FOOD: Where's the Beef?

Beef, or not to beef? That is the question many Taco Bell consumers are trying to figure out.

An Alabama law firm is suing the fast food chain on behalf of a California woman over the quality of its beef.

As the United State Department of Agriculture says, to be called "ground beef," the product must "consist of chopped fresh and/or frozen beef with or without seasoning and without the addition of beef fat and as such, shall not contain more than 30 percent fat, and shall not contain added water, phosphates, binders, or extenders."

Taco Bell came up short with only 35 percent beef, according to Attorney Dee Miles, but out of that only 15 percent was overall protein. And now the question that’s on everyone’s mind — what’s the rest of the stuff in my taco?

The remaining 65 percent contains water, wheat, oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified corn starch. Appetizing right? But Taco Bell is claiming their meat contains 88 percent beef and 12 percent “other.”  READ MORE