Updated 2026-07-05

Taco Bell
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Menu items available
186
Menu items that contain additives
95%
Menu items that contain seed oils
66%
Additives
List of additives used at Taco Bell
Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 121 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 104 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 98 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 97 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 96 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 92 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 92 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 91 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 90 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 86 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 74 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 73 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 68 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 67 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 66 menu itemsDipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 60 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 56 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 54 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 45 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 41 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 37 menu itemsSodium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 34 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 32 menu itemsTitanium dioxideHigh · Banned - Revoked in EUUsed in 26 menu itemsAcesulfame potassiumLimited · Restricted - LA school/QR rulesUsed in 11 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 11 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 8 menu itemsAspartameLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsSodium erythorbateLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 6 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsMonosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 3 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsMonocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 2 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 119 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 75 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 75 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 50 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 13 menu items