Protein shakes: fewest calories
Of the 729 products in the protein shakes aisle of USDA's branded food database, Vanilla Creme 100 Calorie Non Dairy Protein Shake by Muscle Milk has the fewest calories: 28 per 100 g (99 per 355 ml serving); the aisle's median is 59 calories. It shares that value with 1 other product; ties are listed by more protein. 0% of those with a declared serving (2) 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 protein shakes has the fewest calories per 100 g?
- 1Muscle Milk · 355 ml serving28per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 2Muscle Milk · 355 ml serving28per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 3Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 4Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 5Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 6Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 7Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 8Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 9Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 10Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving30per 100 g · 99 per serving
- 11Muscle Milk · 500 ml serving30per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 12Muscle Milk · 500 ml serving30per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 13Designer Whey · 325 ml serving31per 100 g · 101 per serving
- 14Eas · 325 ml serving31per 100 g · 101 per serving
- 15Abbott · 325 ml serving31per 100 g · 101 per serving
- 16Abbott · 325 ml serving31per 100 g · 101 per serving
- 17Pure Protein · 325 ml serving34per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 18Priq · 325 ml serving34per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 19Pirq · 325 ml serving34per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 20Pirq · 325 ml serving34per 100 g · 111 per serving
- 21Iconic · 237 ml serving34per 100 g · 81 per serving
- 22Iconic · 237 ml serving34per 100 g · 81 per serving
- 23Iconic · 237 ml serving34per 100 g · 81 per serving
- 24Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 25Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 26Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 27Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 28Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 29Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 30Orgain · 420 ml serving36per 100 g · 151 per serving
- 31Purely Inspired · 325 ml serving37per 100 g · 120 per serving
- 32Tone It Up · 325 ml serving37per 100 g · 120 per serving
- 33Premier Protein · 420 ml serving38per 100 g · 160 per serving
- 34Premier Protein · 420 ml serving38per 100 g · 160 per serving
- 35Iconic · 340 ml serving38per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 36Iconic · 340 ml serving38per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 37Iconic · 340 ml serving38per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 38Premier Protein · 411 ml serving39per 100 g · 160 per serving
- 39Powerbar · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 40Premier Protein · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 41Powerbar · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 42Fairlife · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 43Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 44Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 45Iconic · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 46Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 47Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 48Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 49Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 50Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 51Orgain · 330 ml serving39per 100 g · 129 per serving
- 52Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 53Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 54Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 55Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving39per 100 g · 161 per serving
- 56Farmers Way · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 57Alani Nu · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 58Alani Nu · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 59Alani Nu · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 60Alani · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 61Alani Nu · 355 ml serving39per 100 g · 138 per serving
- 62Optimum Nutrition · 325 ml serving40per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 63Optimum Nutrition · 325 ml serving40per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 64Walgreens · 420 ml serving40per 100 g · 168 per serving
- 65Pirq · 325 ml serving40per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 66Core Power · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 67Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 68Cvs Pharmacy · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 69Cvs Pharmacy · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 70Gnc · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 71Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 72Nestle USA Inc. · 414 ml serving41per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 73Eas · 473 ml serving42per 100 g · 199 per serving
- 74Eas Myoplex · 473 ml serving42per 100 g · 199 per serving
- 75Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 76Evolve · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 77Evolve · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 78Orgain · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 79Evolve · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 80Evolve · 330 ml serving42per 100 g · 139 per serving
- 81Bolthouse Farms · 450 ml serving42per 100 g · 189 per serving
- 82Pure Protein · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 83Pure Protein · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 84Pure Protein · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 85Pure Protein · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 86Garden of Life · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 87Optimum Nutrition · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 88Optimum Nutrition · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 89Optimum Nutrition · 325 ml serving43per 100 g · 140 per serving
- 90Premier Protein · 345 ml serving43per 100 g · 148 per serving
- 91Eas · 473 ml serving44per 100 g · 208 per serving
- 92Eas · 473 ml serving44per 100 g · 208 per serving
- 93Fairlife · 340 ml serving44per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 94Fairlife · 340 ml serving44per 100 g · 150 per serving
- 95Lindora Nutrition · 250 ml serving44per 100 g · 110 per serving
- 96Light & Fit · 296 ml serving44per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 97Light & Fit · 296 ml serving44per 100 g · 130 per serving
- 98Zone Perfect · 330 ml serving45per 100 g · 149 per serving
- 99Zoneperfect · 330 ml serving45per 100 g · 149 per serving
- 100Zoneperfect · 330 ml serving45per 100 g · 149 per serving
How this ranking is made
729 products in the aisle declare calories; 615 are ranked, leaving out 1 placeholders with near-zero energy; 93 mixes, powders or concentrates; 1 named by the publisher's review (below); 3 records whose label contradicts itself or that sit outside the aisle's range; 16 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:
- Milk Chocolate Original Nutrition ShakeEnsure Original listed at 5.9 g fiber per 100 g (14 g a bottle), several times any other shake of its kind
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