low-calorie

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low-calorie [adjective]

containing fewer calories (= units for measuring the amount of energy a food provides) than normal

US /ˌloʊˈkæl.ɚ.i/ 
UK /ˌləʊˈkæl.ər.i/ 
Example: 

low-calorie drinks/snacks

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˌ low- ˈ calorie / ˌləʊˈkæl. ə r.i /   / ˌloʊˈkæl.ɚ.i / adjective ( also low-cal , lo-cal , / ˌləʊˈkæl /   / ˌloʊ- / )

containing fewer calories (= units for measuring the amount of energy a food provides) than normal:

low-calorie drinks/snacks

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