Precision: to the 2nd digit is OK. First digit is unreliable and misleading. 33 vs 28 we don’t know which is actually lower.
–https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/zero-calorie-foods lists 38 low-calorie foods:
- apple 50- cal/100g, reported 46
- Compare — my cafe@750 says 100 cal for a mid-sized (about 7oz) about 50 cal/100g
- broccoli 30+ cal/100g reported 34
- raw carrot 40 cal/100g [35 cal/85g in my packet]
- coked carrot 35 cal/100g, basically same as raw
- cabbage 25 cal/100g
- (raw) celery 15 cal/100g, reported 16
- (raw) cucumber 15 cal/100g
- Enoki mushroom 37 cal/100g and rather filling
- onions 40 cal/100g
- peppers 30 cal/100g
- radishes 15 cal/100g .. see separate blog
- (raw) tomatoes 20- cal/100g reported 18
- raw grape tomatoes 34 cal/100g
- tea is like water — trace amount like 2 cal in 8 oz
- watermelon 30+ cal/100g reported 32
- —– Now some of the relatively-low-calorie foods according to https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/531022979
- grapes 70- cal/100g, reported 67 cal
- persimmon 70 cal/100g
- green peas cooked 80+ cal/100g (actually 84 cal) echoed on http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=55
- the #1 lightest ham – 90 cal/100g #labelled 50 cal/56g but suspicious, much lighter than chicken, and probably tastes better than tuna. See sliced meat
- banana 90 cal/100g… 62 cal is probably incorrectly reported. Banana is well-known as a hunger-fighting foods, more filling than most fruits.
- tuna in water 90 to 100 cal/100g
- potato 90-110 cal/100g See boiled/baked potato
- cooked shrimp 100 cal/100g
- cooked scallop 110 cal/100g
- rice pudding 115 cal/100g but presumably won’t absorb water like other foods
- pre-cooked lentil 120 cal/100g
- edamame 130+ cal/100g, reported 133 cal
- —– Now some other foods for comparison
- one large egg — 70 to 80 cal (see separate blog) 75% in the egg yolk. Liquid egg white is much lighter
- almond milk 60 cal/240ml, even lower than fat-free milk
- good companion to go with hot chocolate
- fat-free milk 90 cal/240ml
- regular milk 150 cal/240ml
- soy milk 100 cal/240ml
- avocado (edible part) 160 cal/100g , 75% from fat.
- chicken breast skinless — 165 cal/100g according to USDA
- chicken breast with skin — 200 cal/100g
- non-cottage cheese (cheddar, most common) 400 cal/100g or 113 cal/oz, but see separate blog
- cheese cake 320 cal/100g. See cheesecake #1 high-cal food I eat
- almonds 570 cal/100g
- peanut same, but I doubt the 400g packet of shelled peanut has 2400 calories.. Up to 30% of the weight is shell.