Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Thickeners

The 10 lightest thickeners products on this list range from 10 to 46 kcal per 100 g. The thickeners with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 37 thickeners with complete data.

1

Agar-Agar

Pronagar · 500g

10 kcal 1.2 g protein 0.3 g fat

Also: No additives
2

Agar-agar imo

Lima · 20*2g

NOVA 4 22 kcal 0.3 g sugar 1 g protein 0.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

Agar-agar

Markal · 150 g

NOVA 4 23 kcal 0.5 g sugar 1.1 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
4

Agar-agar Poudre

Natali · 50 g

NOVA 4 25 kcal 3.2 g sugar 0.9 g protein 0.5 g fat
5

Agar-Agar

Sainte Lucie · 8 g (4 * 2 g)

NOVA 1 26 kcal 0.3 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Guarkernmehl bio

natura · 110g

NOVA 4 30 kcal 0 g sugar 6 g protein 0.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
7

Johannisbrotkernmehl

Werz · 100g

33 kcal 0 g sugar 6 g protein 1 g fat
8

Johannesbroodpitmeel

Tammi · 90 g

NOVA 1 37 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

For Chicken Gravy Granules

Tesco · 200g

NOVA 4 45 kcal 0.1 g sugar 0.3 g protein 2.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
10

Johannisbrotkernmehl

natura · 100 g

a 46 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 1 g fat

Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published thickeners 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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