Updated 2026-08-09
Taco Bell
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Menu items available
196
Menu items that contain additives
94%
Menu items that contain seed oils
66%
Additives
List of additives used at Taco Bell
Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 121 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 106 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 99 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 99 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 98 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 95 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 92 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 90 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 85 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 84 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 75 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 74 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 73 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 68 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 67 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 60 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 57 menu itemsDipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 56 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 46 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 41 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 38 menu itemsSodium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 34 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 itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed 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 126 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 75 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 74 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 51 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 11 menu items