Taco Bell Caramel Apple Empanada: nutrition and allergens
The Caramel Apple Empanada at Taco Bell has 290 calories, 14 g fat, 38 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein and 250 mg sodium, according to Taco Bell’s nutrition information.
Taco Bell describes it as “A golden, crispy empanada with warm apple pieces and a creamy caramel filling - sweet, hand-held, and craveable”
Nutrition facts
| Calories | 290 |
|---|---|
| Total fat (g) | 14 18% |
| Saturated fat (g) | 4.5 23% |
| Trans fat (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | <5 |
| Sodium (mg) | 250 11% |
| Total carbohydrate (g) | 38 14% |
| Dietary fiber (g) | 1 4% |
| Total sugars (g) | 15 |
| Added sugars (g) | 0 0% |
| Protein (g) | 3 6% |
Percentages are the share of the FDA Daily Value for adults and children 4 and over, worked out from Taco Bell’s published amounts (how % Daily Value works). A dash means Taco Bell does not publish that value for this item.
Using the FDA’s rule of thumb that 5% of the Daily Value or less per serving is low and 20% or more is high, one serving is high in saturated fat (23%) and is low in dietary fiber and added sugars. Add it up with other items in the Taco Bell nutrition calculator.
Allergens
According to Taco Bell, the Caramel Apple Empanada contains milk, wheat and gluten.
| Milk | Contains |
|---|---|
| Egg | Not listed |
| Fish | Not listed |
| Crustacean shellfish | Not listed |
| Tree nuts | Not listed |
| Peanuts | Not listed |
| Wheat | Contains |
| Soy | Not listed |
| Sesame | Not listed |
| Gluten | Contains |
Taco Bell says its kitchens handle egg, milk, soy, wheat and other allergens on shared equipment and in shared areas, so it cannot rule out cross-contact. Its allergen information reflects standard recipes as of the last update. Peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish are not used in regular menu items, but those items may be made in facilities that also handle them, and test or limited-time items may contain them. Soybean oil is not flagged as a soy allergen. Taco Bell makes no gluten-free claims: some items are made without gluten ingredients but are prepared in shared kitchen areas and shared fryer oil, and it does not recommend its food for people with celiac disease. Its AVA-certified vegetarian items are lacto-ovo vegetarian, but they may share frying oil and handling with meat.
Ingredients
Caramel Apple Empanada: Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), diced apples (apples, ascorbic acid, citric acid, salt), water, brown sugar, milk, palm oil, modified food starch, butter (cream, natural flavor). Contains 2% or less of: rice flour, dextrose, salt, tapioca dextrin, sugar, natural flavor, locust bean gum, citric acid, baking soda, sunflower lecithin. Contains: Milk, Wheat.
Other items in New at Taco Bell
By calories, the Caramel Apple Empanada ranks 18 of 28 in Taco Bell’s New section, from lowest to highest. The table shows the 9 items nearest to it; each item is compared at its first listed size.
| Item | Calories |
|---|---|
| Crispy Chicken Strips2 piece | 230 |
| Pretty Pink Baja Blast16 oz | 250 |
| Crispy Chicken Taco - Avocado Ranch | 260 |
| Crispy Chicken Taco - Creamy Chipotle Sauce | 260 |
| Caramel Apple Empanada | 290 |
| Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Slider - Creamy Chipotle Sauce | 320 |
| Crispy Chicken Crunchwrap Slider - Diablo Ranch | 320 |
| Crispy Chicken Nuggets5 Piece | 320 |
| Cheesy Gordita Crunch Sliders - Chicken | 340 |
Nutrition for all 28 items in New at Taco Bell
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Sources
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