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Filo Pastry

Paper-thin sheets of unleavened dough used in layered pastries.

Filo Pastry — illustrative ingredient image

About Filo Pastry

Filo pastry is made from very thin sheets of unleavened wheat dough. It is used for layered pies, pastries, parcels, rolls, and other baked dishes, with sweet or savoury fillings placed between or inside the sheets. The pastry itself is mild and mainly provides a delicate crisp structure.

Unbaked filo is thin, flexible, and easy to tear if handled roughly. When brushed with fat and baked, it becomes light, crisp, brittle, and distinctly layered. Butter, oil, sugar, spices, cheese, nuts, fruit, and savoury fillings contribute much of the finished flavour and richness.

Filo is commonly sold as stacked fresh or frozen sheets, usually pale cream in colour. Frozen sheets must be thawed before use so they can be separated without cracking. Layering, folding, rolling, brushing with fat, and baking determine the browning, flakiness, thickness, and shape of the finished preparation.

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Filo pastry

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Phyllo pastry

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Filo Pastry nutrition & diet

Filo Pastry nutritional value

Phyllo dough

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
299kcal
Protein
7.1g
Carbs
52.6g
Fat
6.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the finished phyllo pastry, its filling, number of layers, and whether butter, oil, syrup, glaze, or egg wash is included. Match the baked edible portion rather than plain sheets, because fillings and finishing ingredients define the preparation being assessed.

Compare the right form: Match the specific baked phyllo pastry and its edible filling, layers, fat, glaze, and serving portion; do not use plain dough data.

Diet considerations

Phyllo pastry is commonly cereal-derived, usually wheat-based, while fillings may be plant-based or include dairy, egg, meat, or nuts. Syrup, fruit, chocolate, and cereal fillings alter portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns. Compatibility therefore depends on the complete recipe, coating, and processing rather than the pastry name alone.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Phyllo dough ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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