"There's more in a Jack in the Box taco than you think. According to the ingredient list found on the company's website, there are nine main ingredients, but those nine break down into 37 others. We won't cover them all, just some highlights. Despite looking sort of like ground beef, there are four separate proteins in that tortilla. The first five ingredients in Jack in the Box tacos are beef, water, ground dark chicken, textured vegetable protein, and defatted soy grits."
"Textured vegetable protein is made from soybeans after the oil is extracted. It's dried out and develops a meaty texture, which can add protein. Defatted soy grits are similar but are coarsely ground and tend to be used in animal research diets, though they're perfectly safe for human consumption. It just makes the cat food jab hit a little closer to home, though."
"The number of tacos sold by Jack in the Box is absolutely staggering. In 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported that the brand sells 554 million per year - that's over a thousand tacos per minute. They're also widely criticized as being terrible. You can find list after ranked list of fast food tacos online, and Jack in the Box invariably lingers near the bottom."
Jack in the Box sells an enormous number of tacos, estimated at 554 million per year, yet the tacos receive widespread negative taste criticism. The tacos list nine main ingredients that break down into 37 component items. The product contains four distinct proteins despite appearing like ground beef; the top five ingredients are beef, water, ground dark chicken, textured vegetable protein, and defatted soy grits. Textured vegetable protein is produced from soybeans after oil extraction and yields a meaty texture. Defatted soy grits are coarsely ground and are sometimes used in animal research diets. A long list of seasonings follows, and the ingredient list even presents an alternate ingredient set after the word "or."
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