Total fat gets less attention than saturated fat these days, but it’s still a useful number to know — especially if you’re managing calorie density or just want a clearer picture of what’s on your plate. Below is a data-backed ranking of the foods in our database with the least total fat per 100 g.
| # | Food | Total Fat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Tea | 0 g |
| 2 | Coffee | 0.02 g |
| 3 | Skim Milk | 0.08 g |
| 4 | Grapefruit | 0.1 g |
| 5 | Onion | 0.1 g |
| 6 | Orange | 0.12 g |
| 7 | Red Bell Pepper | 0.13 g |
| 8 | Pear | 0.14 g |
| 9 | Watermelon | 0.15 g |
| 10 | Celery | 0.16 g |
| 11 | Grapes | 0.16 g |
| 12 | Apple | 0.17 g |
| 13 | Beetroot | 0.17 g |
| 14 | Butternut Squash | 0.17 g |
| 15 | Cucumber | 0.18 g |
| 16 | Cherries | 0.19 g |
| 17 | Raspberries | 0.19 g |
| 18 | Tomato | 0.2 g |
| 19 | Pineapple | 0.21 g |
| 20 | Asparagus | 0.22 g |
| 21 | Strawberries | 0.22 g |
| 22 | Cabbage | 0.23 g |
| 23 | Carrot | 0.24 g |
| 24 | Cauliflower | 0.24 g |
| 25 | Peach | 0.25 g |
Fruits, vegetables, most grains and lean proteins fill out this list. Green tea and coffee sit right at the bottom since they’re essentially fat-free by nature, while naturally sweet fruits like orange and grapefruit stay low too — fat and sugar are independent numbers, not two sides of the same coin.
Common questions
Should I avoid fat altogether? No — fat is essential, and the type generally matters more than the total amount for most people. Unsaturated fats from foods like almonds, walnuts and oily fish are typically favoured over saturated fat, not avoided.
Why do some low-fat foods still have a lot of calories? Calories come from protein and carbohydrate too, not just fat. A food can be genuinely low in fat and still calorie-dense if it’s high in carbohydrate or sugar — each food’s full nutrition label tells the fuller story than any single number.
Nutrition values are USDA FoodData Central approximations — see our editorial approach for how we source and verify data.