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Food · Puzzle #20 · Monday, October 19

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. Oatmeal

    Rolled oats for porridge

    Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Oatmeal scored best in Fiber (10.0): it has 10 g of fiber per 100 g. Watery was its weakest fit (1.1): it is 11% water.

    Watery
    is 11% water (1.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 6.5 g of fat per 100 g (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 52 mg of calcium per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 6 mg of sodium per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 13 g of protein per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 362 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 10 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 379 calories per 100 g (7.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  2. Pistachios

    Green nut in a shell that splits open

    Photo: THOR, CC BY 2.0

    On this board Pistachios scored best in Fat (10.0): they have 45 g of fat per 100 g. Salty was their weakest fit (0.0): they have 1 mg of sodium per 100 g.

    Watery
    is 4.4% water (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 45 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 105 mg of calcium per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 1 mg of sodium per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 20 g of protein per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 1,025 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 11 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 560 calories per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Tilapia

    Mild farmed white fish

    Photo: Filipinayzd, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Tilapia has 26 g of protein per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Protein, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Fiber, worth 0.0, since it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Watery
    is 72% water (7.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 2.6 g of fat per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 14 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 56 mg of sodium per 100 g (5.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 26 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 380 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 128 calories per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  4. Coffee

    Brewed from roasted beans

    Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0

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

  5. Pork sausage

    Breakfast links of seasoned pork

    Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY 3.0

    On this board Pork sausage scored best in Salty (9.7): it has 814 mg of sodium per 100 g. Fiber was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Watery
    is 50% water (5.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 27 g of fat per 100 g (6.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 9 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 814 mg of sodium per 100 g (9.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 19 g of protein per 100 g (7.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 342 mg of potassium per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 325 calories per 100 g (6.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  6. Brazil nuts

    Big nut that packs into a woody pod

    Photo: Lior Golgher, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Brazil nuts have 67 g of fat per 100 g, so their best fit on this board was Fat, worth 10.0. Their weakest was Watery, worth 0.3, since they are 3.4% water.

    Watery
    is 3.4% water (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 67 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 160 mg of calcium per 100 g (8.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 3 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 14 g of protein per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 659 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 7.5 g of fiber per 100 g (7.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 659 calories per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  7. Whole wheat bread

    Brown sandwich loaf

    Photo: Veganbaking.net, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Whole wheat bread has 455 mg of sodium per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Salty, worth 8.8. Its weakest was Fat, worth 0.9, since it has 3.5 g of fat per 100 g.

    Watery
    is 39% water (3.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 3.5 g of fat per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 161 mg of calcium per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 455 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 12 g of protein per 100 g (5.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 254 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 6 g of fiber per 100 g (6.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 252 calories per 100 g (5.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  8. Dates

    Chewy fruit with a long, thin pit

    Photo: ORGANIChouse, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Dates scored best in Potassium (10.0): they have 696 mg of potassium per 100 g. Fat was their weakest fit (0.0): they have 0.15 g of fat per 100 g.

    Watery
    is 21% water (2.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.15 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 64 mg of calcium per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 1 mg of sodium per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 1.8 g of protein per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 696 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 6.7 g of fiber per 100 g (6.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 277 calories per 100 g (5.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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