Lavash - calorie content

Recently, studies have been published that showed that bread, in one form or another, is present in all the national cuisines of the world. Here we will talk about pita bread. The authorship of this bread is attributed to Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Iran. But it does not matter where the lavash originated, it is important that he firmly entered the modern European cuisine. We are accustomed to divide lavash into Armenian - a flat cake length reaching one meter and Georgian - lush, with a pronounced ruddy crust.

How many calories are in pita bread?

Thin Armenian lavash is made from wheat flour, water and salt, and you can also add a little old dough for sourdough. Bake it on a hot iron sheet. Caloric content of Armenian lavash is slightly lower than that of Georgian lavash, and it is 248 kilocalories per 100 g of product. Like any bread, lavash is rich in carbohydrates - 56 g. The fat and protein in it contain 11.1 g and 9.1 g respectively. Georgian lavash is made from yeast dough, it turns out magnificent. Traditionally, when baking bread is used not only wheat flour, but add a little corn. Caloric content of Georgian lavash depends on the type of flour it is baked. On average, it is 260 kilocalories per 100 g. Nutritional value: 8 g of protein, 1.5 g of fat. Although the caloric content of thin Armenian lavash is not much lower, it is his doctors who are advised to eat while dieting. The thing is that Armenian lavash is used, basically, as a basis for different rolls and rarely as bread. So it turns out that with a weight of cakes around 250 g (this is 620 kcal), we consume 150 g (372 kcal) for one meal. And Georgian, lavash is used as white bread and you can eat a whole meal at one meal A cake, and this is 650 kilocalories. Another feature of the Armenian lavash is that it can be stored for half a year without losing its usefulness. And Georgian lavash is hard as white bread.

Which lavash to choose?

It's a matter of taste. Armenian lavash perfectly suits as a basis for preparing different dishes, the famous shaurma is an example. In a thin cake wrap various fillings, which just enough imagination. Especially good are such dishes for breakfast: quickly deliciously nutritious. Georgian lavash is eaten, rather, as white bread. But to a shish kebab it is necessary to choose a fresh cake with a crispy crust.