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Food · Puzzle #33 · Sunday, November 1

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. Caviar

    Cured fish eggs, a luxury

    Photo: THOR, CC BY 2.0

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

  2. Ham

    Cured pork, sliced for sandwiches

    Photo: Renee Comet (Photographer), Public domain

    Ham has 814 mg of sodium per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Salty, worth 9.7. Its weakest was Sugar rush, worth 0.3, since it has 1 g of sugar per 100 g.

    Fiber
    has 1.3 g of fiber per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 57 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Sugar rush
    has 1 g of sugar per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 17 g of protein per 100 g (6.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 814 mg of sodium per 100 g (9.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 209,468 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fat
    has 8.8 g of fat per 100 g (2.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 24 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Swiss cheese

    Cheese full of holes

    Photo: Manuel2, CC BY-SA 2.0 de

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

  4. Banana

    Curved fruit you peel from the stem end

    Photo: TimothyPilgrim, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Banana scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 918,961 times in 2025. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g.

    Fiber
    has 2.6 g of fiber per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Sugar rush
    has 12 g of sugar per 100 g (4.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 1.1 g of protein per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 1 mg of sodium per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 918,961 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fat
    has 0.33 g of fat per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 5 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Ground beef

    Minced beef for burgers

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Zenz assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Ground beef scored best in Protein (10.0): it has 26 g of protein per 100 g. Fiber was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 88 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (8.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Sugar rush
    has 0 g of sugar per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 26 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 75 mg of sodium per 100 g (6.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 87,577 times in 2025 (1.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fat
    has 18 g of fat per 100 g (4.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 24 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  6. Macadamia nuts

    Round, buttery nut with a very hard shell

    Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0

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

  7. Maple syrup

    Syrup boiled down from sap

    Photo: User:Miguel Andrade, Public domain

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

  8. Butter

    Churned cream, spread on toast

    Photo: Matěj Baťha, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Butter has 215 mg of cholesterol per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Cholesterol, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Fiber, worth 0.0, since it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g.

    Fiber
    has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Cholesterol
    has 215 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Sugar rush
    has 0.06 g of sugar per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 0.85 g of protein per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Salty
    has 643 mg of sodium per 100 g (9.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 287,129 times in 2025 (4.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Fat
    has 81 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 24 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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