Breakfast cereal: how it ranks for boxers

The best form of breakfast cereal here is bran type cereal, fortified. It ranks 438 of 2,591 foods all-round, with 19% of its calories from protein. Top-scoring entry: Breakfast cereal (bran type cereal, fortified). All-round (Super) 12.2, rank 438/2,591. %Protein per kcal 19, Nutrient Density 85, estimated Satiety 55, energy density 2.67 kcal/g.

Every form of breakfast cereal, ranked

Preparation	All-Round Nutrition	Making Weight	% Protein/kcal	Nutrients	Fullness	Carbs	Calories
bran type cereal, fortified	12.2	10.5	19%	85	55	72g	383
instant hot oat, plain, raw, fortified	6.0	5.3	13%	82	41	72g	392
bran flakes, fortified	5.9	5.1	12%	84	43	82g	374
malted flake, fortified	4.8	4.8	13%	73	36	83g	371
oat, instant, plain, fortified, cooked, made up with semi-skimmed milk	4.8	14.2	21%	24	67	14g	97
wheat biscuits, Weetabix type, fortified	4.1	5.3	13%	56	40	80g	364
puffed wheat, unfortified	3.8	6.5	15%	43	40	79g	376
malted wheat, fortified	3.5	4.1	10%	62	39	83g	373
shredded wheat type, unfortified	2.9	5.8	13%	37	43	79g	368
fruit and fibre type, fortified	2.7	3.7	9%	53	38	78g	388
honey loops and hoops, including Honey and Nut Cheerios, fortified	2.6	2.6	8%	71	33	86g	380
wheat biscuits, Weetabix type, unfortified	2.5	5.3	13%	35	40	80g	364
multigrain hoops, fortified	2.1	2.6	9%	60	29	87g	399
shredded wheat type with fruit, unfortified	2.0	4.4	10%	33	41	79g	347
wheat and multigrain, chocolate flavoured, fortified	1.7	2.4	7%	50	34	86g	386
cornflakes, fortified	1.6	2.5	8%	48	31	89g	369
Oat, instant, flavoured, unfortified, made up with semi-skimmed milk	1.5	12.0	18%	9	64	16g	100
rice, toasted/crisp, fortified	1.5	1.9	6%	57	29	90g	370
rice, chocolate flavoured, fortified	1.3	1.4	5%	65	29	90g	376
crunchy clusters type, without nuts, unfortified	1.2	2.4	7%	38	32	77g	430
cornflakes, crunchy / honey nut coated, fortified	1.1	1.6	5%	50	29	87g	387
Shredded Wheat, honey nut, Nestle	1.1	4.3	11%	18	38	78g	388
cornflakes, frosted, fortified	1.0	1.6	6%	46	28	91g	367
crunchy/crispy muesli type cereal, with nuts, unfortified	0.9	2.4	8%	27	31	66g	479
puffed wheat, honey coated, fortified	0.8	1.7	5%	35	30	91g	372
Ricicles, Kellogg's	0.6	1.2	4%	38	28	93g	366
cornflakes, unfortified	0.2	2.5	8%	6	31	89g	369

Carbs and calories are per 100 g. Part of the Cereals and cereal products group. Scores from the UK Government CoFID 2021 dataset.

Foods most like breakfast cereal

Nutritionally these eat most like breakfast cereal, so they make sensible swaps. Nearest neighbours by Euclidean distance in the standardised feature space (macro share of energy, nutrient density, satiety, energy density).

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Common questions

Is breakfast cereal good for boxers?

On an all-round basis (12 out of 100), breakfast cereal ranks 438 of 2,591 foods. Its best form here is bran type cereal, fortified, with 19% of its calories from protein, a nutrient-density score of 85 and an estimated fullness of 55.

How is breakfast cereal scored?

Scores come from the UK Government CoFID 2021 dataset. The all-round score combines protein per calorie, nutrient density and estimated satiety. Satiety is modelled from the drivers of fullness, not measured directly.

General information for boxers, not medical or dietary advice. For a plan built around you, speak to a registered dietitian or your GP. Food data from the UK Government CoFID 2021 dataset, used under the Open Government Licence.

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