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Food · Puzzle #30 · Thursday, October 29

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. Margarine

    Butter substitute made from vegetable oil

    Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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

  2. Dark chocolate

    Chocolate that's 70% cacao or more

    Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0

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

  3. Granola

    Toasted oat clusters for yogurt bowls

    Photo: Arnold Gatilao from Oakland, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0

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

  4. Beets

    Deep-red root that stains everything

    Photo: BriannaWalther, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Beets scored best in From Europe (10.0): they were first grown or made in Europe. From Asia was their weakest fit (0.0): they weren't first grown or made in Asia.

    Fiber
    has 2 g of fiber per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 8 g of sugar per 100 g (2.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.79 mg of iron per 100 g (1.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 44 calories per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 305 mg of potassium per 100 g (5.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Europe
    was first grown or made in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia

  5. Barbecue sauce

    Smoky sauce brushed on ribs

    Photo: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Barbecue sauce has 33 g of sugar per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Sugar rush, worth 10.0. Its weakest was From Asia, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in Asia.

    Fiber
    has 0.9 g of fiber per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    wasn't first grown or made in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 33 g of sugar per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.64 mg of iron per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 172 calories per 100 g (3.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 232 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Europe
    wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  6. Peach

    Fuzzy stone fruit

    Photo: Prianxi, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Peach scored best in From Asia (10.0): it was first grown or made in Asia. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g.

    Fiber
    has 1.5 g of fiber per 100 g (1.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Asia
    was first grown or made in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Sugar rush
    has 8.4 g of sugar per 100 g (2.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Iron
    has 0.25 mg of iron per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 39 calories per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 190 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From Europe
    wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia

  7. Black beans

    Beans of burritos and rice bowls

    Photo: Father.Jack from Coventry, UK, CC BY 2.0

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

  8. Cheddar

    Firm cheese, aged sharp or mild

    Photo: J.P.Lon, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

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