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TacoTime Taco Salad Calories and Nutrition Facts

TacoTime’s taco salad is made with shredded lettuce, cheese, and salsa fresca. Top your salad with seasoned beef or chicken.

There are 310+ calories in a single serving, depending on the type of protein (chicken or beef) you select.

Read this guide for an overview of the nutrition facts, calories, and allergens in this Mexican-style meal at TacoTime.

Taco Salad Nutritional Information

Nutritional information in this guide is based on a single serving measured as one salad with either chicken or seasoned beef.

% 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.

Red indicates %DV is high

	with Chicken	with Beef
Saturated Fat	18%	30%
Sodium	20%	35%
Dietary Cholesterol	17%	15%

%DV based on 2,000 calories

Calories

Choose your preferred protein: chicken or beef. The difference between the two options is approximately 50 calories.

Calories (% of total) by Macronutrient

	Chicken Taco Salad	Beef Taco Salad
Calories from Fat	120 (39%)	170 (47%)
Calories from Carbohydrates	105 (34%)	110 (31%)
Calories from Protein	85 (27%)	80 (22%)
Total Calories	310	360

TacoTime’s chicken taco salad has 310 calories, 50 fewer than the 360 calories in a seasoned beef taco salad.

Calories from Fat and Protein

As illustrated in the table above, dietary fats make up the greatest proportion of total calories with either protein option.

However, the taco salad with beef derives 47% of total calories from fat. By comparison, approximately 39% of calories are from fat in the salad with chicken.

The chicken taco salad option has a slightly higher proportion of total calories from protein. Specifically, 27% of calories are from protein in the salad with chicken, compared to 22% with beef.

The summary of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by TacoTime. Calories may vary by location or as a result of how the salad is prepared.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Salad

Amount per serving (%DV)

Protein	CHICKEN	BEEF
Calories	310	360
Total Fat	14g (18%)	19g (39%)
Saturated Fat	3.5g (18%)	6g (23%)
Trans Fat	0g	0g
Cholesterol	50mg (17%)	45mg (19%DV)
Sodium	450mg (20%)	810mg (35%)
Carbohydrates	26g (10%)	28g (10%)
Dietary Fiber	2g (14%)	4g (14%DV)
Total Sugars	3g	4g
Protein	21g	21g

%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

If you’re paying attention to the amount of sodium in your diet, then take note of the sodium content in a TacoTime Taco Salad.

Chicken taco salad contains 450 milligrams of sodium (19% DV)
Beef taco salad contains 810 milligrams of sodium (35% DV)

The seasoned beef taco salad has 80% more sodium than the salad with chicken.

Taco salad from TacoTime restaurant with text listing many of the ingredients.

What’s on a TacoTime Taco Salad

The taco salad is served in a crispy flour tortilla bowl and includes the following fixings:

Shredded lettuce
Grated cheddar cheese
Seasoned beef or grilled white meat chicken
Salsa fresca

Ingredients in TacoTime’s Taco Salad

Contains preservative calcium propionate.
Salsa fresca contains MSG.

Here is the list of ingredients in the taco salad served at TacoTime.

Flour Tortilla

Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water, Vegetable Margarine, L-Cysteine, Calcium Propionate, Leavening, Salt, Canola Oil

Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour includes wheat flour, enzyme (added for improved baking), niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid.
Vegetable Margarine contains palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene (color), and vitamin A palmitate.
Sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, and monocalcium phosphate are used for leavening.

Cheddar Cheese

Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Artificial Color, Potato Starch and Powdered Cellulose (to prevent caking), Natamycin

Salsa Fresca

Tomatoes, Yellow Onion, Lime Juice, Cilantro, Salt, Sugar, Cayenne, Paprika, Paprika Oleoresin, Monosodium Glutamate

Chicken

Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Whey Protein Concentrate, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Garlic Powder, Modified Food Starch (from corn), Onion Powder, Spices, Soy Sauce Powder (soy sauce {wheat, soybeans, salt}, maltodextrin, salt), Chili Pepper, Lime Juice Powder (corn syrup solids, lime juice solids, lime oil), Soybean Oil, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate

Seasoned Beef

Beef, Water, TacoTime Spice (textured soy protein, salt, minced onion, chili pepper, granulated garlic, celery granules, sugar, soybean oil, bell pepper granules, black pepper, cumin, oregano), Tomato Paste

Other Ingredients

Lettuce

Sodium bicarbonate (an ingredient in TacoTime’s flour tortilla) is a chemical compound of salt and bicarbonate anion. It’s a white solid that appears as a fine powder, but is crystalline (meaning in the form of a crystal). Sodium Bicarbonate is commonly known as Baking Soda.

Allergens

The taco salad from TacoTime is made with ingredients that contain soy, milk, and wheat.

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Nutrition facts and ingredients source: TacoTime