TacoTime Super Soft Taco
TacoTime’s super soft taco is stuffed with refried beans, cheese, lettuce, and your choice of protein: chicken, seasoned beef, or pork. All the fixings are wrapped in a soft flour tortilla with diced tomatoes and sour cream.
Read this article for an in-depth overview of the calories, nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens in TacoTime’s super soft taco.
TacoTime Super Soft Taco Nutritional Information
The calories and nutrients in the taco vary depending on the selected protein. Choose chicken, beef, or pork.
As shown in the chart below, the taco is high in saturated fat, dietary cholesterol, and sodium.
% Daily Value
Use the %DV to determine if the food contains a low (5% or less) or high (20% or more) level of specific nutrients.|
Chicken |
Beef |
Pork | |
|
Saturated Fat |
35% |
50% |
45% |
|
Cholesterol |
20% |
20% |
33% |
|
Sodium |
81% |
101% |
97% |
%DV based on 2,000 calories
Calories
Calories in TacoTime’s Super Soft Taco vary based on type of meat. The pork taco has the highest number of total calories, 90 more calories than the chicken version of the meal.
Total carbohydrates make up the greatest proportion (more than 40%) of the total calories in TacoTime’s Super Taco. The Chicken Taco, for example, has nearly 50% of calories from carbs.
Regardless of which type of meat is selected, proteins contribute one quarter or less of the total calories.
Here is a summary of total calories by macronutrient in each type of taco. Listed in parenthesis is the percentage of total calories from fat, carbs, and protein.
Calories by Macronutrient (% of total calories)
|
Pork |
Beef |
Chicken | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Calories from Fat |
190 (32%) |
190 (34%) |
140 (28%) |
|
Calories from Carbs |
250 (42%) |
260 (46%) |
245 (49%) |
|
Calories from Protein |
150 (25%) |
110 (20%) |
115 (23%) |
|
Total Calories |
590 |
560 |
500 |
Nutrition Facts
Here are three nutrition facts labels for the super soft taco with (i) chicken, (ii) seasoned beef, and (iii) pork.
Serving Size 1 Taco (%DV)
|
CHICKEN |
BEEF |
PORK | |
|
Calories |
500 |
560 |
590 |
|
Total Fat |
16g (20%) |
21g (27%) |
21g (27%) |
|
Saturated Fat |
7g (35%) |
10g (50%) |
9g (45%) |
|
Trans Fat |
0g |
0g |
0g |
|
Cholesterol |
65mg (22%) |
60mg (20%) |
100mg (33%) |
|
Sodium |
1860mg (81%) |
2320mg (101%) |
2220mg (97%) |
|
Carbohydrates |
61g (22%) |
65g (24%) |
62g (22%) |
|
Dietary Fiber |
12g (43%) |
14g (50%) |
12g (43%) |
|
Total Sugars |
2g |
4g |
4g |
|
Protein |
29g |
29g |
36g |
%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.
Dietary Fats
One Super Soft Taco has up to 21 grams of total fat, including as much as 10 grams of saturated fat.
The Seasoned Beef Super Soft Taco has the most total fat per serving, compared to the chicken and pork option.
The amount of total fat and saturated fat exceeds a 20% daily value, which is considered high.
Amount of Fat (% Daily Value)
|
Pork |
Beef |
Chicken | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Fat |
21g (27%) |
21g (27%) |
16g (20%) |
|
Saturated Fat |
9g (45%) |
10g (50%) |
7g (35%) |
Sodium
One serving is measured as a single super soft taco, which weighs 298 grams. TacoTime’s taco contains as much as 2,320 milligrams of sodium, depending on the selected protein.
Here is a summary of sodium per serving in the chicken, beef, or pork taco:
The 2,320 milligrams of sodium in the seasoned beef taco exceeds the FDA-recommended limit for an entire day (based on 2,000 calorie diet).
Super Soft Taco Ingredients and Allergens
In addition to Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Sour Cream (made with Grade A Cultured Cream), the super soft taco from TacoTime is made with the following list of ingredients.
Ingredients
|
Homestyle Tortilla |
|
Enriched Flour, Water, All-Vegetable Shortening, Baking Powder, Salt, Whey, Calcium Propionate, Yeast, Modified Food Starch, Sodium Bicarbonate |
|
Refritos |
|
Water, Refried Beans, Refrito Spice (Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Spices, Dehydrated Garlic, Soybean Oil, Silicon Dioxide) |
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Cheddar Cheese |
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Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Artificial Color, Potato Starch and Powdered Cellulose added to prevent caking, Natamycin |
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Pork Carnitas |
|
Pork, Water, Seasoning, Whey Protein, Salt Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphate |
|
Seasoned Beef |
|
Beef, Water, TacoTime Spice, Tomato Paste |
|
Chicken |
|
Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Whey Protein Concentrate, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Garlic Powder, Modified Food Starch (corn), Onion Powder, Spices, Soy Sauce Powder, Chili Pepper, Lime Juice Powder, Soybean Oil, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate |
Allergens
The super soft taco is made with ingredients that contain soy, wheat, and milk.
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