Create allergy card
← Browse ingredients

Pita

Round flatbread that puffs into a pocket when baked.

Pita — illustrative ingredient image

About Pita

Pita is a round flatbread made from baked dough and often known for puffing during baking to create a hollow pocket. It is used for dipping, wrapping, holding fillings, and serving with spreads, grilled foods, or other dishes. Different versions may use wheat flours and vary in thickness.

Fresh pita is generally pale with browned spots and has a soft, pliable texture. Its flavour is mild and bread-like, while its chewiness and pocket formation depend on the dough and baking method. Thicker breads may be chewier, whereas thin breads are often more flexible or crisp when toasted.

Pita is sold fresh or packaged, usually as individual round breads. It may be reheated to restore softness, cut into wedges for dipping, or opened for fillings. Toasting dries and firms it, while baking determines whether a distinct pocket forms. It can also be torn and served alongside saucy dishes.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

FOLLOW IT TO THE PLATE

Where will you meet it?

Explore the dishes that use this ingredient and their country and cuisine connections.

Explore linked dishes

ON A MENU OR LABEL

Find local names and written forms to help recognise this ingredient.

See local names

Where pita appears

10 linked foods

Find foods to recognise by country and type. Recipes and products vary; these are recorded ingredient connections.

Showing 1–10 of 10

Main dishes

Salads

Breakfasts

Street food

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for pita

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

pita

Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Pita nutrition & diet

Pita nutritional value

Reference: Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), white, commercial

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
263.4kcal
Protein
9.5g
Carbs
49.1g
Fat
2.1g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F001401. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Portion by the whole round or the amount used for filling, dipping, or tearing. Preparation and recipe affect the result: flour type, fermentation, added oil, salt, and toppings should be identified. A pocket eaten plain differs from pita toasted, fried, or loaded with fillings.

Compare the right form: Reference data must match the specific baked pita, including diameter or weight, flour composition, recipe, and whether it is plain, toasted, or fried.

Diet considerations

Pita is generally plant-derived when made from cereal flour, water, yeast, and salt, but recipes can include dairy, egg, oil, or sweeteners. Cereal ingredients determine carbohydrate pattern, while fillings, coatings, and sauces may add animal ingredients or alter dietary compatibility. Brand and recipe matter.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), white, commercial ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: .