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Aight, let's be real a minute here.

Taco Bell is good, for a given value of "good"

You've got relatively intense spices that aren't hot hot. You've got salt, fats, and umami in plentiful amounts, with a smattering of carbs wrapped around it. You can have acidity and sweetness if you want them.

That's literally the recipe for stimulating as many of your taste receptors as possible while avoiding bitter, which requires more skill to keep balanced out

There's no depth of flavor, it's all shallow and single note, even the spices since they're in a mix for their entire process from factory to store.

But they're "good enough". They'll put some food in your belly that doesn't leave you without some taste to make it seem like it was food. Compare that to some protein bar where you're cramming in calories and nutrients that are almost universally bland as hell. Justified healthier for sure, but there's something you have to convince yourself is worth eating. Even the best brands are just edible.