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.
You had the option to customize the Taco Bell 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.
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Calories and Nutrition
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 one Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito. Most of the calories are derived from fat and carbs. There are 70 grams of carbohydrates, which accounts for 280 calories, or 45% of the total calories. Fat makes up 42% of total calories, and the remaining 13% is from protein.
- Fat: 260 calories
- Carbs: 280 calories
- Protein: 80 calories
- Total: 620 calories
The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label sourced from the restaurant. Calories may vary by location, as a result of how it’s prepared, or due to topping choices.
Potassium and Sodium
It’s a good idea to take note of the full list of nutrition facts. There are 410 milligrams of potassium. Also note that the sodium content is high (in my opinion) for a single menu item. With nearly 1,200 milligrams of sodium, one serving contains more than half the total daily recommended value.
Nutrition Facts
Burrito Ingredients and Allergens
Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito Ingredients
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.
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.
Three Cheese Blend
Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American Cheese with Peppers (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, Enzymes), Anticaking Agents (Potato Starch, Cornstarch, 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 (Maltodextrin, Salt, Natural Flavors, Tomato Powder, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Spices, Onion, Tomato, Red and Green Bell Peppers, Citric Acid, Paprika, Onion Powder, Paprika, Disodium Guanylate and Inosinate, Torula Yeast.
What is Sodium Metabisulfite?
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.
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Taco Bell
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