Pintos N Cheese
Pintos N Cheese: $1.59 to $3.67 at 450 restaurants read on 19 September 2026, median $2.84; 170 calories on the record.
TB Menus review deskReviewed 19 September 2026Prices read 19 September 2026 at 452 restaurantsHow every figure gets here
Listed at 450 of 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC
The ticket
Price, read at 450 restaurants
$1.59 to $3.67 across 450 restaurants, median $2.84, in 50 states and DC.
Each dot is one state’s median · 51 states · 450 restaurants · read 19 Sep 2026
Nutrition
Allergens
Free marks from Taco Bell’s allergen tool · warnings from the item's label · Taco Bell prepares food on shared equipment and in shared fryer oil, and says so in its own words
What is in it
Every component is tagged certified vegetarian or certified vegan in Taco Bell’s ingredient statement, and the ordering menu carries the American Vegetarian Association mark.
- Seasoned Refried Beanscertified vegan
- Red Saucecertified vegan
- Three Cheese Blendcertified vegetarian
Seasoned Refried Beans: Pinto beans, soybean oil, seasoning (salt, sugar, spice, beet powder (VC), natural flavors, sunflower oil, maltodextrin, corn flour, trehalose, modified cornstarch). certified vegan, Red Sauce: Water, seasoning (maltodextrin, modified corn starch, paprika, salt, tomato powder, spices, natural flavors, paprika (VC), onion powder, xanthan gum, malic acid, vitamin C, citric acid, torula yeast). certified vegan, Three Cheese Blend: Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Pasteurized Process Monterey Jack and American Cheese with Peppers (Cultured Milk, Cultured Part-Skim Milk, Water, Cream, Salt, Sodium Citrate, Jalapeno Peppers, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid [P], Color Added, Annatto and Paprika Extract Blend [VC], Enzymes), Anticaking Agents (Potato Starch, Cornstarch, Powdered Cellulose). Contains: Milk certified vegetarian
The tags are Taco Bell’s own key: C, color added; VC, vegetable color added; PF, protects flavor; P, preservative.
By state
The median at the restaurants read in each state. Pick a state at the top of the board and every price on this site prints that state's figure.
What Taco Bell says it is
In the brand’s words: “Refried Beans with Red Sauce and a blend of mozzarella, pepperjack, and cheddar cheeses.”
The two calorie figures
The ordering menu and the nutrition record agree on Pintos N Cheese: 170 calories. The unrounded figure behind the record is 169.8, which the nutrition menu rounds to 170 the way a menu board rounds, to the nearest 10 above 50 calories.
Where it was listed
Pintos N Cheese was listed at 450 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.
Mississippi had the lowest state median, $1.99; Alaska the highest, $3.30. 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
Among the eleven priced sides & sweets on the board, Pintos N Cheese is the 7th cheapest by median price. The section median is $2.19, so it is $0.65 above it. At the median price it costs $1.67 per 100 calories and $3.16 per 10 g of protein.
The record against a day
Against a 2,000 calorie day, Pintos N Cheese is 8 percent of the calories and 30 percent of the 2,300 mg sodium limit the FDA uses for the daily value. Saturated fat is 3 g, 15 percent of the 20 g daily value. Protein runs 9 g, 5.3 g per 100 calories.
The Sides & Sweets median for sodium is 445 mg; this one is 680.
Allergens and certification
Taco Bell’s allergen tool marks Pintos N Cheese 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.
Every component is tagged certified vegetarian or certified vegan (Seasoned Refried Beans (vegan), Red Sauce (vegan) and Three Cheese Blend (vegetarian)), so the vegetarian menu on this site lists it, and the ordering menu carries the AVA mark. The standard, in the guide’s words: “Items designated as vegetarian on our menu are lacto-ovo, allowing the consumption of dairy and eggs but does not include any animal byproducts.”
Ways to change it
Protein swaps, with the calories the product page prints for each: Beans (120 calories, no charge) and Black Beans (100 calories, no charge). 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), Nacho Cheese Sauce (30 calories, $0.75 to $1.00) and Pepper Jack Sauce (no calories, $0.30). 16 add-ons are offered; the heaviest are Black Beans at 100 calories, Potatoes at 100 calories, Fiesta Strips at 80 calories and Seasoned Beef at 70 calories. The removable components and what each carries: Red Sauce (10 calories) and Three-Cheese Blend (45 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: Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes has 70 calories more and $0.05 more at the median; Cinnamon Twists has the same calories and $1.05 less at the median; Caramel Apple Empanada has 120 calories more and $0.15 more at the median.
Compared with
Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes$1.89 to $3.81 · 240 cal
Cinnamon Twists$1.00 to $2.57 · 170 cal
Caramel Apple Empanada$2.99 to $3.69 · 290 cal
Guides and comparisons that mention it
Questions
How many calories are in the Pintos N Cheese at Taco Bell?
170 calories on the nutrition record, the same figure the ordering menu lists.
How much is the Pintos N Cheese at Taco Bell?
$1.59 to $3.67 across 450 restaurant menus read on 19 September 2026, with a median of $2.84. The lowest state median was Mississippi at $1.99 and the highest Alaska at $3.30. Prices are set per restaurant, so the range is the figure; the by-state table on this page has every state’s median.
How much protein is in the Pintos N Cheese?
9 g on the record, 5.3 g per 100 calories.
How much sodium is in the Pintos N Cheese?
680 mg, 30 percent of the 2,300 mg daily value.
Is the Pintos N Cheese on every Taco Bell menu?
On 19 September 2026 it was listed at 450 of the 452 restaurants read, in 50 states and DC, which makes it a core item: on nine in ten of the restaurant menus read or more.
Which state has the cheapest Pintos N Cheese?
By state median on 19 September 2026, Mississippi at $1.99; the highest was Alaska at $3.30. A state median stands on ten restaurants at most, so a single restaurant moves it.
What allergens does the Pintos N Cheese carry?
The label warns of milk. The tool marks it free of eggs, fish, gluten, MSG, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. The tool’s own caution is that products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as items that contain an allergen.
Is the Pintos N Cheese vegetarian?
Yes as certified: every component is tagged certified vegetarian or vegan in the ingredient statement.
How many restaurants is the price based on?
450 restaurants in 50 states and DC, read from their own ordering menus on tacobell.com on 19 September 2026. Nothing on this page is one restaurant’s price presented as a national one.