What is Rice Pita? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Rice Pita?

Rice pita is a gluten-free variation of pita bread made from rice flour, tapioca starch, and psyllium husk to bind the yeasted dough together. The pita is baked until it puffs to form a pocket. The flavor is mild and a little nutty. Rice pita can be used for sandwiches and dips in all the same ways as traditional pita bread.

What does Rice Pita Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Ingredients

water

Water is a substance and chemical compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen. It is clear, fluid, flavorless and odorless. Water is a necessity in nearly every aspect of life, including cooking, baking and hydrating the human body. Water can be served as a cold beverage, or at any temperature comfortable to the mouth and skin.

rice flour

Rice flour is made by grinding the rice grain. Rice flour can be made using white or brown rice, though white rice flour is used far more frequently than brown rice flour. White rice flour is white and fine like a wheat flour, but has a coarser and drier texture. Rice flour made from glutinous rice has a much finer texture and is almost like a powder. White rice flour can be used for baked goods, as well as pan-cooked flatbreads. It is useful in many savory and sweet applications. The flavor is bland.

tapioca starch

Tapioca starch, also called tapioca flour or tapioca powder is made from the root of the cassava plant. The root is turned into a pulp using water and once the water evaporates the starch is what remains. The starch is white, fine and powdery. It has a neutral and bland starchy taste. Tapioca starch is used as binder in baked goods, a thickening agent in sauces and other liquids and creates a light and airy quality in flour products when used in the right amount.

vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is obtained by extracting oil from seeds. Types of vegetable oil include canola, sunflower, corn, and safflower. Light and with a neutral taste, vegetable oils are used to fry foods, or can be used to lightly coat meats and vegetables before roasting. Vegetable oils are also used as ingredients in salad dressings and sauces.

psyllium husk

Psyllium husk or psyllium fiber comes from the gel-coated seeds of a plant called plantago ovata. Each plant makes around 15,000 tiny flea-sized seeds. The husk and powder are made from the seeds. The difference between the two is that the powder is finely textured and the husk is coarser with a blond color and light texture like that of minuscule shreds. Psyllium is used as a fiber source in food and drink and has a very bland neutral flavor that could be considered nutty tasting.

brown sugar

Brown sugar comes from the sugar cane or sugar beet. It is less refined than white sugar, but a refined sugar nonetheless. Brown sugar varies in color from light brown to dark brown. Light brown sugar has a milder flavor and lower moisture content, than stronger tasting brown sugar. The taste is mildly like molasses and very sweet. The sugar comes in fine granules that clump together. Brown sugar is used in baked goods for its sweet flavor and ability to make cookies soft. It is also used in many savory dishes to balance flavors.

yeast

Yeast is a single celled organism used in food and beverage production. It both naturally occurs and is added in to certain foods such as breads, beer and wine. Specific kinds of yeast are used to add depth of flavor to savory foods. Yeast is usually sold as tiny beige granules. It leavens bread, ferments beer and imparts a satisfying umami flavor.

salt

Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.

Rice Pita Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 pita95g

pita

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	213kcal	11%
Fats	3g	4%
Sat. fats	N/A
Mono. Fats	1g	2%
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	43g	14%
Sugars	1g	2%
Fiber	2g	7%
Proteins	2g	3%
Cholesterol	N/A
Sodium	283mg	12%

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Rice Pita?

1 pita of Rice Pita contains 2 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Rice Pita?

1 pita of Rice Pita contains 43 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Rice Pita?

1 pita of Rice Pita contains 3 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Rice Pita?

1 pita of Rice Pita contains 1 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 1 pita of Rice Pita?

There are 213 calories in 1 pita of Rice Pita.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Rice Pita?

There are 64 calories in 1 oz of Rice Pita.