Food · Puzzle #35 · Tuesday, November 3
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
- Protein: 1 pt per 2.5 g of protein per 100 g
- Salty: 1 pt per doubling over 1 mg of sodium per 100 g
- From the Americas: 10 pts if first grown or made in the Americas
- Potassium: 1 pt per 60 mg of potassium per 100 g
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 60,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Iron: 1 pt per 0.5 mg of iron per 100 g
- Calcium: 1 pt per 20 mg of calcium per 100 g
- Vitamin C: 1 pt per 5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g
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
Roast turkey
The Thanksgiving centerpiece
Photo: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 On this board Roast turkey scored best in Protein (10.0): it has 29 g of protein per 100 g. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Protein
- has 29 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 101 mg of sodium per 100 g (6.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 239 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 40,150 times in 2025 (0.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 1 mg of iron per 100 g (2.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 13 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Lemon
Citrus behind lemonade and lemon meringue pie
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5 On this board Lemon scored best in Vitamin C (10.0): it has 53 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. From the Americas was its weakest fit (0.0): it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas.
- Protein
- has 1.1 g of protein per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 2 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 138 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 531,889 times in 2025 (8.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 0.6 mg of iron per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 26 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 53 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Tofu
Bean curd pressed into blocks
Photo: DryPot, CC BY-SA 3.0 Tofu's best fit on this board was Most looked-up, worth 10.0: its Wikipedia article was read 666,317 times in 2025. Its weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas.
- Protein
- has 9 g of protein per 100 g (3.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 12 mg of sodium per 100 g (3.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 148 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 666,317 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 1.6 mg of iron per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 201 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Jackfruit
Spiky fruit used as a meat stand-in
Photo: This work was made by Tushar Hossain and released under the license(s) stated below. Please feel free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit Tushar Hossain as author and follow the terms of the chosen license. If you use this work outside of the Wikimedia projects, I would very much like to get a note from you. Thanks!, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Jackfruit scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 655,306 times in 2025. From the Americas was its weakest fit (0.0): it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas.
- Protein
- has 1.7 g of protein per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 2 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 448 mg of potassium per 100 g (7.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 655,306 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 0.23 mg of iron per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 24 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 14 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (2.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Spinach
Leafy green that powers up Popeye
Photo: Nillerdk, CC BY 3.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Burrito
Wrapped tortilla of beans and cheese
Photo: samuelfernandezrivera, CC0 On this board Burrito scored best in From the Americas (10.0): it was first grown or made in the Americas. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.1): it has 0.3 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Protein
- has 7.1 g of protein per 100 g (2.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 351 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 210 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 311,391 times in 2025 (5.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 2.5 mg of iron per 100 g (5.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 52 mg of calcium per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.3 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Salsa
Chunky tomato dip for chips
Photo: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0 Salsa 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 Vitamin C, worth 0.4, since it has 1.9 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
- Protein
- has 1.5 g of protein per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Salty
- has 711 mg of sodium per 100 g (9.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Potassium
- has 275 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 98,743 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Iron
- has 0.42 mg of iron per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 30 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 1.9 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Parsley
Leafy herb used as a garnish
Photo: Etopalrux, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
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