Del Taco Menu: Gluten-Friendly Guide
Review this report for a list of Del Taco menu items that are made without gluten.
Del Taco Gluten Free Guide
Gluten-Friendly Menu Options
There are only a few menu items at Del Taco that are made without gluten. Here is list.
del taco foods Made Without Gluten
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Crinkle Cut Fries |
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Carne Asada Steak Fries |
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Hashbrown Sticks |
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Fresh House-Made Guacamole |
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Chocolate Shake |
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Strawberry Shake |
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Vanilla Shake |
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Hot Coffee |
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Iced Coffee |
Del Taco Carne Asada Steak Fries
Carne Asada Steak Fries are made with crinkle cut french fries, fresh grilled steak, grated cheddar cheese, a secret sauce, guacamole, and diced tomatoes.
The standard recipe does not include ingredients with wheat or gluten. However, ingredients do contain egg, milk, and soy.
Soybean oil is the first ingredient in Del Taco’s secret sauce.
Carne Asada Fries Ingredients
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Crinkle Cut Fries |
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Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (canola oil, soybean oil, cotton seed oil, sunflower oil, and/or corn oil), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (to maintain color) |
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Cheddar Cheese |
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Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Coloring |
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Carne Asada |
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Beef Steak, Water, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Lactate, Powdered Beef Fat (beef fat, beef broth, natural flavoring, whey protein concentrate), Dextrose, Seasoning (salt, sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein, sodium benzoate, maltodextrin, spice extractive), Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Potato Starch, Salt, Natural Flavor, Lime Juice Powder (maltodextrin, lime juice, lime oil), Grill Flavor (natural flavoring, maltodextrin, yeast autolyzate, dextrin), Citric Acid, Sugar, Spices, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Smoke Flavor, Spice Extractive, Natural Flavor) |
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Secret Sauce |
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Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolk, Vinegar, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Sugar, Buttermilk Solids, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Disodium EDTA, Lactic Acid |
Menu Items to Avoid for a Gluten Free Meal
Burritos and Tacos
Burritos and soft tacos are served in flour tortillas, which contain gluten.
The beer battered fish taco is served in a warm corn tortilla. Corn tortillas are made with corn masa flour. The white pollock fish, however, is battered in a mixture that contains over a dozen ingredients. One of those ingredients is wheat gluten.
The Del Taco
The Del Taco, which is made with seasoned beef, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, and fresh diced tomatoes. The popular beef taco is served in a crunchy corn shell.
Beef is often seasoned with salt, pepper, and other seasonings. Del Taco’s seasoning includes hydrolyzed corn gluten, wheat protein, oats, and isolated oat product.
Review the table below, which shows the full list of ingredients in The Del Taco.
The Del Taco Ingredients
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Taco Shell |
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Corn Masa Flour, Water, Vegetable Oil (cottonseed oil, corn oil, and/or sunflower oil), Toasted Corn Germ, Salt, Calcium Hydrate |
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Seasoned Beef |
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Beef, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein (soy flour, caramel color), Onions, Seasoning (salt, chili pepper spices, tomato powder, garlic powder, hydrolyzed corn gluten, wheat protein, soy protein, silicon dioxide, autolyzed yeast extract, sugar, citric acid, sodium diacetate, malic acid), Oats, Isolated Oat Product, Caramel Color |
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Cheddar Cheese |
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Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Cheese Coloring |
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Other Ingredients |
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Lettuce, Tomatoes |
Deluxe Chili Cheddar Fries
Although Del Taco’s award-winning Crinkle Cut Fries are made without wheat or gluten, the Deluxe Chili Cheddar Fries do contain gluten.
Specifically, as noted above, the seasoned beef is made with hydrolyzed corn gluten and wheat.
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