Boxing food rankings
The best sugars, preserves and snacks for boxers
All 76 sugars, preserves and snacks from the official UK food dataset, ranked by all-round score. Bombay mix, Twiglets, Pork scratchings 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 | Bombay mix | 3.4 | 15% | 42 | 39 |
| 2 | Twiglets | 3.0 | 13% | 42 | 41 |
| 3 | Pork scratchings | 2.9 | 32% | 12 | 55 |
| 4 | Sev/ganthiahomemade | 2.9 | 16% | 32 | 41 |
| 5 | Chevda/chevra/chewrahomemade | 2.4 | 15% | 30 | 38 |
| 6 | Pot savouries | 1.0 | 13% | 15 | 35 |
| 7 | Peanut brittlehomemade | 0.6 | 7% | 20 | 28 |
| 8 | Potato crispslow fat | 0.5 | 6% | 22 | 29 |
| 9 | Pot savouriesmade up | 0.5 | 13% | 4 | 62 |
| 10 | Potato crispsfried in sunflower oil | 0.5 | 5% | 24 | 27 |
| 11 | Tortilla chips fried in sunflower oil | 0.4 | 6% | 17 | 28 |
| 12 | Halvacarrot, homemade | 0.3 | 6% | 10 | 41 |
| 13 | Maltesers and similar products | 0.3 | 6% | 14 | 25 |
| 14 | Chocolatemilk | 0.3 | 6% | 16 | 24 |
| 15 | Topic/Snickers and own brand equivalents | 0.3 | 6% | 11 | 28 |
| 16 | Treacleblack | 0.3 | 2% | 26 | 38 |
| 17 | Corn snacks | 0.2 | 5% | 12 | 23 |
| 18 | Potato snackspringle-type, fried in vegetable oil | 0.2 | 3% | 18 | 22 |
| 19 | Trufflesrum, homemade | 0.2 | 5% | 10 | 24 |
| 20 | Trufflesmocha, homemade | 0.1 | 5% | 8 | 25 |
| 21 | Potato rings | 0.1 | 3% | 14 | 23 |
| 22 | Liquorice allsorts | 0.1 | 4% | 7 | 31 |
| 23 | Smartie-type sweets | 0.1 | 5% | 5 | 24 |
| 24 | Chocolate nut spread | 0.1 | 5% | 6 | 21 |
| 25 | Chocolateplain | 0.1 | 4% | 6 | 23 |
| 26 | Nougathomemade | 0.1 | 5% | 3 | 28 |
| 27 | Lemon curdhomemade | 0.1 | 5% | 2 | 37 |
| 28 | Chocolatefancy and filled | 0.1 | 5% | 3 | 26 |
| 29 | Chocolate spread | 0.1 | 2% | 8 | 18 |
| 30 | Creme egg | 0.0 | 4% | 3 | 26 |
| 31 | Mars bar and own brand equivalents | 0.0 | 4% | 2 | 27 |
| 32 | Chocolate covered caramel and biscuit fingers | 0.0 | 4% | 1 | 24 |
| 33 | Milky Way and own brand equivalents | 0.0 | 3% | 1 | 25 |
| 34 | Caramel bars and sweetschocolate covered | 0.0 | 3% | 1 | 23 |
| 35 | Fruit gums/jellies | 0.0 | 8% | 0 | 35 |
| 36 | Popcornsalted, retail | 0.0 | 8% | 0 | 27 |
| 37 | Chocolatewhite | 0.0 | 6% | 0 | 23 |
| 38 | Popcorncandied | 0.0 | 6% | 0 | 26 |
| 39 | Marshmallows | 0.0 | 5% | 0 | 34 |
| 40 | Turkish delightwith nuts, homemade | 0.0 | 5% | 0 | 32 |
40 of 76 sugars, preserves and snacks. 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 sugars, preserves and snacks for boxers?
Bombay mix (), Twiglets (), Pork scratchings () 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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