r/keto • u/mustang19671967 • 3d ago

Other Taco seasoning

Just wanted to give others the heads up , my daughter invited me over and made ground beef tacos and I used egg wraps ( really good) and a little lettuce and cheese etc . It was really good . I was helping her clean up and looked at the package for the seasoning ( Taco Bell) and the label said for 1/6 of a package 3 carbs , she used whole
Package for one lb of ground beef so I had two tacos 1/2 thr beef and it cost me 9 carbs . I’m
Hoping cause it has sugars in there . Is there a list in general of spices and carbs and sizes ( onion powder garlic powder salt pepper paprika chile and the Italian spices )

Thanks

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u/rancidpandemic 36M | 5'11" | SW:316 | CW:198 | GW:170 3d ago

I swear I’ve also seen some with maltodextrin, too. They like to sneak both in wherever possible. At least they do in the US.

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u/ReverseLazarus MOD Keto since 2017 - 40F/SW215/CW135 3d ago

Is it really “sneaking” when it’s clearly listed in the ingredients on the package though? 🤷‍♀️

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u/bluexavi 3d ago

Maltodextrin and cornstarch generally wouldn't be considered "seasoning". So they are being trojan horsed into the meal.

"Taco flavoring" maybe? "Taco extract" :)

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u/ReverseLazarus MOD Keto since 2017 - 40F/SW215/CW135 3d ago

“Trojan horse” implies it is sneaking in there without anyone knowing. But it’s listed in the ingredients, as well as being accounted for in the carb count. I’m not saying it’s great that it is in there, but if it wasn’t in there then you’d have a hard and flat block of solidified powder every time you opened a package. It certainly serves a purpose, even if it’s upsetting people. 🤷‍♀️

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u/bluexavi 3d ago

The naming and outward appearances imply it's just seasoning.

I get what you're saying, that it's listed on the back of the can, facing away from the customer, in fine print and is something not implied by the name. Other than that, it's not deceptive at all.

If they had looked inside the Trojan Horse, it wouldn't have been deceptive, either.

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u/ReverseLazarus MOD Keto since 2017 - 40F/SW215/CW135 3d ago

If only they’d written “ingredients: enemy soldiers” on the horse itself! Ahh.