The present invention relates to an antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content which can be obtained by means of a method that includes the following steps: (a) selecting as raw material at least one fruit and/or plant material with high antioxidant content greater than 6 g / 100 g dry matter (b) obtaining juice and pulp by means of grinding squeezing and/or pressing the raw material (c) extracting sugars from the pulp obtained in the preceding step in order to produce a pulp with low calorie content (d) dehydrating the pulp by means of a method selected from among air drying low temperature drying with application of vacuum and/or freeze drying and (e) milling the pulp in order to produce the antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content. Likewise the invention relates to the method for obtaining said ingredient and to the use thereof for the production of functional foods.
