Updated 2026-08-03
Taco Bell
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Menu items available
191
Menu items that contain additives
94%
Menu items that contain seed oils
65%
Additives
List of additives used at Taco Bell
Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 116 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 102 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 97 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 96 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 94 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 92 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 89 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 88 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 83 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 82 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 72 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 71 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 70 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 67 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 65 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 57 menu itemsDipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 55 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 54 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 46 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 38 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 38 menu itemsSodium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 33 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 30 menu itemsTitanium dioxideHigh · Banned - Revoked in EUUsed in 22 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 12 menu itemsAcesulfame potassiumLimited · Restricted - LA school/QR rulesUsed in 11 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 11 menu itemsAspartameLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsPolysorbate 60LimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsSodium erythorbateLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 6 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsMonosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 3 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Taco Bell
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 121 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 74 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 72 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 51 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 11 menu items