Taco Bell Crunchy Taco: Calories and Nutrition Facts

The Crunchy Taco was the restaurant’s first menu item, created by Glen Bell in 1951. It remains one of the most popular items on the menu. You can customize your taco with a variety of options, from beans and sour cream to jalapeño peppers and seasoned rice.

Each beef taco delivers 170 calories and contains 10 grams dietary fat, 13 grams carbohydrates, and 8 grams protein.

There are also many different sauces, such as Chipotle, guacamole, and nacho cheese, among others. Order the Crunchy Taco Supreme® for about $1.00 more and your taco will be topped with a reduced fat sour cream and diced tomatoes. Calories increase by about 20 to a total of 190.

Continue reading this post for your detailed overview of nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens in the popular Taco Bell Crunchy Taco.

Crunchy Taco Calories

There are 400 calories in one Crunchy Taco.

A little over half of the total calories from fat. One taco contains 13 grams of carbs, which makes up nearly 30% of the total calories. The remaining 18% is from 8 grams of protein.

• Fat: 90 calories
• Carbs: 50 calories
• Protein: 30 calories
• Total: 170 calories per taco

Total Fat

The crunchy taco has 10 grams of fat, including 4 grams of saturated fat. That is the amount in a single taco and it’s considered high for a single menu item.

How many tacos do you order when you head out to lunch? If you sit down with two tacos, you consume about 8 grams of saturated fat, 40% of the recommended limit for an entire day. Something to consider when ordering.

Sodium

One serving of the crunchy taco contains 300 grams of sodium, just over 10% of the recommended daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie daily diet).

Taco Bell Crunchy Taco Ingredients

Here are the lists of ingredients in Taco Bell’s crunchy taco, which includes a corn taco shell, seasoned beef, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce.

Seasoned Beef

Beef, Water, Seasoning, Salt, Sodium Phosphates.

The Seasoning includes 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, and Modified Corn Starch.

Taco Shells

Ground Corn, Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Corn and/or Cottonseed Oil), Oat Fiber.

Cheddar Cheese

Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto, and Anti-Caking Agent.

Other Ingredients

In addition to the ingredients listed above, the Crunchy Taco includes Diced Tomatoes and Iceberg Lettuce.

The Crunchy Taco Supreme® includes Reduced-Fat Sour Cream, which is made with the following ingredients:

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.

Allergens

The crunchy tacos are made with ingredients that contain milk and soy.

Nutrition facts and ingredients: Taco Bell

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