butter, churros, corn flour, dehydrated onion, finely kibbled rice, flour tortilla : fortified wheat flour, free range egg yolk powder, garlic powder, golden syrup, green bell pepper powder, iceberg lettuce, malt extract, monterey jack cheese, mozzarella, oat fiber, onion powder, oregano, pepsi max : carbonated water, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red bell pepper powder, salt, seasoned beef: beef, seasoned fries, spices, sugar, sunflower oil, sweetened condensed milk ), tomato powder, unsalted butter, vegetable oil, vegetable oils, water, wheat flour and salt, yoghurt powder.

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 Quesadilla Cravings Box - Beef

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.