How much protein is in pita bread?

One 6½-inch white pita (60 g) has 5.5 g of protein (165 kcal); 100 g has 9.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

9.1g

Calories275

Carbohydrate55.7g

Fiber2.2g

Sugars1.3g

Fat1.2g

Saturated0.2g

Sodium536 mg

3.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictModerate protein

3.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (13% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.

25 g of protein from pita bread alone takes 275 g (about 4.6 6½-inch white pitas) and 755 kcal.

#14 of 18 in Bread & bakery for protein per 100 g, #10 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in pita bread per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	9.1 g	275	55.7 g	1.2 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.6 g	78	16 g	0.3 g
1 large (60 g)	5.5 g	165	33 g	0.7 g
1 small (28 g)	2.5 g	77	16 g	0.3 g

One 6½-inch white pita (60 g) is 5% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 81%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has as much protein as white bread and less than whole-wheat buns, sourdough bread and hamburger buns.

pita bread compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Whole-wheat buns	12.4 g	269	4.6 g
Sourdough bread	10.8 g	272	4.0 g
Hamburger buns	9.8 g	279	3.5 g
Pita bread	9.1 g	275	3.3 g
White bread	8.8 g	266	3.3 g

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Recipes with pita bread

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses pita bread, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Beef Gyros with Tzatziki, a serving has 60 g of pita bread, which brings 5.5 g of protein: 11% of the dish’s protein.

49G
PROTEIN

Beef Gyros with Tzatziki

80 min · 525 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in one 6½-inch white pita?

One 6½-inch white pita (60 g) has 5.5 g of protein and 165 kcal, with 33 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of pita bread?

100 g of pita bread has 9.1 g of protein, 275 kcal, 55.7 g of carbohydrate and 1.2 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174915).

Is pita bread a good source of protein?

Moderate protein: 3.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (13% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from pita bread alone takes 275 g (about 4.6 6½-inch white pitas) and 755 kcal.

Which has more protein, pita bread or sourdough bread?

Sourdough bread, with 10.8 g of protein per 100 g against 9.1 g for pita bread. Per 100 kcal: pita bread 3.3 g, sourdough bread 4.0 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174915: “Bread, pita, white, enriched”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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