Beefy 5-Layer Burrito

What Taco Bell says it is

Taco Bell’s own description on the ordering menu: “A warm flour tortilla filled with seasoned beef, refried beans, reduced-fat sour cream, and shredded cheddar cheese with a layer of warm Nacho Cheese sauce wrapped around it.”

The two calorie figures

The ordering menu and the nutrition record agree on Beefy 5-Layer Burrito: 490 calories. The unrounded figure behind the record is 490.8, which the nutrition menu rounds to 490 the way a menu board rounds, to the nearest 10 above 50 calories.

Where it was listed

On 19 September 2026, Beefy 5-Layer Burrito was listed at all 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC. That makes it a core item: on nine in ten of the restaurant menus read or more.

By state median, Iowa was lowest at $3.99 and Connecticut highest at $6.49. A state median stands on ten restaurants at most, so a single expensive or cheap restaurant moves it; the national range is the safer figure. Pick a state on the board or on the prices by state page and the ticket on every page prices its lines at that state’s medians beside the national range.

What the price buys

8th of 12: that is where Beefy 5-Layer Burrito sits in Burritos, cheapest first. The section median is $3.25, so it is $1.55 above it. At the median price it costs $0.98 per 100 calories and $2.82 per 10 g of protein.

The record against a day

One Beefy 5-Layer Burrito is 24 percent of a 2,000 calorie day by calories and 56 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 8 g, 40 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 17 g, 3.5 g per 100 calories.

The Burritos median for sodium is 1,155 mg; this one is 1,290.

Allergens and certification

The brand’s own tool lists Beefy 5-Layer Burrito as free of eggs, fish, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish and tree nuts. The label warns of gluten, milk, soy and wheat. The tool’s own caution: “While a particular ingredient may not contain one of these allergens, our products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as those that do.” Soy is listed on the label; the guide adds that “Soybean oil is not indicated as an allergen.”

Seasoned Beef stops it being vegetarian as served: Seasoned Beef carries no vegetarian tag in the statement, while Flour Tortilla, Seasoned Refried Beans, Nacho Cheese Sauce, Reduced-Fat Sour Cream and Cheddar Cheese are tagged.

Ways to change it

The product page offers it Fresco style at minus 25 calories against the standard build; the brand’s definition: “Fresco-Style replaces any mayo based sauces, reduced-fat sour cream, nacho cheese sauce, and shredded cheeses with diced tomatoes. It typically results in a reduction in calories and fat.” It can be ordered grilled at no calorie change. Protein swaps, with the calories the product page prints for each: Beans (60 calories, no charge), Black Beans (50 calories, no charge), Chicken (45 calories, $0.80 to $1.00 at the five restaurants read for the option), Potatoes (100 calories, no charge), Seasoned Beef (70 calories, no charge), Slow-Roasted Chicken (60 calories, $1.00 to $1.20 at the five restaurants read for the option) and Steak (60 calories, $1.00 to $1.20 at the five restaurants read for the option). Sauces: Avocado Ranch Sauce (70 calories, $0.40 to $0.70), Chipotle Sauce (70 calories, $0.30 to $0.70), Creamy Jalapeño Sauce (60 calories, $0.50 to $0.75), Green Sauce (no calories, $0.25), Guacamole (35 calories, $0.60 to $1.15), Mexican Pizza Sauce (10 calories, $0.00 to $0.30), Pepper Jack Sauce (no calories, $0.30) and Red Sauce (10 calories, $0.00 to $0.70). 15 add-ons are offered; the heaviest are Potatoes at 100 calories, Fiesta Strips at 80 calories, Slow-Roasted Chicken at 60 calories and Steak at 60 calories. The removable components and what each carries: Beans (60 calories), Cheese (25 calories), Nacho Cheese Sauce (30 calories) and Reduced-Fat Sour Cream (20 calories).

The option calories are the ordering menu’s own figures for the option, printed as it prints them; a swapped build is not a nutrition record, so the panel on this page stays the item as published. Option prices were read at five of the restaurants and are printed with that count, never as a national figure.

The product page suggests builds of its own: “Beefy 5-Layer Burrito with Potatoes, Pico De Gallo, Creamy Jalapeño Sauce, no Reduced-Fat Sour Cream and Beans” and “Beefy 5-Layer Burrito swapped Seasoned Beef for Steak, with Onions, Seasoned Rice, Chipotle Sauce, no Nacho Cheese Sauce, grilled”.

Meals it comes in

Three meals carry Beefy 5-Layer Burrito as a fixed part: Classic Luxe Box at $5.00, Supreme Luxe Box at $7.00 and Taco & Burrito Cravings Pack at $22.94. The cheapest of them, Classic Luxe Box, costs $0.21 more than the Beefy 5-Layer Burrito alone at the medians.

Next to it on the board

Against its neighbors in Burritos: Cantina Chicken Burrito has 40 calories more and $1.98 more at the median; Beefy Potato Loaded Griller has 10 calories fewer and $2.00 less at the median; Cheesy Double Beef Burrito has 70 calories more and $1.80 less at the median.

Guides and comparisons that mention it

• Classic Luxe Box vs Supreme Luxe Box vs Discovery Luxe Box
• Bean Burrito vs Beefy 5-Layer Burrito
• Beefy 5-Layer Burrito vs Cheesy Double Beef Burrito
• What happened to the Enchirito?
• What is Fresco style at Taco Bell?
• What is in Taco Bell seasoned beef?
• What is in the $5 Luxe Box?
• What is in the $7 Luxe Box?