Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Food Colorings

The 10 lightest food colorings products on this list range from 1 to 15 kcal per 100 g. The food colorings with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 65 food colorings with complete data.

  1. 1 Colorante alimentario Carmencita

    Colorante alimentario Carmencita

    Carmencita · 63 g
    NOVA 4 1 kcal 1 g sugar 0 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 3 colorants alimentaires assortis Sainte Lucie

    3 colorants alimentaires assortis Sainte Lucie

    Sainte Lucie · 3×12ml
    1 kcal 1 g sugar 1 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: No additives

  3. 3 Colorant Alimentaire 10 g Rouge Coquelicot - Les Artistes

    Colorant Alimentaire 10 g Rouge Coquelicot - Les Artistes

    Les mousquetaires · 10 g
    1 kcal 1 g sugar 1 g protein 1 g fat
  4. 4 Red food colouring

    Red food colouring

    · 38 ml
    NOVA 4 1 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  5. 5 Colorant Rouge

    Colorant Rouge

    Espig · 50 ml
    1 kcal 1 g sugar 1 g protein 1 g fat
  6. 6 Colorant alimentaire rouge cerise

    Colorant alimentaire rouge cerise

    Aveve · 10 ml
    1 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  7. 7 Colorant Alimentaire D'origine Naturelle - Orange - Scrapcooking

    Colorant Alimentaire D'origine Naturelle - Orange - Scrapcooking

    Scrapcooking
    2 kcal 0.5 g sugar 1 g protein 2 g fat
  8. 8 Colorant alimentaire

    Colorant alimentaire

    Alice Délice
    2 kcal 0 g sugar 0 g protein 0.3 g fat
  9. 9 Colorante per dolci

    Colorante per dolci

    Carrefour · 2 x 5 ml
    7 kcal 0.5 g sugar 0 g protein 0 g fat
  10. 10 Poudre alimentaire irisée bleue

    Poudre alimentaire irisée bleue

    Scrapcooking
    15 kcal 0 g sugar 2.2 g protein 0 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published food colorings 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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