Milk

The two calorie figures

Milk reads zero calories on the ordering menu. That zero is not a figure: the size is chosen on the product page, so the category listing has nothing to count until it is. The nutrition menu carries two records for it, CA at 100 calories and Federal at 80 calories.

This page treats the zero as what it is and prints the record for the first size instead; every ranking on the site does the same.

Where it was listed

Milk was listed at 52 of the 452 restaurants read, in 15 states on 19 September 2026. That makes it a regional item, on some menus and not others. Most often in Minnesota (eight of the ten restaurants read there), Wyoming (six of the nine restaurants read there) and South Dakota (six of the nine restaurants read there). States with no listing on the read date are missing from the by-state table above; the table names the 15 that had one.

By state median, Illinois was lowest at $0.79 and Idaho highest at $1.89. 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 Milk ranks 1st of 35 in Drinks. The section median is $2.99, so it is $2.00 below it. At the median price it costs $0.99 per 100 calories and $1.10 per 10 g of protein.

The record against a day

One Milk is 5 percent of a 2,000 calorie day by calories and 6 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 1.5 g, 8 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 9 g, 9 g per 100 calories.

The Drinks median for sodium is 70 mg; this one is 130.

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

Taco Bell’s allergen tool marks Milk free of eggs, fish, gluten, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. The label warns of milk. 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.” Gluten is the special case: “Taco Bell does not claim “gluten-free” for any ingredients or menu items.” A free mark for gluten here is the tool’s word about ingredients, never a claim by this site.

Lowfat Milk - CA (Regional) stops it being vegetarian as served: Lowfat Milk - CA (Regional) carries no vegetarian tag in the statement.

Next to it on the board

Against its neighbors in Drinks: Dr Pepper has 90 calories more and $1.80 more at the median; Brisk Mango Fiesta has 10 calories fewer and $1.80 more at the median; Mug Root Beer has 90 calories more and $1.80 more at the median.

Guides and comparisons that mention it

• EBT and the Restaurant Meals Program at Taco Bell
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