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Calories · Middle Eastern

Calories in a gyro

A typical restaurant serving of a gyro (one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce, about 280 g) is about 520 calories, usually 450–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called gyros, doner kebab, gyro pita, kebab wrap.

~520
Gyro or doner kebab

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein31 g
  • Carbs53 g
  • Fat19 g

One serving

Serving
one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce
Weight
~280 g
Per 100 g
~184

The dish

About a gyro

A gyro or doner gets its energy from the spit-roasted meat, which can be fatty, plus the pita and creamy sauce. Doner meat is often fattier than gyro, so takeaway versions can run higher.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 900

  • Fatty spit-roasted meat
  • Tzatziki or garlic sauce
  • Pita size and added fries

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for extra salad
  • Choose chicken over lamb or beef
  • Skip the fries inside

Side by side

Next to other Middle Eastern dishes

Middle Eastern · typical restaurant servingAll about Middle Eastern food →

  • Tabbouleh~200one side portion, about a cup · usually 120–350
  • Baklava~350one large restaurant piece · usually 120–450
  • Shish kebab in pitta~450one shish kebab in pitta with salad, no sauce · usually 350–800
  • Gyro or doner kebab~520one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Falafel wrap~660one falafel wrap or pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Hummus with pita~680one starter of about 150 g of hummus with two pitas · usually 400–1,000

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Gyro sandwich, FDC 2706962
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Doner kebab in pitta bread with salad, code 19-526

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a gyro?

A typical restaurant serving of a gyro (one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce, about 280 g) is about 520 calories, usually 450–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is a doner kebab higher than a gyro?

Often, yes. Doner meat is usually fattier, so takeaway doners run toward the top of the range, up to about 900.

Is a chicken gyro lighter?

Chicken is usually leaner than lamb or beef from the spit, and leaving the fries out of the pita helps even more.

What changes the calories in a gyro?

Fatty spit-roasted meat. Tzatziki or garlic sauce.

How can I order a gyro lighter?

Ask for extra salad. Choose chicken over lamb or beef.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.