Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Insects

The 10 lightest insects products on this list range from 115 to 371 kcal per 100 g. The insects with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 80 insects with complete data.

1

Chicken burger

Bubba chicken burger · 32 oz

a NOVA 3 115 kcal 0 g sugar 17.7 g protein 4.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Grillons a la thaï

Insecteo

c 153 kcal 0 g sugar 19 g protein 7 g fat
3

Insektenburger

Bug Foundation · 2 x 90 g

b NOVA 4 191 kcal 1.5 g sugar 10 g protein 14 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
4

Vers de farine à cuisiner

a 219 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 13 g fat
5

Insectes Apéro

Micronutris

e NOVA 4 236 kcal 0.7 g sugar 53.1 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
6

Essento Balls with insects

Essento

c 240 kcal 2.4 g sugar 15 g protein 11.6 g fat
7

Burger with insects

b 279 kcal 2.2 g sugar 18 g protein 14.1 g fat
8

Le Molitor soja impérial

Jimini's · 18g

e NOVA 4 327 kcal 8.8 g sugar 23.6 g protein 17.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
9

Le Grillon Café Mocha

Jimini s · 14 g

c NOVA 4 370 kcal 13.6 g sugar 40.1 g protein 13 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Criquet

Jimini's · 10g

c NOVA 4 371 kcal 17 g sugar 43 g protein 10 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published insects 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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