Mini Taco Salad

What Taco Bell says it is

In the brand’s words: “A new take on a classic, featuring seasoned beef, Chipotle Sauce, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and refried beans in a crispy, golden tortilla bowl.”

The two calorie figures

The ordering menu and the nutrition record agree on Mini Taco Salad: 280 calories. The unrounded figure behind the record is 278.8, which the nutrition menu rounds to 280 the way a menu board rounds, to the nearest 10 above 50 calories.

Where it was listed

Mini Taco Salad was listed at 445 of the 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC on 19 September 2026. That makes it a core item: on nine in ten of the restaurant menus read or more.

Alabama had the lowest state median, $2.49; Hawaii the highest, $3.54. 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

3rd of 12: that is where Mini Taco Salad sits in Specialties, cheapest first. The section median is $5.99, so it is $3.50 below it. At the median price it costs $0.89 per 100 calories and $2.77 per 10 g of protein.

Taco Bell announces $3.00 for it: Luxe Value Menu, $3 or less. On the read date 15 of the 445 restaurants read priced it above $3.00, the highest at $4.96. The announcement and the reads are both printed here; neither replaces the other.

The record against a day

Against a 2,000 calorie day, Mini Taco Salad is 14 percent of the calories and 21 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 4 g, 20 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 9 g, 3.2 g per 100 calories.

For sodium it sits below the Specialties median of 890 mg.

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 Mini Taco Salad free of fish, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish and tree nuts. The label warns of eggs, 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 Seasoned Refried Beans, Iceberg Lettuce, Mexican Pizza Shell, Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes and Creamy Chipotle Sauce are tagged.

Ways to change it

Protein swaps, with the calories the product page prints for each: Black Beans (50 calories, no charge), Chicken (20 calories, $0.80 to $1.00 at the five restaurants read for the option), Potatoes (45 calories, no charge), Seasoned Beef (35 calories, no charge), Slow-Roasted Chicken (30 calories, $1.00 to $1.20 at the five restaurants read for the option) and Steak (25 calories, $1.00 to $1.20 at the five restaurants read for the option). Sauces: Avocado Ranch Sauce (30 calories, $0.40 to $0.70), Creamy Jalapeño Sauce (25 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), Nacho Cheese Sauce (30 calories, $0.75 to $1.00), Pepper Jack Sauce (no calories, $0.30) and Red Sauce (10 calories, $0.00 to $0.70). Seven add-ons are offered; the heaviest are Fiesta Strips at 80 calories, Three-Cheese Blend at 20 calories, Mango Pico de Gallo Salsa at 10 calories and Jalapeño Peppers at 5 calories. The removable components and what each carries: Beans (60 calories), Cheese (25 calories), Chipotle Sauce (25 calories), Lettuce (no calories) and Tomatoes (no 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

Against its neighbors in Specialties: 3 Cheese Chicken Flatbread Melt has 40 calories more and the same median price; Cheesy Roll Up has 110 calories fewer and $1.10 less at the median; Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Slider has 40 calories more and $0.50 more at the median.

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