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Food · Puzzle #23 · Thursday, October 22

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. Passion fruit

    Wrinkly shell full of pulp and seeds

    Photo: Nana Pearls, CC0

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

  2. Pork chop

    Cut of pork loin, often grilled

    Photo: penny from Oakland, California, USA, CC BY 2.0

    Pork chop has 84 mg of cholesterol per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Cholesterol, worth 8.4. Its weakest was Fiber, worth 0.0, since it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Calorie bomb
    has 209 calories per 100 g (4.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 62% water (6.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 77,164 times in 2025 (1.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 0 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 84 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (8.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has no caffeine (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Caramels

    Chewy golden cubes in twist wrappers

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Zenz assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  4. Vinegar

    Sour liquid for pickling and dressings

    Photo: Georges Seguin (Okki), CC BY-SA 3.0

    Vinegar is 95% water, so its best fit on this board was Watery, worth 9.5. Its weakest was Fiber, worth 0.0, since it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Calorie bomb
    has 18 calories per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 95% water (9.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 375,549 times in 2025 (6.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 0.04 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has no caffeine (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Potato chips

    Thin fried slices of potato in a bag

    Photo: Evan-Amos, Public domain

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

  6. Chocolate milk

    Milk stirred with cocoa

    Photo: stevepb, CC0

    On this board Chocolate milk scored best in Wake-up call (10.0): it has caffeine. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.2): it has 0.9 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Calorie bomb
    has 83 calories per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 82% water (8.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 58,554 times in 2025 (1.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fiber
    has 0.8 g of fiber per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 10 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0.9 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 12 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Wake-up call
    has caffeine (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  7. Apple

    Crisp fruit that keeps the doctor away

    Photo: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2

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

  8. Brussels sprouts

    Mini cabbages that grow on a stalk

    Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY 2.5

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

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