low calorie

Light on energy

Low calorie describes food or drink containing relatively few calories—the energy units that determine whether what you eat adds to body weight.

The threshold varies by context, but the label typically signals diet-friendly options: low-calorie sweeteners, a low-calorie snack.

Marketing regulations define specific limits for products labeled this way.

Opposites
caloric density

low caloriehigh-calorie

Energy-dense per serving

energy-dense · calorific · fattening

dietary indulgence

low calorieindulgent

Too willing to yield

rich · decadent · sinful · guilty pleasure · heavy

Family

low, calorie, low-calorie, low-cal

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G