Low Calorie Drinks: The Complete List
View calorie counts and nutritional information for beverages. From water to smoothies, see what each drink contributes to your daily intake. Within Drinks, portion size and how a dish is prepared make the biggest difference to whether it stays in a low-calorie range, two very similar-looking dishes can differ substantially.
A food or drink qualifies as Low Calorie here using the real UK/EU regulated "low energy" claim thresholds: 40kcal or less per 100g for a solid food, or 20kcal or less per 100ml for a drink. Showing 24 drinks foods that qualify, sorted by lowest first.
| Food | kcal | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea (black, brewed) | 1 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Pu-erh Tea (brewed) | 1 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Green Tea (brewed, no sugar) | 1 | 0.2g | 0.0g |
| Earl Grey Tea (brewed, no sugar) | 1 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Chai Tea (brewed) | 1 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Rooibos Tea (unsweetened) | 1 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Mugicha (barley tea, cold) | 1 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Diet Cola | 1 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Chamomile Tea | 1 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Rooibos Tea | 1 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Chimarrão (mate tea, unsweetened) | 2 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Yerba Mate (hot, unsweetened) | 2 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Decaf Coffee (black) | 2 | 0.2g | 0.0g |
| Black Coffee (instant) | 2 | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Matcha (whisked, no sugar) | 3 | 0.3g | 0.0g |
| Robinson's Squash (diluted) | 4 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Americano (regular) | 5 | 0.3g | 0.0g |
| Iced Americano | 5 | 0.3g | 0.0g |
| Turkish Coffee (sade) | 5 | 0.3g | 0.2g |
| Espresso | 9 | 0.6g | 0.2g |
| Kava (Vanuatu, traditional drink) | 10 | 0.0g | 0.0g |
| Tea with Milk (semi-skimmed) | 15 | 0.5g | 0.5g |
| Şalgam Suyu (turnip juice) | 15 | 0.5g | 0.0g |
| Coconut Water | 19 | 0.7g | 0.2g |
All values are per 100g. See every Low Calorie food across all categories on the Low Calorie Foods hub, or every food in this category on the Drinks page.
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Low Calorie Standouts in Drinks
Of the 132 real drinks foods in our database, 24 (18%) meet the Low Calorie threshold, worth knowing before assuming any given drinks item automatically qualifies.
A typical Low Calorie drinks food sits closer to Decaf Coffee (black) at 2kcal per 100g than the extremes above, worth checking the exact figure on each food’s own page rather than assuming every drinks item behaves the same way.
Tea (black, brewed) is the drinks food that goes furthest here, at 1kcal per 100g, out of 24 real drinks foods that meet the Low Calorie threshold. At the other end, Coconut Water only just qualifies, at 19kcal per 100g.
Most people underestimate how much a Low Calorie Drinks choice actually adds up to across a full week. Our healthy eating calculator keeps count so nothing slips through.