How many calories are in Syrian bread?
One medium Syrian pita weighs 57 g and carries 157 calories. Per 100 g the bread runs 275 calories, the same figure for white pita whether the flour is enriched or not. Size is what moves the total: a small round is 77 calories, a large one 234, empty.
You'd need to walk about 31 minutes to burn the 157 calories in one medium pita (57 g).
How long does it take to burn off Syrian bread?
One medium pita (57 g) is 157 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 157 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 31 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 20 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 22 min |
| Jogging | 18 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 35 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (57 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Syrian bread quick facts
- US servings, from a mini round to an extra large
- Whole wheat, cracked wheat, fruit and chips
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does Syrian bread compare?
- Most popular syrian bread brands
- Syrian bread FAQs
Syrian bread quick facts
Syrian bread, Arabic bread, Lebanese bread and pita are the same round flatbread on a US shelf, and the government database files it under one entry: FNDDS 2707616, "Bread, pita". That record is the one used here because it carries the household sizes Americans actually buy — small, medium, large and extra large rounds — instead of a bare 100 g block.
The older SR Legacy record 174915 for white enriched pita lands on identical values per 100 g, so the answer does not depend on which USDA file you open. The column below is for one medium 57 g round, the size in most six-packs.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 medium pita (57 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 275 | 157 | — |
| Total fat | 1.2 g | 0.7 g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.17 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 55.7 g | 31.7 g | 12% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.2 g | 1.3 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 1.3 g | 0.7 g | — |
| Protein | 9.1 g | 5.2 g | 10% |
| Sodium | 536 mg | 306 mg | 13% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you will not find above: added sugars and trans fat are not part of this FNDDS profile, so they are left out rather than printed as a zero the record never states. Cholesterol is 0 mg, and one medium round holds 68 mg of potassium — about 1% of the FDA Daily Value.
US servings, from a mini round to an extra large
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 small pita | 28 g | 77 kcal |
| 1 medium pita | 57 g | 157 kcal |
| 1 large pita | 85 g | 234 kcal |
| 1 extra large pita | 114 g | 314 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 78 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 275 kcal |
The four pita sizes are USDA household measures, straight from the record. The ounce line is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving, and it is there because deli pita is often sold by weight rather than by count.
Here is the trap. Three small rounds weigh 84 g and come to 231 calories; one large round weighs 85 g and is 234. People who log "one pita" without looking at the bag can be off by 157 calories — a whole medium pita — when the bag holds extra large rounds instead of medium ones. Weigh the bread once, note which tier your brand sits in, and reuse that number.
A stuffed sandwich made from two medium rounds is 314 calories of bread alone — the same as one extra large — before falafel, gyro meat or hummus goes in. That is the honest starting line for a pita sandwich.
Brand weights swing more than the recipe does. Joseph's Pita Bread is 231 calories per 100 g and labels half a pita, 39 g, at 90 calories. Cedars sells a 28 g round at 77. Global Bakeries' Lebanese pita is a 76 g loaf at 180, and Thomas' 100% Whole Wheat Pita Pockets come in at 140 per 57 g loaf. Same aisle, double the calories from one package to another.
Whole wheat, cracked wheat, fruit and chips
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Syrian bread (main record) | 275 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 157 kcal |
| Whole-wheat Syrian bread | 262 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 149 kcal |
| Wheat or cracked-wheat pita | 262 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 149 kcal |
| White pita, unenriched | 275 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 157 kcal |
| Pita with fruit | 279 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 159 kcal |
| Small (mini) Syrian bread | 275 kcal | 1 small pita, 28 g | 77 kcal |
| Pita chips, salted | 457 kcal | 1 small bag, 28 g | 128 kcal |
Whole wheat is the version worth the swap, but not for the reason most people assume. It saves 8 calories per medium round, 149 against 157 — nothing you would notice in a week. What changes is fiber: 3.5 g in a whole-wheat round against 1.3 g in the white one, and 421 mg of sodium per 100 g instead of 536. That is 12% of the fiber Daily Value from one piece of bread rather than 4%.
Cracked-wheat pita shares the whole-wheat profile exactly in USDA's files, so treat the two as one number. Unenriched white pita is also identical to enriched white on calories and macros; enrichment adds B vitamins and iron, not energy, which is why the grains guidance at MyPlate talks about whole grains and enriched grains rather than calorie counts.
Pita with fruit is the quiet one. It is only 2 calories heavier per round, 159 against 157, but the dried fruit pushes total sugars to about 6.6 g per medium piece against 0.7 g in plain pita — scaled from the USDA 100 g figures, since that record gives no per-piece sugar line. Sweet enough to belong at breakfast rather than under hummus.
Pita chips are a different food. At 457 calories per 100 g they carry two-thirds more energy per gram than the bread they are cut from, because the slices are baked with oil. A 28 g bag is 128 calories, well past a whole small pita at 77, and it disappears in about six chips.
Sodium is the row to watch
Bread is not salty on the tongue, which is exactly why it slips past people. One medium Syrian round holds 306 mg of sodium, 13% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value — about an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt baked into something that tastes plain. Carbohydrate, the row everyone checks first, is 12%. Sodium wins.
Build a sandwich from two rounds and the bread alone is 612 mg, 27% of the day's sodium, before feta, olives or pickled turnips. If you are tracking sodium, that is the argument for whole wheat pita at 421 mg per 100 g, or for the open-face version with one round instead of a pocket.
The protein line is friendlier than white bread's reputation suggests: 5.2 g per medium round, 10% of the Daily Value, from flour alone. Pair it with a legume — hummus, ful, lentil soup — and the meal reaches the pattern the Dietary Guidelines describe without any meat on the plate.
How does Syrian bread compare?
| Bread | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrian bread, white | 275 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 157 kcal |
| Whole-wheat pita | 262 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 149 kcal |
| Pita with fruit | 279 kcal | 1 medium pita, 57 g | 159 kcal |
| Pita chips, salted | 457 kcal | 1 small bag, 28 g | 128 kcal |
Our take: for weight loss, buy the small rounds. Two mini pitas at 77 calories each still read as "two breads" on the plate and cost 154 calories, less than one medium round, and the pocket is big enough for a filling. For staying full, take whole wheat — the 8-calorie saving is trivial, the 3.5 g of fiber is not. The only version to treat as a snack rather than a bread is the chips: 457 calories per 100 g and 854 mg of sodium per 100 g put them in a different category from the loaf.
Most popular syrian bread brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Joseph's Pita Bread | 231 cal |
| Joseph's Traditional White Pita Bread | 234 cal |
| Cedars Pita Bread | 275 cal |
| Global Bakeries Authentic Lebanese Pita Bread | 237 cal |
| Cedars Wheat Pita Bread | 264 cal |
| Thomas' 100% Whole Wheat Pita Pockets | 246 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Syrian bread FAQs
How many calories are in one Syrian bread?
157 calories for one medium 57 g round, the standard size in a supermarket six-pack. The bread runs 275 calories per 100 g. A small pita is 77 calories and a large one 234, so the count depends entirely on which size your bag holds — check the package weight once.
How many calories in a large Syrian pita?
234 calories for one large 85 g round, using the USDA household measure. An extra large 114 g pita is 314 calories, the same as two medium rounds put together. Large pitas are common at Middle Eastern bakeries and delis, where bread is sold by weight rather than by the pack.
Is Syrian bread the same as pita bread?
Yes — 275 calories per 100 g for both, because they are the same product. Syrian bread, Arabic bread, Lebanese bread and pita all point to the round pocket flatbread, and USDA files them under a single record. The name on the bag changes with the bakery, not the recipe or the calories.
How many carbs are in Syrian bread?
31.7 g of carbohydrate in one medium 57 g pita, which is 12% of the Daily Value, from 55.7 g per 100 g. Fiber accounts for 1.3 g of that. A large 85 g round pushes carbohydrate higher in the same proportion, since the density of the bread does not change with size.
Is whole wheat Syrian bread lower in calories?
Barely — 149 calories per medium round against 157, a saving of 8. The real difference is fiber: 3.5 g per pita instead of 1.3 g, and 421 mg of sodium per 100 g instead of 536. Choose whole wheat for how long it keeps you full, not for the calorie count.
How much protein is in Syrian bread?
5.2 g of protein in one medium 57 g pita, 10% of the Daily Value, from 9.1 g per 100 g. Whole-wheat pita is slightly higher at 9.8 g per 100 g. That is flour protein only, so filling the pocket with hummus, beans or chicken is what turns it into a real meal.
How much sodium is in a pita?
306 mg in one medium 57 g round, 13% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value — roughly an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt. Two rounds in a sandwich come to 612 mg, 27% of the day, before any filling. Whole-wheat pita is lower at 421 mg per 100 g.
How many calories in half a pita?
About 78 calories for half a medium 57 g round — our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 275, not a USDA serving. Half a large pita is roughly 117. Splitting a pita is the easiest edit on a sandwich: it removes about 78 calories and 153 mg of sodium.
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- Spinach Tortilla — 132 cal per tortilla
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