Food · Puzzle #27 · Monday, October 26
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
- Vitamin C: 1 pt per 5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g
- Iron: 1 pt per 0.5 mg of iron per 100 g
- Sugar rush: 1 pt per 3 g of sugar per 100 g
- Calcium: 1 pt per 20 mg of calcium per 100 g
- Calorie bomb: 1 pt per 50 calories per 100 g
- Cholesterol: 1 pt per 10 mg of cholesterol per 100 g
- Fat: 1 pt per 4 g of fat per 100 g
- From Europe: 10 pts if first grown or made in Europe
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
Kale
Curly leafy green of salads and smoothies
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Guava
Fruit with pink flesh and a musky scent
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.
Cream cheese
Spreadable cheese on bagels and cheesecake
Photo: Renee Comet (photographer), Public domain On this board Cream cheese scored best in Cholesterol (10.0): it has 101 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.11 mg of iron per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Sugar rush
- has 3.8 g of sugar per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 97 mg of calcium per 100 g (4.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calorie bomb
- has 350 calories per 100 g (7.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 101 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 34 g of fat per 100 g (8.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Cashews
Curved nut that grows below a fruit
Photo: Abhishek Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Croissant
Flaky, buttery crescent pastry
Photo: Petr Kratochvil, CC0 Croissant was first grown or made in Europe, so its best fit on this board was From Europe, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.0, since it has 0.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Vitamin C
- has 0.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 2 mg of iron per 100 g (4.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Sugar rush
- has 11 g of sugar per 100 g (3.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 37 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calorie bomb
- has 406 calories per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 67 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (6.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 21 g of fat per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- was first grown or made in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Fudge
Soft squares of chocolate candy
Photo: Siona Watson, CC BY 2.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Jelly beans
Bean-shaped chewy candies
Photo: The original uploader was Brandon Dilbeck at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Jelly beans scored best in Sugar rush (10.0): they have 70 g of sugar per 100 g. Vitamin C was their weakest fit (0.0): they have 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.13 mg of iron per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Sugar rush
- has 70 g of sugar per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 3 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calorie bomb
- has 375 calories per 100 g (7.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 0.05 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Flaxseed
Shiny brown seeds, also called linseed
Photo: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
