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Food · Puzzle #17 · Friday, October 16

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. Hot sauce

    Fiery sauce of chilies and vinegar

    Photo: Veganbaking.net from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

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

  2. Glazed donut

    Fried ring of dough with a shiny glaze

    Photo: Evan-Amos, Public domain

    On this board Glazed donut scored best in Calorie bomb (8.4): it has 421 calories per 100 g. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.2): it has 1.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Protein
    has 6.1 g of protein per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 324,838 times in 2025 (5.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Salty
    has 316 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 22% water (2.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 421 calories per 100 g (8.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 101 mg of calcium per 100 g (5.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 1.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 48 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (8.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Venison

    Meat of deer

    Photo: FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Venison has 30 g of protein per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Protein, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Protein
    has 30 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 171,458 times in 2025 (2.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Salty
    has 54 mg of sodium per 100 g (5.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 65% water (6.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 158 calories per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 7 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 0 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  4. Pancakes

    Stack of griddle cakes with syrup

    Photo: Mae Mu, CC0

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

  5. Dill pickles

    Cucumbers soaked in vinegar brine

    Photo: WDnet, CC0

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

  6. Acerola

    Cherry-like fruit also called Barbados cherry

    Photo: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting), CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Acerola scored best in Vitamin C (10.0): it has 1,678 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. Protein was its weakest fit (0.2): it has 0.4 g of protein per 100 g.

    Protein
    has 0.4 g of protein per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 93,070 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Salty
    has 7 mg of sodium per 100 g (2.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 91% water (9.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 32 calories per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 12 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 1,678 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 7.7 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  7. Honey

    Golden syrup made by bees

    Photo: Scott Bauer, USDA ARS, Public domain

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

  8. Cheese pizza

    Tomato sauce and mozzarella on a crust

    Photo: igorovsyannykov, CC0

    On this board Cheese pizza scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 691,072 times in 2025. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.2): it has 1.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Protein
    has 10 g of protein per 100 g (4.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 691,072 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Salty
    has 447 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 46% water (4.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 268 calories per 100 g (5.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 179 mg of calcium per 100 g (9.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 1.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 29 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (4.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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