Chicken Shawarma: Calories, Nutrition & Healthier Swaps

Shawarma wraps chicken, vegetables and sauce in flatbread. Plenty of protein, but the sauce and bread carry most of the calories — often 600 kcal or more.

Chicken Shawarma nutrition facts per 100 g and per serving

Values per 100 g as eaten, averaged from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others) and rounded — a specific brand or recipe will differ a little.

Chicken Shawarma: nutrition highlights

A serving (one, 300 g) provides 33 g of protein — about 59% of the 56 g daily reference for a 70 kg (154 lb) adult (0.8 g per kg). It has 3.9 g of fiber per serving — roughly 16% of the 25 g a day most adults fall short of.

On the open Nutri-Score algorithm, chicken shawarma gets a C: the middle of the scale — fine with an eye on portions. The score weighs calories, sugar, saturated fat and salt against protein, fiber and the share of fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts.

What to watch

• It's low in fiber, so add vegetables, greens or beans to the plate.
• A serving has 3.6 g of salt — 72% of the WHO's 5 g daily maximum.

How much movement is one serving?

One serving (one, 300 g) is 645 kcal — roughly 3 h 31 min of easy walking or 81 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.

Healthier swaps for Chicken Shawarma

Swaps are picked the same way the app does it: from the same kind of food, with a serving matched to the same calories (±25%), and only when the swap is clearly better — not “salad instead of pizza”.

• Turkey shawarma — 400 g, 640 kcal: −7.2 g saturated fat, −1.2 g salt.
• Falafel wrap — 320 g, 640 kcal: −5.4 g saturated fat, −0.4 g salt.
• Beef shawarma — 330 g, 637 kcal: −2 g saturated fat, −1.3 g salt.
• Veggie burrito — 430 g, 649 kcal: −6.6 g saturated fat, −1 g salt.