Is Taco Bell's Meat Filling Real?

A highly publicized lawsuit that challenged the contents of Taco Bell's seasoned beef brought the restaurant under legal scrutiny, causing many customers to speculate.

Per NPR's All Things Considered, a law firm claimed to run tests and found that 65% of the beef was made up of "soybeans and wheat and oats, non-meat products."

The case was dismissed and the allegations about Taco Bell's seasoned beef have largely been proven false — the beef is real. However, it still doesn't hurt to take a deeper look.

Taco Bell's website claims the first three ingredients of the seasoned beef are beef, water, and seasonings, such as chili pepper, maltodextrin, salt, oats, and soy lecithin.

Though it's been a bumpy road for Taco Bell and its seasoned beef, the moments of increased scrutiny have revealed that this chain does indeed use real ground beef in its recipes.