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Food · Puzzle #24 · Friday, October 23

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. Pita bread

    Flatbread that opens into a pocket

    Photo: Azure Dragon of the East, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  2. Pepperoni

    Spicy sausage that tops pizza

    Photo: Jonathan Cutrer from San Angelo, United States, CC BY 2.0

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

  3. Pineapple

    Spiky-crowned fruit with a tough, scaly skin

    Photo: Wilfredor, CC0

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

  4. Ginger

    Knobbly root with a spicy bite

    Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain

    Ginger was first grown or made in Asia, so its best fit on this board was From Asia, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Cholesterol, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g.

    From Asia
    was first grown or made in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Calorie bomb
    has 80 calories per 100 g (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 415 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 2 g of fiber per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 18 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (3.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 79% water (7.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Beef jerky

    Dried, seasoned strips of beef

    Photo: Larry Jacobsen from Cheyenne Wyoming, CC BY 2.0

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

  6. Almonds

    Teardrop-shaped nut, made into milk

    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.

  7. Hazelnuts

    Nut behind chocolate spread

    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.

  8. Asparagus

    Tender green spears

    Photo: Nutrition, Food Safety & Health, CC0

    On this board Asparagus scored best in Watery (9.3): it is 93% water. From Asia was its weakest fit (0.0): it wasn't first grown or made in Asia.

    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Calorie bomb
    has 20 calories per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 5.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (1.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 202 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fiber
    has 2.1 g of fiber per 100 g (2.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Carbs
    has 3.9 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 93% water (9.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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