Taco Bell, Soft Tortilla Steak & Cheese Taco Dinner Kit

by Taco bell

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Taco Bell, Soft Tortilla Steak & Cheese Taco Dinner Kit by Taco bell receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0021000050314
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 PACKAGE (89 g)

What the Data Says About

Taco Bell, Soft Tortilla Steak & Cheese Taco Dinner Kit by Taco bell carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Taco Bell, Soft Tortilla Steak & Cheese Taco Dinner Kit is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Taco Bell, Soft Tortilla Steak & Cheese Taco Dinner Kit
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Flour Tortillas
2
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamin Mononitrate
7
Vitamin B1
8
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Vitamin B2
10
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Water
12
Corn Syrup Solids
13
Interesterified Soybean Oil
14
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives
17
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
18
Sodium Aluminium Phosphate
19
Fumaric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe Approved
20
L-cysteine
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Cheese Sauce
22
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
23
From Milk
24
Canola Oil
25
Cheddar Cheese
26
Milk
27
Cheese Culture
28
Enzymes
29
Milk Protein Concentrate
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
32
Milkfat
33
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
34
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
36
Sodium Alginate
37
Annatto Extract
38
Color
39
Oleoresin Paprika
40
Cellulose Gum
41
Natural Flavor
42
Seasoning Mix
43
Wheat Flour
44
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
45
Spice
46
Celery
47
Garlic*
48
Onions*
49
Tomatoes*
50
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
52
Paprika
53
Yeast Extract
54
Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten
55
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
56
Silicon Dioxide As An Anticaking Agent
57
Natural Smoke Flavor
58
Gum Arabic
59
Soybean Oil
60
Sunflower Oil
61
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
62
Modified Food Starch

Full Ingredient List

Flour Tortillas (Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Water, Corn Syrup Solids, Interesterified Soybean Oil, Glycerin, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Calcium Propionate And Potassium Sorbate As Preservatives, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminium Phosphate, Fumaric Acid, L-Cysteine); Cheese Sauce (Whey [From Milk], Canola Oil, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Phosphate, Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Milkfat, Enzymes, Cheese Culture, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative], Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Alginate, Sorbic Acid As A Preservative, Annatto Extract [Color], Oleoresin Paprika [Color], Cellulose Gum, Natural Flavor); Seasoning Mix (Wheat Flour, Salt, Maltodextrin, Spice [Contains Celery], Garlic*, Onions*, Tomatoes*, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Contains Less Than 2% Of Paprika, Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten, Potassium Chloride, Silicon Dioxide As An Anticaking Agent, Natural Flavor [Contains Natural Smoke Flavor], Gum Arabic, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil, Malic Acid, Modified Food Starch, Corn Syrup Solids)

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial