Boxing food rankings

The best meat and meat products for boxers

All 584 meat and meat products from the official UK food dataset, ranked by all-round score. Liver, Liver, Liver 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	Liverpig, raw	74.3	76%	91	76
2	Liverchicken, raw	64.0	77%	77	76
3	Livercalf, raw	61.4	70%	83	74
4	Porkfillet medallions, grilled lean	56.9	96%	50	84
5	Kidneylamb, raw	55.2	74%	69	76
6	Kidneyox, stewed	55.0	71%	70	78
7	Kidneyox, raw	54.6	79%	64	77
8	Liverlamb, raw	52.5	59%	84	74
9	Porkfillet medallions, grilled, lean and fat	51.8	89%	49	83
10	Kidneypig, fried	50.3	58%	82	75
11	Kidneypig, raw	49.8	72%	65	76
12	Liverpig, stewed	49.6	54%	87	74
13	Liverox, raw	49.4	55%	86	74
14	Liverlamb, fried in corn oil	48.4	51%	92	73
15	Livercalf, fried in corn oil	46.4	51%	89	72
16	Kidneypig, stewed	46.2	64%	67	76
17	Porkfillet strips, stir-fried in rapeseed oil, lean	45.1	85%	45	83
18	Liverchicken, fried in corn oil	43.8	52%	81	73
19	Liverox, stewed	43.3	50%	83	73
20	Porkloin chops, roasted, lean	40.0	81%	42	83
21	Kidneylamb, fried in corn oil	39.7	51%	76	72
22	Gibletschicken, boiled	38.3	59%	61	75
23	Turkeybreast, fillet, grilled, meat only	37.6	90%	35	84
24	Liver and baconfried, homemade	37.4	47%	79	71
25	Porkdiced, kebabs, grilled, lean	36.8	76%	41	83
26	Venisonroast	36.6	86%	36	83
27	Grousemeat only, roasted	36.5	86%	37	81
28	Heartox, stewed	35.9	71%	46	78
29	Gibletsturkey, boiled	35.9	59%	57	76
30	Porkdiced, casseroled, lean	35.2	76%	40	82
31	Porkloin steaks, stewed, lean	34.6	85%	35	82
32	Porkfillet medallions, raw, lean	34.4	95%	32	80
33	Porkdiced, kebabs, grilled, lean and fat	33.9	72%	41	82
34	Porkdiced, casseroled, lean and fat	32.4	72%	39	82
35	Beeftopside, microwaved, lean	32.2	77%	36	82
36	Porkloin steaks, fried in rapeseed oil, lean	32.1	76%	37	81
37	Turkeylight meat, roasted	32.0	88%	31	84
38	Heartpig, raw	32.0	71%	42	76
39	Chickenbreast, grilled without skin, meat only	31.6	86%	31	83
40	Beefsirloin steak, from steakhouse, lean	31.3	73%	38	80

40 of 584 meat and meat products. 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 meat and meat products for boxers?

Liver (pig, raw), Liver (chicken, raw), Liver (calf, raw) 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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