Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Food Additives

The 10 lightest food additives products on this list range from 1 to 8 kcal per 100 g. The food additives with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 126 food additives with complete data.

  1. 1 Citric Acid

    Citric Acid

    Durra · 1L
    NOVA 4 1 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Ve-tsin

    Ve-tsin

    Trade Mark · 94,5 g
    NOVA 4 1 kcal 1 g sugar 1 g protein 1 g fat
  3. 3 Polluelos Colorante Carteritas 10U

    Polluelos Colorante Carteritas 10U

    polluelos · 15 g
    1 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0.1 g protein 0.1 g fat
  4. 4 Lecithine De Soja Granules

    Lecithine De Soja Granules

    L’Herbier de Gascogne
    3 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: No additives

  5. 5 Edulcorante de mesa

    Edulcorante de mesa

    gourmet
    3 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  6. 6 Edulcorante líquido

    Edulcorante líquido

    superSol
    3 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  7. 7 Devin active electrolyte

    Devin active electrolyte

    Devin
    4 kcal 0.4 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  8. 8 Diet Cranberry

    Diet Cranberry

    Ocean Spray · 1.89 L
    NOVA 4 5 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Cero K 100% Stevia

    Cero K 100% Stevia

    Iansa · 180 ml
    b 5 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  10. 10 Natural Flavouring Strawberry

    Natural Flavouring Strawberry

    Body&Fit
    8 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published food additives 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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