Hello.
A basic gyro on pita has around 43 grams of carbohydrates. However, a
pita has 42 grams of carbohydrates.
Nutritional information for Middle Eastern & Lebanese Foods:
Gyro, 4 oz beef & lamb on pita bread w/4 tbsp tzatziki sauce
43 g carbs
Pita
42 g carbs
http://www.dwlz.com/WWinfo/mideastern.html
Does it make sense that the meat filling of Gyro would only have 1
gram of carbohydrates?
Actually, yes. Generally speaking, meat has no carbohydrates.
"Meat, poultry, and fish do not contain carbohydrates in any
appreciable amount."
http://www.aces.edu/department/extcomm/publications/he/HE-436/he436main.html
Notice that web page "Carbohydrate Counts of Common Foods" indicates
that lamb has 0.00 carbohydrates.
http://diabetes.about.com/library/blcarbs/blcarbsL.htm
Any carbs in the meat filling of a gyro would have to come from the
other ingredients such as onions.
See:
Diet Discussion Board > Carbs in Gyro meat?
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=165821
Notice that the gyro filling is mostly meat with only a tiny amount of
seasoning. Ingredients:
ground lamb
chopped onion
garlic
salt
marjoram
rosemary
black pepper
Of these, only onions would have significant carbs. One whole of
cooked, chopped onions might have some carbohydrates (e.g., 21 grams;
See:
http://diabetes.about.com/library/blcarbs/blcarbsO.htm ). However,
since one gyro would have only a tiny fraction of a cup of onions, the
carbohydrates will not be significant.
Based on some internet browsing, I do notice that a few gyro recipes
contain tomatoes. If you're eating a gyro that contains tomatoes,
you're going to get some additional carbs, though probably not many.
See:
Carbohydrate Counts of Common Foods: Tomatoes
http://diabetes.about.com/library/blcarbs/blcarbsT2.htm
Carbohydrate Counts of Common Foods: General Index
http://diabetes.about.com/library/blcarbs/blcarbmenu.htm
Based on:
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
search strategy:
carbs, gyro, meat
carbohydrate, foods
I hope this helps. |
