Food calories · USDA data
Calories in pita bread
165 calories
in 1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia), 60 g
- Protein
- 5.5 g
- Carbs
- 33.4 g
- Fat
- 0.7 g
- Fiber
- 1.3 g
Pita bread has 165 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia), which weighs 60 g. Per 100 g, pita bread has 275 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 83%, come from carbohydrate. It adds 5.5 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value.
It takes 36 g of pita bread to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.6 × 1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia).
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia) | 60 g | 165 | 5.5 g | 33.4 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 pita, small (4" dia) | 28 g | 77 | 2.5 g | 15.6 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 78 | 2.6 g | 15.8 g | 0.3 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 275 | 9.1 g | 55.7 g | 1.2 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your pita bread may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 13% of calories (9.1 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 83% (55.7 g per 100 g, of which 2.2 g fiber)
- Fat: 4% (1.2 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, cornbread has the fewest calories of these four (266 per 100 g) and hamburger bun the most (279).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pita bread | 275 | 9.1 g | 55.7 g | 1.2 g |
| Sourdough bread | 272 | 10.8 g | 51.9 g | 2.4 g |
| Hamburger bun | 279 | 9.8 g | 50.1 g | 3.9 g |
| Cornbread | 266 | 6.7 g | 43.5 g | 7.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in pita bread?
Pita bread has 165 calories. USDA weighs 1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia) at 60 g, and pita bread has 275 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does pita bread have?
1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia) (60 g) has 5.5 g of protein, 11% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 9.1 g.
How many carbs does pita bread have?
1 pita, large (6-1/2" dia) has 33.4 g of carbohydrate, including 1.3 g of fiber, and 0.7 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Bread, pita, white, enriched (FDC ID 174915). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.