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noncaloric

American  
[nahn-kuh-lawr-ik] / ˌnɑn kəˈlɔr ɪk /

adjective

  1. (of food or drink) containing very few or no calories.


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By contrast, animals given low-calorie or noncaloric liquids that tasted sweet did not produce the same response.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

In all, there are about a hundred natural, noncaloric chemicals that, by pure coincidence or some unlikely quirk of evolution, have found a way to hijack the mouth’s machinery for sensing sugar.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2014

The natural, noncaloric sweetener, made from the leaves of a Paraguayan shrub, now sits in second place in the $400 million market for sugar-bowl sachets.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2014

“I decided that of all these 100 or so compounds — all the natural, noncaloric sweeteners that are known — the one that meets the metrics best — and it’s not perfect — is Reb-A.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2014

She also suggests "ways of engaging in noncaloric pucker responses" like sipping water through a straw or sucking on ginger root and cinnamon sticks.

From Time Magazine Archive

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