How many kilojoules are in a lamb kebab?

A large lamb kebab in Lebanese bread with salad and garlic sauce is about 4,080 kJ (975 Cal). The shaved lamb is the biggest part at roughly 1,260 kJ per 100 g, so a 150 g serve is about 1,890 kJ. Swapping to chicken brings the whole kebab down to about 3,540 kJ.

What is the biggest number in a kebab?

The meat and the garlic sauce. A 30 g dollop of garlic aioli is about 630 kJ, because it is mostly oil at roughly 2,100 kJ per 100 g. Chilli sauce is far less at about 210 kJ for the same amount, and the salad is close to free.

Does the salad in a kebab matter?

Barely. Lettuce, tomato, onion and tabouli come to about 200 kJ per 100 g, so loading the kebab with salad fills it out and hardly moves the total. The bread, the meat and the garlic sauce are where a kebab grows.

Australian kilojoule guide

How many kilojoules are in a kebab?

Q: Is a chicken or lamb kebab lower in kilojoules?

Chicken, by around 500 kJ a kebab. Shaved lamb doner is about 1,260 kJ per 100 g because it carries more fat; chicken shawarma is about 900 kJ per 100 g, and plain grilled chicken breast is only about 600 kJ per 100 g.

Q: Is a kebab healthier than a snack pack?

A wrapped kebab with salad is usually a bit lower than a halal snack pack, because a snack pack piles the chips, meat and sauce on top of each other with no bread limit. See our halal snack pack guide for that number.

A large lamb kebab in Lebanese bread with salad and garlic sauce comes to about 4,080 kJ (975 Cal). Switch the lamb for chicken and the same kebab is about 3,540 kJ. The meat is the biggest part - shaved lamb doner is about 1,260 kJ per 100 g against roughly 900 kJ per 100 g for chicken shawarma - and the next biggest is the garlic sauce, which is mostly oil. The salad is close to free. Energy's in kilojoules on every Aussie label, so you can see it without any converting or any diet talk.

Key numbers

Lamb doner ~1,260 kJ/100 g · chicken shawarma ~900 kJ/100 g
Large lamb kebab ~4,080 kJ · chicken ~3,540 kJ
Garlic aioli ~2,100 kJ/100 g - a 30 g dollop is ~630 kJ
Salad ~200 kJ/100 g - near free
A snack pack (HSP) is a different number - see that guide

The meat is the number

Filling (as served)	Per 100 g	Serve	Energy	Calories
Lamb doner, shaved	~1,260 kJ/100 g	150 g	1,890 kJ	452 Cal
Chicken shawarma (marinated)	~900 kJ/100 g	150 g	1,350 kJ	323 Cal
Beef shawarma	~900 kJ/100 g	150 g	1,350 kJ	323 Cal
Chicken breast, lean	~600 kJ/100 g	150 g	900 kJ	215 Cal
Falafel (fried, vegetarian)	~1,350 kJ/100 g	120 g	1,620 kJ	387 Cal

How a large kebab adds up

What's in it	Energy	Calories
Lebanese bread / large pita (~100 g)	~1,150 kJ	275 Cal
Lamb doner (~150 g)	~1,890 kJ	452 Cal
Salad - lettuce, tomato, onion, tabouli (~100 g)	~200 kJ	48 Cal
Garlic sauce / aioli (~30 g)	~630 kJ	151 Cal
Sweet chilli sauce (~20 g)	~210 kJ	50 Cal
Full large lamb kebab	~4,080 kJ	975 Cal
Same with chicken instead of lamb	~3,540 kJ	846 Cal
Garlic sauce swapped for chilli only	-420 kJ	-100 Cal

Reading a kebab without a lecture

Chicken is the lighter kebab. Shaved lamb doner is about 1,260 kJ per 100 g; chicken shawarma is about 900, and plain grilled chicken breast only about 600. Same bread, same salad, the meat decides most of it.
Garlic sauce is the quiet climber. Garlic aioli is mostly oil at roughly 2,100 kJ per 100 g, so a 30 g dollop is about 630 kJ. A chilli or barbecue sauce for the same amount is about 210 kJ - the easiest 400 kJ to save if you want to.
Load the salad, it's near free. Lettuce, tomato, onion and tabouli come to about 200 kJ per 100 g. Pile it in; it fills the wrap and barely moves the number.
A kebab and a snack pack aren't the same number. Wrapped in bread with salad, a kebab usually lands a little under a halal snack pack, because a snack pack stacks the chips, meat and sauce with no bread to cap it.
It's a feed, not a budget. Knowing the number just lets you pick lamb, chicken, the sauce and the second kebab on purpose.

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Common questions

How many kilojoules in a lamb kebab?

A large lamb kebab with salad and garlic sauce is about 4,080 kJ (975 Cal). The shaved lamb is roughly 1,260 kJ per 100 g, so a 150 g serve is about 1,890 kJ. With chicken instead, the whole kebab is about 3,540 kJ.

Is a chicken or lamb kebab lower in kilojoules?

Chicken, by about 500 kJ. Lamb doner is around 1,260 kJ per 100 g because of the fat; chicken shawarma is about 900, and lean chicken breast only about 600.

What's the biggest number in a kebab?

The meat, then the garlic sauce. A 30 g dollop of garlic aioli is about 630 kJ because it's mostly oil. Chilli sauce is about 210 kJ for the same amount.

Is a kebab healthier than a snack pack?

A wrapped kebab with salad usually lands a little under a halal snack pack, because a snack pack piles chips, meat and sauce on top of each other. See the HSP guide for that number.

Does the salad matter?

Barely - lettuce, tomato, onion and tabouli are about 200 kJ per 100 g. The bread, the meat and the garlic sauce are where a kebab grows.

Keep reading

Citing this page. OzCal (2026). "Kebab Kilojoules: Lamb vs Chicken, Settled | OzCal". Retrieved from https://ozcal.com.au/kilojoules/kebab. Last updated 2026-10-03. Figures are per the serve stated in each row, converted at 1 Cal = 4.184 kJ.

Where these numbers come from: Lamb doner, chicken shawarma, beef, chicken breast, salad, bread and sauce energy values are typical cooked and as-served figures from the FSANZ Australian Food Composition Database and published brand nutrition panels held in OzCal's catalogue. Real kebabs vary a lot by shop, by how much meat and sauce goes in, and by the bread, so always check the maker's own panel where there is one. Energy converted at 1 Cal = 4.184 kJ. Last updated 2026-10-03.