Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla Calories and Ingredients
A flour tortilla is stuffed with grilled chicken and a generous portion of melted cheese then topped with a creamy jalapeño sauce. There are 520 total calories in one chicken quesadilla.
You can also customize your quesadilla order with Chipotle Sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, or other menu sauces and add-ons. Calories and nutrition content will vary with any additions or alterations to the standard order.
In this article, we provide a comprehensive overview of the nutrition, calories, ingredients, and allergens in a Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla.
Nutrition
Calories
There are 520 calories in one chicken quesadilla. The highest portion of calories is derived from fat. Specifically, there are 26 grams of fat that contribute approximately 240 calories (46% of the total). Carbohydrates contribute another 33% of total calories and the remaining 21% is from protein.
- Fat: 240 calories (46%)
- Carbs: 170 calories (33%)
- Protein: 110 calories (21%)
- Total: 520 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.
Sodium
Note the amount of sodium in a single serving. One chicken quesadilla contains 1,260 milligrams of sodium. That’s is over half the total daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet) recommended by the FDA.
What that means in a nutshell is if you eat this one menu item, you consume over 50% of the recommended sodium limit for an entire day. While my top priorities are usually cost and taste, this should be something I consider when choosing what to order for lunch.
What do you think about the amount of sodium in one quesadilla? We’d love to hear from you if you want to share your thoughts in the comments box below.
Nutrition Facts Label
Here is the Nutrition Facts Label for the Taco Bell chicken quesadilla. It breaks out the amount of calories and nutrients in the food.
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Ingredients and Allergens
When I cook a quesadilla at home, I think about two or three ingredients: cheese and tortilla shell. Most of the time, I also add a pat of butter to the pan so the tortilla cooks up a little flaky and crispy.
However, when we dig a little deeper and learn more about the ingredients used to make the cheese, tortilla shell, and any sauce, the list is quite long. Especially if you’re using tortillas with a long shelf-life.
Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla Ingredients
Here are the ingredients in a Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla, broken out by the four main food items: flour tortilla, grilled chicken, cheese, and jalapeno sauce.
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 [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.
Grilled Chicken
White Meat Chicken With Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (modified potato starch, salt, yeast extract, spices, sugar, citric acid, disodium inosinate and guanylate, torula yeast, maltodextrin, dextrose, natural flavors, and soybean oil used as a processing aid), Sodium Phosphates.
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).
Creamy Jalapeno Sauce
Soybean Oil, Water, Vinegar, Jalapeno Peppers, Buttermilk, Spices, Cage-Free Egg Yolk, and contains 2% or less of: Dextrose, Chili Powder, Salt, Natural Flavors, Sugar, Onion Powder, Paprika, Minced Onion, Garlic Powder, Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali, Dried Onion, Glucono Delta Lactone, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Disodium Inosinate and Disodium Guanylate, Lactic Acid, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Citric Acid, Acetic Acid, Calcium Disodium EDTA.
What are Sodium Phosphates?
Sodium Phosphate is a generic term. The product is a white crystalline powder and often refers to any variety of salts of sodium and phosphoric acid. In food production, it’s used as a buffering salt and to regulate acid.
This food additive is typically used in processed cheese and meat. It improves flavor, helps to maintain freshness and moistness in meats, and improves the shelf life of canned goods such as tuna.
Other fast food menu items that contain sodium phosphates include:
Allergens
The Taco Bell Chicken Quesadilla is made with ingredients that contain gluten, egg, milk, and wheat.
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Taco Bell
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
