Gyro Nutrition Facts: Calories, Fat, Protein & More

A Greek staple, the Gyro is a pita stuffed with lamb, lettuce, onions, tomato and topped with a cucumber yogurt sauce called tzatziki.

Calories

• Calories vary depending on the recipe. In general, a gyro has 400 to 600 calories; most of those come from the meat, bread and sauce.

Fat

• Gyros have 20 g to 30 g of fat. Of the overall fat content, 9 g to 10 g are saturated fat.

Protein

• How much lamb used determines the amount of protein in the gyro. Generally, gyros have 20 g to 40 g of protein.

Sodium

• Gyros have 1,000 mg of sodium. The bulk of the sodium comes from the meat and pita bread.

Cholesterol

• Gyros have up to 120 mg of cholesterol. The bulk of the cholesterol comes from the meat.