Boxing food rankings

The best vegetables for boxers

All 687 vegetables from the official UK food dataset, ranked by all-round score. Seaweed, Seaweed, Seaweed 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	Seaweednori, dried, raw	100.0	90%	85	92
2	Seaweedkombu, dried, raw	52.0	67%	64	86
3	Seaweedwakame, dried, raw	50.9	70%	63	81
4	Mushroomdried	33.2	55%	71	60
5	Spinachdried	30.6	46%	72	65
6	Beanssoya, dried, raw	30.3	39%	81	68
7	Tempeh	26.7	51%	51	73
8	Beansbroad, dried, raw	23.6	43%	53	74
9	Agardried	22.8	33%	50	98
10	Quornpieces, as purchased	21.7	77%	27	73
11	Green beansdried	19.2	35%	57	68
12	Aubergineflesh and skin, roasted in rapeseed oil	19.0	73%	25	73
13	Watercressraw	19.0	73%	25	73
14	Aubergineflesh and skin, roasted in rapeseed oil	18.6	73%	25	73
15	Watercressraw	18.6	73%	25	73
16	Courgettedried	18.6	33%	64	61
17	Amaranth leavesraw	17.3	79%	22	71
18	Spinachbaby, boiled in unsalted water	16.2	62%	25	73
19	Broccoligreen, raw	15.6	50%	30	72
20	SeaweedIrish moss, raw	15.2	78%	18	75
21	Lentilsgreen and brown, whole, dried, raw	15.1	33%	57	57
22	Turnip topsboiled in unsalted water	14.9	92%	16	72
23	Beansred kidney, dried, raw	14.4	33%	51	61
24	Beansblackeye, whole, dried, raw	14.4	30%	61	55
25	Drumstick leavesraw	14.3	38%	39	68
26	Rocketraw	13.9	79%	17	73
27	Spinachbaby, raw	13.8	61%	22	73
28	Amaranth leavesboiled in unsalted water	13.4	77%	17	71
29	Curly kaleraw	13.2	40%	32	72
30	Taro leavesraw	12.9	50%	26	70
31	Lentilsred, split, dried, raw	12.7	33%	50	54
32	Beansmung, whole, dried, raw	12.4	34%	44	58
33	Mushroomswhite, stewed in unsalted water	12.4	67%	18	72
34	Beansharicot, whole, dried, raw	12.3	30%	48	61
35	Mushroomswhite, raw	12.2	57%	21	71
36	Spinachmature, raw	12.0	46%	26	72
37	Beanssoya, dried, boiled in unsalted water	11.8	40%	29	71
38	Spinachfrozen, boiled in unsalted water	11.7	57%	20	73
39	Beansmung, dahl, dried, raw	11.7	37%	43	52
40	Mushroomsoyster, raw	11.6	78%	15	70

40 of 687 vegetables. 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 vegetables for boxers?

Seaweed (nori, dried, raw), Seaweed (kombu, dried, raw), Seaweed (wakame, dried, 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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