Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

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 Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

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

Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande carries a large share of a child’s daily salt

Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande contains 11g of salt, which is 377% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 29g of saturated fat, 181% of the daily guideline for a child aged 4 to 6; it also has 48g of free sugar, 253% 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 Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

Effectively all 48g counts as free sugar, or about 12.0 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 fries bell grande
• sugar in the churros (6) 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
• lactose in the nacho cheese sauce
• 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 Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande 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 and thickeners. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Taco Bell Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande 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 Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

The 38 manufactured ingredients

anti foaming agent e900, anti foaming agent e900. + water to reconstitute, anti-foaming agent e900, antioxidant e385, citric acid e330, colour e160b & e160b, coloured cheddar contains annatto norbixin, cream milk solids, dextrose, diphosphate, disodium 5'-ribonucleotides e635, emulsifier e471, flavour, flavouring ), glycerol, guar gum, l-cystine, maize starch, malic acid, mature cheddar cheese powder, modified maize starch, modified starch, natural cheese flavouring, natural flavouring, palm oil sg, paprika extract e160c, potassium sorbate (e202, potato starch, preservative e202, raising agents e500, seasoning, skimmed milk powder, 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 38 raw ingredients

beef, beef fat, beetroot powder, brown sugar, burnt sugar, butter, cheese, 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, jalapeno peppers, long grain rice, onion powder, potatoes, rapeseed oil, red bell pepper powder, salt, seasoned fries, skimmed milk, spice extracts, spices, spirit vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil, sweetened condensed milk ), tomato powder, tomatoes, 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 Volcano Burrito Meal for 2 with Fries Bell Grande

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.