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Ingredient dictionary

Pita on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Pita is a kind of flatbread. Whether it carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Whether it is vegan depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 96 products, most often in sandwiches. Per 100 g: about 256 kcal and 7.5 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20265 sourcesHow we check

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Does pita contain an allergen?

It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link pita to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.

Is pita vegan?

It depends on the make. Some kinds of pita are made with an animal product and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up. It is vegetarian.

VeganHeads upSome kinds are made with an animal product, and a label rarely says which.

VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

A pack can differ from the usual recipe: the app reads the label in your hand.

What other names does pita have on a label?

In English pita can also read “pitta”, “pita bread” or “pitta bread”. On European labels it is “pain pita” in French, “pitabroodje” in Dutch and “pity” in Polish. The other 3 languages are listed below.

In Englishpittapita breadpitta bread

French: pain pita
Dutch: pitabroodje
Polish: pity
Swedish: pitabröd
Finnish: pitaleipä
Croatian: pita kruh

Which foods contain pita?

Open Food Facts lists pita in the ingredients of 96 products, most often sandwiches, biscuits and cakes and fruit and vegetables. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Canada.

Sandwiches17
Biscuits and cakes9
Fruit and vegetables3
Dressings and sauces2
Ready meals2
Savoury snacks1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 76 · France 6 · Canada 4 · Sweden 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where pita turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in pita?

Pita has about 256 kcal per 100 g, with 7.5 g protein, 53 g carbohydrate and 0.9 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Pita bread” in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

256kcal per 100 g

7.5g protein

53g carbohydrate

0.9g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 2.2 g, saturated fat 0.2 g, fibre 2.7 g, salt 1.38 g, energy 1,080 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 7180. A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is pita?

Pita is a kind of flatbread.

Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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