Beefy Crunch Burrito

What Taco Bell says it is

Taco Bell’s own description on the ordering menu: “Seasoned beef, Flamin’ Hot Fritos, seasoned rice, reduced-fat sour cream, and nacho cheese sauce wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.” The newsroom release behind it: “Taco Bell’s Decades #TBTB menu brings back the Naked Chicken Chalupa, Meximelt®, Beefy Crunch Burrito and Caramel Apple Empanada nationwide on August 20 for a limited time, with Taco Bell Rewards Members getting first bite of the Beefy Crunch Burrito starting today.” “Beefy Crunch Burrito, $2.79*: Featuring seasoned beef, Flamin’ Hot Fritos®, seasoned rice, reduced-fat sour cream and nacho cheese sauce, this cult favorite returns for the fans who never stopped campaigning for it, even inspiring a movement that has continued to rally around its various returns on menus.”

The two calorie figures

The ordering menu and the nutrition record agree on Beefy Crunch Burrito: 450 calories. The unrounded figure behind the record is 452.9, which the nutrition menu rounds to 450 the way a menu board rounds, to the nearest 10 above 50 calories.

Where it was listed

Beefy Crunch Burrito was listed at 140 of the 452 restaurants read, in 44 states on 19 September 2026. That makes it a regional item, on some menus and not others. Most often in Hawaii (ten of the ten restaurants read there), Alaska (eight of the ten restaurants read there) and Wyoming (seven of the nine restaurants read there). The other seven states had no listing on the read date, which is why the by-state table above is short.

New Jersey had the lowest state median, $2.62; Massachusetts the highest, $3.89. 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

By median price Beefy Crunch Burrito ranks 3rd of 12 in Burritos. The section median is $3.25, so it is $0.46 below it. At the median price it costs $0.62 per 100 calories and $2.15 per 10 g of protein.

Taco Bell announces $2.79 for it: announced at $2.79 on the Decades #TBTB menu, 18 August 2026. On the read date 51 of the 140 restaurants read priced it above $2.79, the highest at $4.99. The announcement and the reads are both printed here; neither replaces the other.

The record against a day

Against a 2,000 calorie day, Beefy Crunch Burrito is 22 percent of the calories and 46 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 6 g, 30 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 13 g, 2.9 g per 100 calories.

The Burritos median for sodium is 1,155 mg; this one is 1,050.

The daily values are the guide’s own yardstick: “The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting saturated fat to 20 grams and sodium to 2,300 milligrams for a typical adult eating 2,000 calories daily.”

Allergens and certification

The brand’s own tool lists Beefy Crunch 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.”

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

Ways to change it

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, $1.00 at the two restaurants read for the option), Potatoes (100 calories, no charge), Seasoned Beef (70 calories, no charge), Slow-Roasted Chicken (60 calories, $1.10 to $1.20 at the two restaurants read for the option) and Steak (60 calories, $1.10 to $1.20 at the two restaurants read for the option). Sauces: Avocado Ranch Sauce (70 calories, $0.40 to $0.70), Chipotle Sauce (70 calories, $0.30 to $0.65), Creamy Jalapeño Sauce (60 calories, $0.50 to $0.75), Guacamole (35 calories, $0.60 to $1.15), Mexican Pizza Sauce (10 calories, $0.25 to $0.30), Pepper Jack Sauce (no calories, $0.30), Red Sauce (10 calories, $0.00 to $0.70) and Spicy Ranch (70 calories, $0.70). 15 add-ons are offered; the heaviest are Potatoes at 100 calories, Fiesta Strips at 80 calories, Beans at 60 calories and Cheese at 60 calories. The removable components and what each carries: Fritos Flamin’ Hot (80 calories), Nacho Cheese Sauce (30 calories), Reduced-Fat Sour Cream (20 calories) and Seasoned Rice (50 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.

Next to it on the board

Next to it on the board: Beefy Potato Loaded Griller has 30 calories more and the same median price; Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito has 50 calories fewer and $1.20 less at the median; Beefy 5-Layer Burrito has 40 calories more and $2.00 more at the median.

Guides and comparisons that mention it

• What is in Taco Bell seasoned beef?
• What is the Decades Menu?