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Food · Puzzle #16 · Thursday, October 15

Food: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Food.

The categories

The best board

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

  1. Cinnamon roll

    Swirled pastry with icing

    Photo: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Cinnamon roll has 32 g of sugar per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Sugar rush, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Wake-up call, worth 0.0, since it has no caffeine.

    Salty
    has 304 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has no caffeine (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 25% water (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 210,746 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Calorie bomb
    has 372 calories per 100 g (7.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 32 g of sugar per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  2. Lychee

    Bumpy red shell around a pearly white fruit

    Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  3. Cola

    Fizzy brown soda

    Photo: Cocktailmarler, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Cola scored best in Wake-up call (10.0): it has caffeine. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Salty
    has 3 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has caffeine (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 89% water (8.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 247,382 times in 2025 (4.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Calorie bomb
    has 42 calories per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 9.9 g of sugar per 100 g (3.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  4. Burrito

    Wrapped tortilla of beans and cheese

    Photo: samuelfernandezrivera, CC0

    On this board Burrito scored best in From the Americas (10.0): it was first grown or made in the Americas. Wake-up call was its weakest fit (0.0): it has no caffeine.

    Salty
    has 351 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has no caffeine (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 51% water (5.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 311,391 times in 2025 (5.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Calorie bomb
    has 221 calories per 100 g (4.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 3.2 g of sugar per 100 g (1.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0.3 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Mango

    Stone fruit with golden flesh

    Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  6. Fish sauce

    Pungent sauce of fermented fish

    Photo: Assassas77, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Fish sauce scored best in Salty (10.0): it has 7,851 mg of sodium per 100 g. Wake-up call was its weakest fit (0.0): it has no caffeine.

    Salty
    has 7,851 mg of sodium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has no caffeine (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 71% water (7.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 160,571 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Calorie bomb
    has 35 calories per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 3.6 g of sugar per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0.5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  7. Bok choy

    Cabbage with white stalks and dark leaves

    Photo: spurekar, CC BY 2.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  8. Brownie

    Fudgy square of chocolate cake

    Photo: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Brownie has caffeine, so its best fit on this board was Wake-up call, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Salty
    has 286 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has caffeine (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 14% water (1.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 163,267 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Calorie bomb
    has 405 calories per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 37 g of sugar per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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