Boxing food rankings

The best eggs for boxers

All 33 eggs from the official UK food dataset, ranked by all-round score. Eggs, Eggs, Eggs lead the group. Open the full explorer to rank them for making weight, bulking or maximum protein instead.

#	Food	All-Round score	% Protein/kcal	Nutrients	Fullness
1	Eggschicken, white, dried	72.7	100%	53	96
2	Eggschicken, whole, dried	28.9	38%	89	60
3	Eggschicken, whole, fried, without fat	15.5	38%	41	69
4	Eggschicken, whole, scrambled, without milk	14.5	38%	38	70
5	Eggschicken, whole, boiled	13.7	40%	35	70
6	Eggschicken, whole, raw	13.6	38%	36	70
7	Eggschicken, whole, poached	11.9	36%	33	69
8	Eggschicken, yolk, raw	10.7	19%	73	54
9	Eggschicken, white, raw	10.5	100%	10	76
10	Eggschicken, white, boiled	10.3	100%	9	77
11	Eggschicken, yolk, boiled	10.0	19%	71	54
12	Eggschicken, whole, fried in sunflower oil	8.8	29%	32	66
13	Eggsduck, whole, raw	8.3	35%	25	68
14	Omeletteplain, homemade	6.6	23%	33	63
15	Omelettecheese, homemade	6.2	24%	30	60
16	Eggsduck, boiled and salted	6.2	29%	23	63
17	Eggschicken, scrambled, with semi-skimmed milk	4.4	19%	28	60
18	Eggsquail, whole, raw	4.2	34%	13	68
19	Egg fu yung	4.0	18%	26	60
20	Soufflecheese, homemade	3.6	20%	22	59
21	OmeletteSpanish, homemade	3.4	20%	18	66
22	Quichecheese and egg, wholemeal, homemade	3.3	18%	24	55
23	QuicheLorraine, wholemeal pastry, homemade	3.2	18%	25	51
24	Eggsturkey, whole, raw	3.0	33%	9	68
25	Quichemushroom, wholemeal, homemade	2.8	16%	23	55
26	Souffleplain, homemade	2.5	17%	17	61
27	QuicheLorraine, homemade	2.5	17%	20	50
28	Quichecheese and egg, homemade	2.4	16%	19	53
29	Quichemushroom, homemade	1.9	14%	18	53
30	QuicheLorraine, shortcrust pastry, retail	1.3	14%	13	53
31	Omelettecurried, homemade	1.1	9%	19	47
32	Macaroonhomemade	0.9	9%	22	32
33	Quichevegetable, retail	0.9	11%	10	52

33 of 33 eggs. Open the full interactive explorer to search and switch goals. Satiety is an estimate. It is modelled from the known drivers of fullness (protein, fibre, water, low energy density, low fat), not measured directly.

Common questions

What are the best eggs for boxers?

Eggs (chicken, white, dried), Eggs (chicken, whole, dried), Eggs (chicken, whole, fried, without fat) score highest in this group on the all-round measure, which combines protein per calorie, nutrient density and estimated fullness.

How is the ranking worked out?

Each food is scored from the UK Government CoFID 2021 dataset and ranked by an all-round score. Switch goals in the full interactive explorer to re-rank for making weight, bulking or maximum protein.

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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