How many calories are in a gyro?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 400 to 1,000 kcal. The meat, the pita and whether fries go inside decide a gyro. Here are four real ones, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
Lamb, fries inside
Lamb gyro from a Greek place (pita + gyro meat + tzatziki + tomato + onion + fries inside)
Lamb gyro from a Greek place (pita + gyro meat + tzatziki + tomato + onion + fries inside)
Chicken, no fries
Chicken gyro (pita + chicken gyro meat + tzatziki + tomato + onion), no fries
Chicken gyro (pita + chicken gyro meat + tzatziki + tomato + onion), no fries
Plate with rice and salad
Gyro plate (gyro meat + rice + salad with tomato, cucumber and feta + tzatziki + 1 pita)
Gyro plate (gyro meat + rice + salad with tomato, cucumber and feta + tzatziki + 1 pita)
Bowl, no pita
Chicken gyro bowl, no pita (chicken + rice + cucumber + tomato + a bit of feta + tzatziki)
Chicken gyro bowl, no pita (chicken + rice + cucumber + tomato + a bit of feta + tzatziki)
What moves the number
In the lamb gyro, the meat is nearly half of it. The fries tucked inside add 98 kcal, while the tzatziki is only 29.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central, FAO/INFOODS, and Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition.
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- Chicken shawarma400 to 700 kcal
- Cheeseburger400 to 1,300 kcal
- Fried chicken sandwich300 to 1,100 kcal
- Club sandwich200 to 700 kcal
- Hot dog300 to 700 kcal
- Falafel wrap600 to 1,000 kcal
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “chicken gyro, extra tzatziki, no fries”, and Kallo works out the rest.