Lowest calorie foods (Top 50, USDA data)

Lowest calorie foods, top 50

#	Food	calorie	Calories	Protein
1	Beverages, ZEVIA, cola	0.0 kcal	0	0.0 g
2	Sweetener, herbal extract powder from Stevia leaf	0.0 kcal	0	0.0 g
3	Beverages, tea, Oolong	1.0 kcal	1	0.0 g
4	Butterbur, canned	3.0 kcal	3	0.1 g
5	Beverages, Energy Drink, sugar free	4.0 kcal	4	0.4 g
6	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Diet Cran Cherry	4.0 kcal	4	0.2 g
7	Beverages, OCEAN SPRAY, Diet Cranberry Juice	4.0 kcal	4	0.1 g
8	Beverages, MONSTER energy drink, low carb	5.0 kcal	5	0.0 g
9	Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve	5.0 kcal	5	0.2 g
10	Beverages, Wine, non-alcoholic	6.0 kcal	6	0.5 g
11	Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve	6.0 kcal	6	0.6 g
12	Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve	7.0 kcal	7	1.1 g
13	Beverages, Tropical Punch, ready-to-drink	10.0 kcal	10	0.0 g
14	Cucumber, peeled, raw	10.0 kcal	10	0.6 g
15	Pectin, liquid	11.0 kcal	11	0.0 g
16	Pickles, cucumber, sour	11.0 kcal	11	0.3 g
17	Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot	11.0 kcal	11	0.5 g
18	Taro shoots, raw	11.0 kcal	11	0.9 g
19	Watercress, raw	11.0 kcal	11	2.3 g
20	Cabbage, napa, cooked	12.0 kcal	12	1.1 g
21	Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw	13.0 kcal	13	1.5 g
22	Lettuce, butterhead, raw	13.0 kcal	13	1.4 g
23	Lettuce, red leaf, raw	13.0 kcal	13	1.3 g
24	Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw	13.0 kcal	13	0.4 g
25	Butterbur, (fuki), raw	14.0 kcal	14	0.4 g
26	Celery, raw	14.0 kcal	14	0.7 g
27	Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw	14.0 kcal	14	0.6 g
28	Lemonade, powder, prepared with water	14.0 kcal	14	0.0 g
29	Lettuce, iceberg, raw	14.0 kcal	14	0.9 g
30	New Zealand spinach, raw	14.0 kcal	14	1.5 g
31	Radishes, white icicle, raw	14.0 kcal	14	1.1 g
32	Beverages, aloe vera juice drink, fortified with Vitamin C	15.0 kcal	15	0.0 g
33	Cabbage, kimchi	15.0 kcal	15	1.1 g
34	Cucumber, with peel, raw	15.0 kcal	15	0.7 g
35	Lettuce, green leaf, raw	15.0 kcal	15	1.4 g
36	Pumpkin flowers, raw	15.0 kcal	15	1.0 g
37	Salad dressing, sweet and sour	15.0 kcal	15	0.1 g
38	Tomatoes, yellow, raw	15.0 kcal	15	1.0 g
39	Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), raw	16.0 kcal	16	1.2 g
40	Fish broth	16.0 kcal	16	2.0 g
41	Gravy, au jus, canned	16.0 kcal	16	1.2 g
42	Nopales, raw	16.0 kcal	16	1.3 g
43	Radishes, raw	16.0 kcal	16	0.7 g
44	Tomatoes, orange, raw	16.0 kcal	16	1.2 g
45	Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw	17.0 kcal	17	1.0 g
46	Cardoon, raw	17.0 kcal	17	0.7 g
47	Chicory, witloof, raw	17.0 kcal	17	0.9 g
48	Endive, raw	17.0 kcal	17	1.3 g
49	Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw	17.0 kcal	17	1.2 g
50	Celtuce, raw	18.0 kcal	18	0.9 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — beverages, zevia, cola tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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