Lowest calorie foods in soups, sauces, and gravies (Top 50, USDA d

Lowest calorie foods in soups, sauces, and gravies, top 50

#	Food	calorie	Calories	Protein
1	Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve	5.0 kcal	5	0.2 g
2	Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve	6.0 kcal	6	0.6 g
3	Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve	7.0 kcal	7	1.1 g
4	Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot	11.0 kcal	11	0.5 g
5	Fish broth	16.0 kcal	16	2.0 g
6	Gravy, au jus, canned	16.0 kcal	16	1.2 g
7	Soup, egg drop, Chinese restaurant	27.0 kcal	27	1.2 g
8	Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve	29.0 kcal	29	1.5 g
9	Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant	32.0 kcal	32	2.1 g
10	Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve	35.0 kcal	35	5.1 g
11	SMART SOUP, Thai Coconut Curry	36.0 kcal	36	0.8 g
12	Gravy, HEINZ Home Style, savory beef	39.0 kcal	39	1.1 g
13	Soup, hot and sour, Chinese restaurant	39.0 kcal	39	2.6 g
14	SMART SOUP, Greek Minestrone	40.0 kcal	40	1.7 g
15	SMART SOUP, Vietnamese Carrot Lemongrass	44.0 kcal	44	1.3 g
16	Gravy, HEINZ Home Style, classic chicken	46.0 kcal	46	0.7 g
17	Soup, onion, canned	46.0 kcal	46	3.1 g
18	Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared	46.0 kcal	46	3.2 g
19	Gravy, mushroom, canned	50.0 kcal	50	1.3 g
20	Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve	51.0 kcal	51	1.4 g
21	SMART SOUP, Moroccan Chick Pea	51.0 kcal	51	2.0 g
22	Soup, beef barley, ready to serve	52.0 kcal	52	2.8 g
23	SMART SOUP, French Lentil	53.0 kcal	53	2.9 g
24	SMART SOUP, Santa Fe Corn Chowder	55.0 kcal	55	2.0 g
25	SMART SOUP, Indian Bean Masala	57.0 kcal	57	3.3 g
26	Sauce, worcestershire	77.0 kcal	77	0.0 g
27	Sauce, sweet and sour, prepared-from-recipe	79.0 kcal	79	1.8 g
28	Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve	89.0 kcal	89	5.9 g
29	Sauce, hot chile, sriracha	93.0 kcal	93	1.9 g
30	Sauce, steak, tomato based	95.0 kcal	95	1.3 g
31	Dip, bean, original flavor	119.0 kcal	119	5.4 g
32	Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve	128.0 kcal	128	1.4 g
33	Dip, salsa con queso, cheese and salsa- medium	143.0 kcal	143	3.1 g
34	Sauce, homemade, white	147.0 kcal	147	3.8 g
35	Sauce, sweet and sour, ready-to-serve	154.0 kcal	154	0.3 g
36	Soup, beef broth, cubed	170.0 kcal	170	17.3 g
37	Sauce, barbecue	172.0 kcal	172	0.8 g
38	Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve	174.0 kcal	174	6.7 g
39	Sauce, plum, ready-to-serve	184.0 kcal	184	0.9 g
40	Sauce, homemade, white	186.0 kcal	186	4.0 g
41	Soup, chicken broth cubes, dry	198.0 kcal	198	14.6 g
42	Sauce, tartar, ready-to-serve	211.0 kcal	211	1.0 g
43	Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve	220.0 kcal	220	3.3 g
44	Sauce, sofrito, prepared from recipe	237.0 kcal	237	12.8 g
45	Sauce, duck, ready-to-serve	245.0 kcal	245	0.4 g
46	Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry	267.0 kcal	267	16.7 g
47	Wasabi	292.0 kcal	292	2.2 g
48	Soup, onion, dry	293.0 kcal	293	7.5 g
49	Gravy, au jus, dry	313.0 kcal	313	9.2 g
50	Gravy, onion, dry	322.0 kcal	322	9.0 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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