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Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito Calories & Nutrition

The Beefy Melt Burrito offered at Taco Bell included a warm flour tortilla that was stuffed with seasoned rice, seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, fiesta strips, a three-cheese blend, and reduced fat sour cream.

Customize the Beefy Melt Burrito by ordering and layering on a variety of sauces such as avocado ranch sauce or Chipotle sauce. Add-ons can also be included, such as tomatoes, black beans, or potatoes.

This article offers you an in-depth overview of the calories, nutrition, ingredients, and allergens in the beefy melt burrito served at Taco Bell.

The Beefy Melt may be a limited or discontinued menu item. We retain this guide for reference only. Nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens are based on the available information as of the original published date.

Beefy Melt Burrito Nutritional Information

Let’s start with an overview of the calories in the Beefy Melt Burrito from Taco Bell. Calories and nutrition facts are based on a single serving and exclude any add-ons.

Calories

There are 620 calories in a Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito.

Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient, per serving:

260 calories from fat
280 calories from total carbs
80 calories from protein

Most of the calories are derived from fat and carbs. The 70 grams of carbohydrates account for 280 calories, or 45% of the total calories. Fat makes up 42% of total calories and the remaining 13% is from protein.

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

% calories from fat, carbs and protein

calories from fat

42%

calories from carbS

45%

calories from Protein

13%

The calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Taco Bell. Calories may vary as a result of how the burrito is prepared.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per 1 Burrito

Red indicates %DV is high.

Calories

620

		%DV
Total Fat	29g	37%
Saturated Fat	11g	55%
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	45mg	15%
Sodium	1190mg	52%
Carbohydrates	70g	25%
Dietary Fiber	6g	22%
Total Sugars	4g
Protein	20g

%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.

Sodium

Note that the sodium content is high for a single menu item. With nearly 1,200 milligrams of sodium, one serving contains more than half the total daily recommended value.

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Beefy Melt Burrito Ingredients and Allergens

There are more than 100 ingredients in a single burrito. Here are the lists of ingredients in the beef, rice, cheese, sauce, fiesta-seasoned tortilla strips, and sour cream.

Ingredients

Fiesta Tortilla Strips

Corn Masa Flour, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Safflower, and/or Canola), Beet Juice, Annatto Extract and Black Carrot Juice

Flour Tortilla

Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Water, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Yeast (Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Sugar, Dough Conditioners (Mono- and Diglycerides, Fumaric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Enzymes, Wheat Starch, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Cellulose, Corn Starch, Dicalcium Phosphate, with Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid and Citric Acid (added as antioxidants), Calcium Propionate, Molasses.

Cheese Blend

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American Cheese with Peppers, Anticaking Agents

Monterey Jack and American Cheese with Peppers is made with cultured milk, cultured part-skim milk, water, cream, salt, sodium citrate, jalapeno peppers, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid, color added, annatto and paprika extract blend, and enzymes.
Anticaking Agents include potato starch, cornstarch, and powdered cellulose.

Nacho Cheese Sauce

Nonfat Milk, Cheese Whey, Water, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil), Modified Food Starch, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Salt, Dipotassium Phosphate, Jalapeno Puree, Vinegar, Lactic Acid, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Annatto and Oleoresin Paprika

Reduced Fat Sour Cream

Milk, Cream, Modified Corn Starch, Lactic Acid, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Cellulose Gel, Potassium Sorbate, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Vitamin A

Seasoned Beef

Beef, Water, Seasoning (Cellulose, Chili Pepper, Maltodextrin, Salt, Oats, Soy Lecithin, Spices, Tomato Powder, Sugar, Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors (including Smoke Flavor), Torula Yeast, Cocoa, Disodium Inosinate & Guanylate, Dextrose, Lactic Acid, Modified Corn Starch), Salt, Sodium Phosphates

Seasoned Rice

Enriched Long Grain Rice, Water, Canola Oil, Seasoning, Disodium Guanylate and Inosinate, Torula Yeast

Seasoning includes maltodextrin, salt, natural flavors, tomato powder, sugar, garlic powder, spices, onion, tomato, red and green bell peppers, citric acid, paprika, onion powder, and paprika.

Sodium Metabisulfite is listed as an ingredient used in the Beefy Melt flour tortilla.

Also known as sodium pyrosulfite, sodium metabisulfite is an inorganic white crystalline powder used as a disinfectant, antioxidant, and food preservative. More specifically, it is the salt produced from sulphurous acid (sulfur dioxide is mixed with water).

Sodium Metabisulfite (SMBS) is used as a bleaching agent to create brighter, fresher colors in foods. It’s also used to reduce oxidation and block microorganisms from forming in foods, thus increasing shelf life.

The additive is commonly found in baked goods, potato chips, dried fruit, tortilla doughs, and other processed foods.

Allergens

The Beefy Melt Burrito is made with ingredients that contain gluten, soy, milk, and wheat.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Taco Bell