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Food · Puzzle #26 · Sunday, October 25

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. Mayonnaise

    Creamy emulsion of oil and egg

    Photo: jules, CC BY 2.0

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

  2. Eggplant

    Glossy purple vegetable of eggplant parm

    Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Eggplant's best fit on this board was Most looked-up, worth 9.2: its Wikipedia article was read 551,144 times in 2025. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.4, since it has 2.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.

    Vitamin C
    has 2.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 9 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 2 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 25 calories per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 551,144 times in 2025 (9.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fiber
    has 3 g of fiber per 100 g (3.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 229 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.23 mg of iron per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Beef liver

    Organ meat, often served with onions

    Photo: FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0

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

  4. Orange juice

    Squeezed juice of oranges

    Photo: rawpixel.com, CC0

    Orange juice has 50 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Vitamin C, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Salty, worth 0.0, since it has 1 mg of sodium per 100 g.

    Vitamin C
    has 50 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 11 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 1 mg of sodium per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 45 calories per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 116,823 times in 2025 (1.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fiber
    has 0.2 g of fiber per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 200 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.2 mg of iron per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Pumpkin seeds

    Green seeds, also called pepitas

    Photo: Dmitry Makeev, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

  6. Feta

    Crumbly brined cheese of a village salad

    Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 2.5

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

  7. Sunflower seeds

    Seeds ballplayers spit from the dugout

    Photo: Kaldari, Public domain

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

  8. Saltine crackers

    Square crackers for soup

    Photo: Evan-Amos, Public domain

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

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