Lowest Calorie Sake Drinks

36 sake drinks tracked, averaging 6.6g carbs and 138 calories per serving. Sake ferments rice rather than grapes or grain, and residual starch that converts to sugar during fermentation gives it a carb profile closer to a sweeter wine than to beer. Sorted by calories per 5.1 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

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Lowest Calorie Snapshot For Sake

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by calories per 5.1 oz serving (lowest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

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Average carbs 6.7g

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5.1 oz serving

Average calories 139

Average across the drinks featured on this page, per 5.1 oz serving

Average score 74.5

Sorted by calories per 5.1 oz serving (lowest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Start with energy cost

This list is tuned for the lightest-calorie sake options first, which is useful when portion control matters more than raw score.

Check carbs before you commit

The average on this page is 6.7g carbs per 5.1 oz serving, so verify that a low-calorie option also fits your macro target.

Use score as the tiebreaker

When calories are close, prefer the stronger overall performer. The current shortlist averages a 74.5 score.

Lowest Calorie Sake Drinks List

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

  1. 1

    Heavensake Junmai 12

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 115 calories · 12.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  2. 2

    Hakutsuru Superior Junmai Ginjo

    Sake · 5.0g carbs · 115 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    81
  3. 3

    Gekkeikan Haiku Junmai

    Sake · 5.0g carbs · 117 calories · 14.8% ABV · 5oz serving

    81
  4. 4

    Kubota Manju Junmai Daiginjo

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 120 calories · 15.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  5. 5

    Dewazakura Oka Cherry Bouquet

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 120 calories · 15.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  6. 6

    Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 120 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  7. 7

    Born Gold Junmai Daiginjo

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 120 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  8. 8

    Tozai Snow Maiden

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 120 calories · 14.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  9. 9

    Kurosawa Junmai Kimoto

    Sake · 6.0g carbs · 120 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    78
  10. 10

    Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 125 calories · 16.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  11. 11

    Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 125 calories · 16.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  12. 12

    Ozeki Dry Sake

    Sake · 3.0g carbs · 125 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    87
  13. 13

    Gekkeikan Traditional Sake

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 15.6% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  14. 14

    Gekkeikan Black & Gold

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 15.6% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  15. 15

    Joto Junmai

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  16. 16

    Akashi-Tai Honjozo Tokubetsu

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  17. 17

    Momokawa Diamond Junmai Ginjo

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 125 calories · 14.8% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  18. 18

    Sho Chiku Bai Classic Junmai

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  19. 19

    Tozai Typhoon

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 15.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    85
  20. 20

    Hakutsuru Junmai Sake

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    84
  21. 21

    Hakutsuru Draft Sake

    Sake · 4.0g carbs · 130 calories · 13.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    83
  22. 22

    Gekkeikan Horin Junmai Daiginjo

    Sake · 6.0g carbs · 130 calories · 16.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    79
  23. 23

    Chum Churum Saero Soju

    Sake · 1.0g carbs · 133 calories · 16.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    89
  24. 24

    Hana Fuji Apple Sake

    Sake · 13.0g carbs · 135 calories · 8.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    35
  25. 25

    Hana Lychee Sake

    Sake · 13.0g carbs · 135 calories · 8.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    35
  26. 26

    Hakutsuru Superior Sake

    Sake · 6.0g carbs · 145 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    76
  27. 27

    Jinro Chamisul Soju

    Sake · 1.8g carbs · 146 calories · 16.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    88
  28. 28

    Kikusui Funaguchi Nama Genshu

    Sake · 5.0g carbs · 150 calories · 19.0% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    84
  29. 29

    Ozeki Nigori Unfiltered Sake

    Sake · 8.0g carbs · 150 calories · 14.5% ABV · 5.1oz serving

    71
  30. 30

    Ozeki Sake (Regular Type)

    Sake · 5.4g carbs · 153 calories · 16.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    80
  31. 31

    Ozeki Hana Awaka Sparkling

    Sake · 26.0g carbs · 158 calories · 7.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    9
  32. 32

    Momokawa Pearl Nigori Ginjo

    Sake · 12.0g carbs · 170 calories · 14.8% ABV · 5oz serving

    59
  33. 33

    TYKU Coconut Nigori

    Sake · 14.0g carbs · 175 calories · 12.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    42
  34. 34

    Gekkeikan Nigori Silken

    Sake · 14.0g carbs · 175 calories · 11.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    40
  35. 35

    Hakutsuru Sayuri Nigori

    Sake · 13.0g carbs · 185 calories · 12.5% ABV · 5oz serving

    42
  36. 36

    Kikusui Perfect Snow Nigori

    Sake · 20.0g carbs · 235 calories · 21.0% ABV · 5oz serving

    49

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Sake Ranking FAQ

How do I use this low-calorie sake ranking?

Start with the first page of results, then compare carbs and ABV before ordering. The current shortlist averages 139 calories per 5.1 oz serving.

Why compare sake by more than lowest calorie?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.

Where should I go after this sake ranking?

Open the main sake guide for category benchmarks and ordering strategy, then use related blog posts for deeper brand and cocktail coverage.

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