Frozen meals: fewest calories
Of the 4,952 products in the frozen meals aisle of USDA's branded food database, Shrimp Wonton Soup by S&p has the fewest calories: 47 per 100 g (141 per 300 g serving); the aisle's median is 133 calories. It shares that value with 4 other products; ties are listed by more protein. 34% of those with a declared serving (1,707) are at or under FDA's "low calorie" line per labeled serving: 40 calories or less, also per 50 g for servings of 30 g or less, 120 per 100 g for meal and main-dish products (21 CFR 101.60(b)(2) and (b)(3); FDA tests per reference amount).
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which frozen meals has the fewest calories per 100 g?
- 1S&p · 300 g serving47per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 2S&p · 300 g serving47per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 3Flav-r-pac · 106 g serving47per 100 g · 50 per serving
- 4Tabatchnick · 213 g serving47per 100 g · 100 per serving
- 5Heritage Family Foods · 254 g serving47per 100 g · 119 per serving
- 6Southern Smokehouse · 227 g serving48per 100 g · 109 per serving
- 7Nature's Basket · 105 g serving48per 100 g · 50 per serving
- 8Tabatchnick · 312 g serving48per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 9Lunds & Byerlys · 283 g serving49per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 10Great Value · 245 g serving49per 100 g · 120 per serving
- 11House Foods · 284 g serving49per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 12Great Value · 283 g serving49per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 13Sam's Choice · 340 g serving50per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 14Seasoned Catch · 198 g serving51per 100 g · 101 per serving
- 15Seapak · 249 g serving52per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 16Tabatchnick · 213 g serving52per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 17Tabatchnick · 213 g serving52per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 18Tabatchnick · 213 g serving52per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 19Tabatchnick · 213 g serving52per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 20Wholey · 113 g serving53per 100 g · 60 per serving
- 21Calendar Islands · 245 g serving53per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 22Happi Food · 283 g serving53per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 23Wholey · 340 g serving53per 100 g · 180 per serving
- 24Fresh Food Market · 245 g serving53per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 25Smart Soup · 283 g serving53per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 26Smart Ones · 227 g serving53per 100 g · 120 per serving
- 27Tattooed Chef · 113 g serving53per 100 g · 60 per serving
- 28Birds Eye · 112 g serving54per 100 g · 60 per serving
- 29Beetnik · 326 g serving55per 100 g · 179 per serving
- 30Simple Truth · 340 g serving56per 100 g · 190 per serving
- 31Birds Eye · 213 g serving56per 100 g · 119 per serving
- 32Garden Lites the Delicious Vegetable Company · 198 g serving56per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 33Garden Lites · 198 g serving56per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 34Happi Foodi · 283 g serving57per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 35Marie Callender's · 349 g serving57per 100 g · 199 per serving
- 36Green Mill · 227 g serving57per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 37Ahold · 350 g serving57per 100 g · 200 per serving
- 38Meal Mart · 283 g serving57per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 39Healthy Choice · 262 g serving57per 100 g · 149 per serving
- 40Lvar's · 245 g serving57per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 41O Organics · 258 g serving58per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 42Birds Eye · 206 g serving58per 100 g · 119 per serving
- 43Smartmade · 255 g serving59per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 44Bantry Bay America Inc. · 135 g serving59per 100 g · 80 per serving
- 45Simply Balanced · 255 g serving59per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 46Puravida · 85 g serving59per 100 g · 50 per serving
- 47Frontera · 283 g serving60per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 48Beetnik · 284 g serving60per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 49Captain Ken's · 234 g serving60per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 50Lunds & Byerlys · 283 g serving60per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 51Amy's · 284 g serving60per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 52Pier Gourmet · 227 g serving62per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 53Patti's Good Life · 113 g serving62per 100 g · 70 per serving
- 54Aqua Star · 227 g serving62per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 55Boston Market · 369 g serving62per 100 g · 229 per serving
- 56O Organics · 258 g serving62per 100 g · 160 per serving
- 57Richard's · 340 g serving62per 100 g · 211 per serving
- 58Kroger · 225 g serving62per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 59Kroger · 225 g serving62per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 60Healthy Choice · 260 g serving62per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 61Amy's · 227 g serving62per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 62Lean Cuisine · 241 g serving62per 100 g · 149 per serving
- 63Yummy Spoonfuls · 128 g serving62per 100 g · 79 per serving
- 64Realgood Foods Co. · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 65Smart Ones · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 66Healthy Choice · 269 g serving63per 100 g · 169 per serving
- 67Smart Ones · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 68Real Good · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 69Realgood · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 70Realgood · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 71Beetnik · 255 g serving63per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 72Clearwater · 140 g serving64per 100 g · 90 per serving
- 73Fremont Fish Market · 141 g serving64per 100 g · 90 per serving
- 74The Good Kitchen · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 75Mon Cuisine · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 76Med Peruvian Chicken Spicy Chicken with Tomatoes, Bell Peppers and Peruvian Inspired Seasonings, MedBeetnik · 312 g serving64per 100 g · 200 per serving
- 77Healthy Choice · 266 g serving64per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 78Mon Cuisine · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 79Phillips · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 80Lunds & Byerlys · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 81Lunds & Byerlys · 283 g serving64per 100 g · 181 per serving
- 82Boston Market · 397 g serving65per 100 g · 258 per serving
- 83Healthy Choice · 262 g serving65per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 84Richard's · 340 g serving65per 100 g · 221 per serving
- 85Richard's · 340 g serving65per 100 g · 221 per serving
- 86On-cor · 123 g serving65per 100 g · 80 per serving
- 87Campbell's · 245 g serving65per 100 g · 159 per serving
- 88Hy-vee · 245 g serving65per 100 g · 159 per serving
- 89Frontera · 290 g serving66per 100 g · 191 per serving
- 90Aqua Star · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 91Healthy Choice · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 92Healthy Choice · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 93Loaded Potato Soup with Sour Cream, Turkey Bacon, and Chives, Topped with Reduced Fat Cheddar CheeseSmart Ones · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 94Good Graces · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 95Tabatchnick · 213 g serving66per 100 g · 141 per serving
- 96Green Mill · 227 g serving66per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 97Smart Ones · 255 g serving67per 100 g · 171 per serving
- 98Smart Ones · 255 g serving67per 100 g · 171 per serving
- 99Smart Ones · 255 g serving67per 100 g · 171 per serving
- 100Healthy Choice · 269 g serving67per 100 g · 180 per serving
How this ranking is made
4,952 products in the aisle declare calories; 4,777 are ranked, leaving out 85 mixes, powders or concentrates; 2 named by the publisher's review (below); 43 records whose label contradicts itself or that sit outside the aisle's range; 45 that do not declare all seven core label values (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Left out after review:
- Turkey Pattiesraw turkey patties, an ingredient, not a meal
- La Fe Alcapurria Dough, 5 Lba 5 lb alcapurria dough, an ingredient, not a meal
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov