Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Ingredients

The 10 lightest ingredients products on this list range from 20 to 561.9 kcal per 100 g. The ingredients with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 11 ingredients with complete data.

1

Riced Cauliflower

Great Value

a NOVA 3 20 kcal 1.3 g sugar 1.3 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
2

Xylitol

Total Sweet

c NOVA 4 51 kcal 10.2 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Zlaty klas

Dr.Oetker · 40g

NOVA 4 90 kcal 11 g sugar 2.6 g protein 1.3 g fat

Also: No additives
4

Chicken and brocolli bake

Marks & Spencer

a 99 kcal 1.5 g sugar 7.7 g protein 2.3 g fat

Also: No additives
5

Turkey Rashers

Mattessons · 200g

d 120 kcal 1.1 g sugar 23 g protein 2.5 g fat

Also: No additives
6

Sweet potato katsu curry

Tesco

c NOVA 4 130 kcal 6 g sugar 2 g protein 4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Swedish style meatballs

Quorn Foods · 300g

c NOVA 4 130 kcal 0.7 g sugar 13 g protein 4.6 g fat
8

Cod & Chorizo Fishcakes

Deluxe

c 137 kcal 1.4 g sugar 9.5 g protein 8.4 g fat
9

F EXCEPTIONAL JALAPEÑO CHILLI JAM Energy 176kJ Eac

Exceptional

d NOVA 4 276 kcal 49 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
10

Diamond Truffles

Toblerone

e NOVA 4 562 kcal 52 g sugar 5.2 g protein 36 g fat

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published ingredients 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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