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Food · Puzzle #25 · Saturday, October 24

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. Marshmallows

    Fluffy puffs toasted over a campfire

    Photo: John Morgan, CC BY 2.0

    Marshmallows have 81 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, so their best fit on this board was Carbs, worth 10.0. Their weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since they weren't first grown or made in the Americas.

    Potassium
    has 5 mg of potassium per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Carbs
    has 81 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.2 g of fat per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 16% water (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 80 mg of sodium per 100 g (6.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  2. Ketchup

    Tomato sauce for fries and burgers

    Photo: Kim Holger Kelting, CC BY 4.0

    Ketchup has 907 mg of sodium per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Salty, worth 9.8. Its weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas.

    Potassium
    has 281 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Carbs
    has 27 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (4.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.1 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 69% water (6.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 907 mg of sodium per 100 g (9.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 4.1 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Peanut butter

    Ground peanuts for PB&J

    Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  4. Broccoli

    Green vegetable shaped like tiny trees

    Photo: Fir0002, GFDL 1.2

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

  5. Baked beans

    Beans in a thick tomato sauce

    Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Baked beans were first grown or made in the Americas, so their best fit on this board was From the Americas, worth 10.0. Their weakest was Cholesterol, worth 0.0, since they have 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g.

    Potassium
    has 224 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Carbs
    has 21 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (3.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.37 g of fat per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Watery
    is 72% water (7.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 343 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  6. Peanuts

    Legume that grows underground, sold at ballgames

    Photo: Sanjay Acharya, 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. Espresso

    Short, strong shot of coffee

    Photo: Lemone, 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. Salami

    Dry-cured sausage in thin slices

    Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

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