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Food · Puzzle #29 · Wednesday, October 28

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. Chili con carne

    Spicy stew of beef and beans

    Photo: Carstor, CC BY-SA 2.5

    Chili con carne was first grown or made in the Americas, so its best fit on this board was From the Americas, worth 10.0. Its weakest was From Asia, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in Asia.

    Calcium
    has 33 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 1.3 mg of iron per 100 g (2.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Protein
    has 5.8 g of protein per 100 g (2.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 3.5 g of fat per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Vitamin C
    has 0.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 411,810 times in 2025 (6.9) Source: Wikimedia page views

  2. Grapes

    Fruit that grows in bunches on vines

    Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

    Grapes were first grown or made in Asia, so their best fit on this board was From Asia, worth 10.0. Their weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since they weren't first grown or made in the Americas.

    Calcium
    has 10 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.36 mg of iron per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Protein
    has 0.72 g of protein per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.16 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    was first grown or made in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Vitamin C
    has 3.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 288,663 times in 2025 (4.8) Source: Wikimedia page views

  3. Seaweed (nori)

    Dried sheets wrapped around sushi

    Photo: Alice Wiegand, (Lyzzy), 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. Couscous

    Tiny steamed balls of semolina

    Photo: Lmmima, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Couscous's best fit on this board was Most looked-up, worth 9.4: its Wikipedia article was read 562,226 times in 2025. Its weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas.

    Calcium
    has 8 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.38 mg of iron per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Protein
    has 3.8 g of protein per 100 g (1.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 0.16 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 562,226 times in 2025 (9.4) Source: Wikimedia page views

  5. Tahini

    Sesame paste in hummus

    Photo: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  6. Cauliflower

    White head of tightly packed florets

    Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  7. Waffles

    Grid-pressed batter with syrup pockets

    Photo: Parkerman & Christie from San Diego, USA, CC BY 2.0

    Waffles have 255 mg of calcium per 100 g, so their best fit on this board was Calcium, worth 10.0. Their weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since they weren't first grown or made in the Americas.

    Calcium
    has 255 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 2.3 mg of iron per 100 g (4.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Protein
    has 7.9 g of protein per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Fat
    has 14 g of fat per 100 g (3.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Vitamin C
    has 0.4 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 205,230 times in 2025 (3.4) Source: Wikimedia page views

  8. Chocolate hazelnut spread

    Spread of hazelnuts and cocoa

    Photo: Janine from South Korea, 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.

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