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Calories · Middle Eastern food
Middle Eastern food calories, wrap, plate or mezze.
Grilled meat, chickpeas, salads and herbs sound light, and much of it is. The numbers climb with the bread you tear, the olive oil pooled on the hummus and the sauces in the wrap.
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In short
A gyro in pita is about 520 calories, a falafel wrap about 660, and a starter of hummus with two pitas about 680. Bread, tahini, olive oil, garlic sauce and frying do most of the work in a Middle Eastern meal.
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How a meal is built
Mezze to share, grills to follow.
Sit-down meals often start with mezze — hummus, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh, falafel, warm bread — then grilled meats with rice or salad. On the go, the same food comes wrapped: a gyro, a doner, a shawarma or a falafel wrap.
The bread is the quiet multiplier. A starter of hummus with two pitas is about 680 calories, before the main arrives.
What drives it
Bread, oil, tahini and the fryer.
- Pita and flatbread. Count the pieces you tore, not the basket.
- Olive oil. Generously poured on hummus and dips.
- Tahini and garlic sauce. Rich, and wraps often get both.
- Falafel. Chickpeas, but deep-fried.
- Fries in the wrap. Some shawarma and gyro shops tuck them inside.
Lighter orders
If you want a lighter meal.
- A plate with salad instead of a wrap with extra bread.
- Grilled skewers like shish tawook rather than fried options.
- Tabbouleh, fattoush and grilled vegetables from the mezze.
- Sauces on the side, and one of them instead of two.
- Share the hummus and count your pitas.
How the dishes compare
A Middle Eastern menu, roughly.
Restaurant portions vary, so read these as rough. For a spread of mezze, PlateDiary’s calorie counter reads each dish from one photo — calories are off unless you turn them on.
| Order | Rough number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gyro or doner in pita | ~520 | Sauce and fries push it up |
| Falafel wrap | ~660 | Fried falafel and tahini |
| Hummus with 2 pitas | ~680 | A starter, usually shared |
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Questions
Questions people ask.
How many calories are in a gyro?
A gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce is about 520 calories, usually 450–900 depending on the meat, sauce and any fries inside.
How many calories are in a falafel wrap?
About 660 calories, usually 450–900. The falafel is fried and the tahini sauce is rich.
Is hummus high in calories?
Hummus is made with tahini and olive oil, so it is rich for its size. A restaurant starter with two pitas is about 680 calories, which is why sharing it helps.
Is a plate lighter than a wrap?
Often, if the plate has salad instead of extra bread and fries, and the sauces come on the side.
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