How many calories in a doner kebab
A doner kebab in pitta or bread has about 700 kcal, with 35 g of protein.
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To burn it off
A doner in bread is 700 kcal, with 35 g of protein, 65 g of carbs and 32 g of fat. A durum wrap is 800.
The meat off the spit is where most of the fat is. The salad and the bread are the smaller part of it.
Garlic sauce and chilli mayo add more, and a side of chips pushes it into a whole day's dinner. It's the classic end of a night out for a reason.
Tips
- 1Ask for lots of salad and chilli sauce, go easy on the garlic mayo.
- 2Get it in bread rather than a durum, it's a bit less.
- 3Try a chicken shish instead of doner if the place does one.
Where it comes from
Döner comes from the Turkish dönmek, to turn, after the vertical spit. In the 19th century Ottoman cooks switched from horizontal to vertical spits, and both İskender Efendi of Bursa and Hamdi Usta of Kastamonu claimed the idea. The doner in bread is younger: Turkish guest worker Kadir Nurman is widely credited with first selling it as a sandwich in West-Berlin in 1972, though others claim it too.
Read the full story · Where does our food come from? · Source: National Geographic, What is Turkish doner kebab
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Questions
Is a durum higher than a doner in bread?
Yes, a durum is about 800 kcal and one in bread is 700.
How many calories in a doner with chips?
The 700 kcal of the doner plus whatever the chips are, so it becomes a very big meal.
Is a chicken kebab lower?
Usually yes, grilled chicken is leaner than doner meat.
Is a doner plate without bread lower in calories?
A bit, because you skip the bread. The meat carries most of the fat though, so with chips on the plate it can end up higher than one in bread.
Can I eat a leftover doner the next day?
Yes, if it went into the fridge within two hours. Eat it within a day and reheat the meat until it's steaming hot all the way through.
