Crunchy Taco vs Soft Taco
Crunchy Taco $1.99 and Soft Taco $1.99 at the medians read on 19 September 2026; 170 against 180 calories on the records.
TB Menus review deskReviewed 19 September 2026Prices read 19 September 2026 at 452 restaurantsHow every figure gets here
Side by side
Crunchy Taco
Soft TacoPrice
At the medians read on 19 September 2026, Crunchy Taco is $1.99 ($1.69 to $3.19 across 452 restaurants) and Soft Taco is $1.99 ($1.69 to $3.29 across 452 restaurants). Per 100 calories at the median: $1.17 for Crunchy Taco and $1.11 for Soft Taco; Soft Taco is the cheaper energy. Per 10 g of protein: $2.84 for Crunchy Taco and $2.21 for Soft Taco; Soft Taco is the cheaper protein.
Calories, protein and sodium
On the records Crunchy Taco carries 170 calories and Soft Taco carries 180: 10 apart. Protein: 7 g for Crunchy Taco and 9 g for Soft Taco, so Soft Taco carries 2 g more. Sodium: 310 mg for Crunchy Taco and 500 mg for Soft Taco, so Soft Taco carries 190 mg more, 22 percent of the daily value against 13. Fat runs 9 g on Crunchy Taco and 8 g on Soft Taco; carbohydrate 13 g on Crunchy Taco and 18 g on Soft Taco. Per 100 calories the protein is 4.1 g on Crunchy Taco and 5 g on Soft Taco: Soft Taco is the denser line.
Allergens and certification
The tool marks both free of eggs, fish, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish and tree nuts. Crunchy Taco is also marked free of gluten and wheat, which Soft Taco is not. The labels warn of milk and soy on Crunchy Taco and gluten, milk, soy and wheat on Soft Taco. The tool’s caution applies to both: “Our products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as those that do.”
Availability
Crunchy Taco was listed at all 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC. Soft Taco was listed at all 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC.
Which for what
Each yardstick picks its own line: for the lower median price, Crunchy Taco; for fewer calories, Crunchy Taco; for protein, Soft Taco; for less sodium, Crunchy Taco; for the cheapest protein, Soft Taco. The table above has every figure the choice can turn on, and the item pages carry the records and the reads in full.
How this page is read
Every price on this page is a range read from 452 restaurants’ own ordering menus in 50 states and DC on 19 September 2026, printed with the count of restaurants behind it; nutrition figures are Taco Bell’s own published records. The side by side table above prints every published figure both items carry; a blank cell means the record does not publish it.
Questions
Which is cheaper, Crunchy Taco or Soft Taco?
Crunchy Taco at the medians read on 19 September 2026: Crunchy Taco $1.99 and Soft Taco $1.99. The ranges are $1.69 to $3.19 for Crunchy Taco and $1.69 to $3.29 for Soft Taco.
Which has fewer calories, Crunchy Taco or Soft Taco?
Crunchy Taco: 170 for Crunchy Taco and 180 for Soft Taco on the records.
Which has more protein?
Soft Taco: 7 g for Crunchy Taco and 9 g for Soft Taco.
Which has less sodium?
Crunchy Taco: 310 mg for Crunchy Taco and 500 mg for Soft Taco, against a 2,300 mg daily value.
What is the difference between Crunchy Taco and Soft Taco?
By the ingredient statements: Crunchy Taco alone has Taco Shell and Soft Taco alone has Flour Tortilla; both carry Cheddar Cheese, Iceberg Lettuce and Seasoned Beef.
Is one of them vegetarian?
Neither: Crunchy Taco carries Seasoned Beef, which the statement does not tag and Soft Taco carries Seasoned Beef, which the statement does not tag.
Where do the figures come from?
The prices are ranges read from 452 restaurants’ own ordering menus on 19 September 2026; the nutrition figures are Taco Bell’s own records for each item alone.