Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Cereal Grains

The 10 lightest cereal grains products on this list range from 1.5 to 95 kcal per 100 g. The cereal grains with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 257 cereal grains with complete data.

1

Sorgho

· 500 g

b 2 kcal 0 g sugar 3 g protein 0.1 g fat
2

Organic shiitake noodles

Thrive Market · 8.82 oz

b NOVA 1 5 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Jeune épis de maïs

Martins International · 425 g

b 20 kcal 1 g sugar 2 g protein 0 g fat
4

Épis de Maïs 225g naturel à l'eau

b 27 kcal 0.8 g sugar 1.5 g protein 0.4 g fat
5

Epis de maïs

Casino · 190 g

c NOVA 3 33 kcal 4.9 g sugar 1.9 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Epis de maïs

Condy · 192 g

d NOVA 3 50 kcal 4 g sugar 2 g protein 0.6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
7

Quinotto potimarron et châtaigne

Jardin Bio

56 kcal 2.6 g sugar 4 g protein 3.5 g fat
8

Milled chia seeds

Alesto · 200g

b NOVA 1 64 kcal 0 g sugar 2.8 g protein 4.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Brown Rice & Quinoa

Shoprite

b 83 kcal 0.8 g sugar 2.5 g protein 1.7 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian
10

Jeunes épis de maïs en saumure

Mae Ploy

b 95 kcal 1.5 g sugar 1.7 g protein 0 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published cereal grains on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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