# I'm watching this show about Taco Bell... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347 "2007-12-27T01:42:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/21 "2007-12-27T18:01:40Z")
When I was a bright-eyed young Aggie at UC Davis, we were told in a livestock production course that Taco Bell was UCD’s leading buyer of cheek meat. It’s beef in there, they just use the small bits. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/22 "2007-12-27T23:09:46Z")
[QUOTE=t-mobileguy] :eek: you…you… you stole my joke [/QUOTE] You’re Lewis Morton? ---
**Author:** ![t-mobileguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@t-mobileguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-mobileguy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/23 "2007-12-28T00:17:19Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] You’re Lewis Morton? [/QUOTE] Ok now that’s an obscure reference! Funny, but obscure. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/24 "2007-12-28T00:18:18Z")
[QUOTE=NajaNivea] cheek meat [/QUOTE] :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/25 "2007-12-28T00:40:34Z")
[Jack in the Box](http://jackinthebox.com/ourfood/ingredients.php) uses soybeans as filler as detailed below (bolding mine) > [@](#): > > Beef Regular Taco or Beef Monster Taco® Filling Ingredients: > Beef, Water, **Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy Flour, Caramel Color), Soy Grits**, Seasoning [Chili Powder (Chili Peppers, Spices, Salt, Garlic Powder), Wheat Flour, Taco Mix (Chili Pepper, Garlic, Salt, Spices, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Onion), **Imitation Beef Extract (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy, Wheat and Corn Protein**, Monosodium Glutamate, Dextrose, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate), Silicon Dioxide (added to prevent caking)], Salt, Tomato Paste, Worcestershire Sauce (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Sugar, Spices, Tamarind, Natural Flavor, Sulfiting Agent). Tortilla Ingredients: Ground Corn, Water, Lime. Cooked in Frying Shortening. Contains Soy, Wheat: [Taco Bell](http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:BzF5A8K68OoJ:www.dineoncampus.com/ttu/Documents/ttu/Catering/Taco%2520Bell%2520Ingredients.pdf+Taco+Bell+Ingredients&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a) doesn’t seem to use as much soybeans > [@](#): > > Seasoned Beef > Beef, Water, Seasoning [Isolated Oat Product, Salt, Chili Pepper, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Oats, Soy > Lecithin, Toasted Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Soybean Oil (Anti-Dusting Agent), Black > Pepper, Oregano, Cumin, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Cocoa Powder (Processed With > Alkali), Lactic Acid, Natural Flavors, Natural Smoke Flavor, Modified Corn Starch], Salt, Sodium Phosphate. > CONTAINS SOYBEAN, GLUTEN I would guess that the use of “protein” is an industry wide thing because many of them use non-meat filler suck as soybeans, oat gluten, etc. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/26 "2007-12-28T01:22:05Z")
I saw the same show the OP is referencing, it wasn’t just the Taco Bell guys, the Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s suits used the “protein” term as well. One guy said that his idea of an outrageous but delicious sandwich would be one with all the “proteins”; chicken breast, beef patty, fish, and bacon… Then he made one and took a bite. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/27 "2007-12-28T01:35:56Z")
[QUOTE=hekk] I saw the same show the OP is referencing [/QUOTE] My favorite part was when the Taco Bell lady was so eloquently describing how a taco is made. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347/28 "2007-12-28T03:23:09Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Soylent Green. [/QUOTE] Well, that would be _meat_… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-watching-this-show-about-taco-bell/431347.md?page=1)