Food · Puzzle #37 · Thursday, November 5
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
- Watery: 1 pt per 10% water
- Protein: 1 pt per 2.5 g of protein per 100 g
- Vitamin C: 1 pt per 5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g
- Carbs: 1 pt per 6 g of carbs per 100 g
- Cholesterol: 1 pt per 10 mg of cholesterol per 100 g
- Potassium: 1 pt per 60 mg of potassium per 100 g
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 60,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Salty: 1 pt per doubling over 1 mg of sodium per 100 g
The best board
- Lobster in Cholesterol: has 146 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0)
- Brownie in Carbs: has 64 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (10.0)
- Fish sauce in Salty: has 7,851 mg of sodium per 100 g (10.0)
- Acerola in Vitamin C: has 1,678 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0)
- Okra in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 650,558 times in 2025 (10.0)
- Cucumber in Watery: is 95% water (9.5)
- Venison in Protein: has 30 g of protein per 100 g (10.0)
- Plantain in Potassium: has 487 mg of potassium per 100 g (8.1)
The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Lobster
Clawed shellfish dipped in butter
Photo: anokarina from United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 On this board Lobster scored best in Cholesterol (10.0): it has 146 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. Vitamin C was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.
- Watery
- is 78% water (7.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 19 g of protein per 100 g (7.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 0 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 146 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 230 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 400,071 times in 2025 (6.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 486 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Brownie
Fudgy square of chocolate cake
Photo: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 3.0 Brownie has 64 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Carbs, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Watery
- is 14% water (1.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 4.8 g of protein per 100 g (1.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 64 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 17 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 149 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 163,267 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 286 mg of sodium per 100 g (8.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Fish sauce
Pungent sauce of fermented fish
Photo: Assassas77, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Fish sauce scored best in Salty (10.0): it has 7,851 mg of sodium per 100 g. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.
- Watery
- is 71% water (7.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 5.1 g of protein per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.5 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 3.6 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 288 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 160,571 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 7,851 mg of sodium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Acerola
Cherry-like fruit also called Barbados cherry
Photo: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting), CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Acerola scored best in Vitamin C (10.0): it has 1,678 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.
- Watery
- is 91% water (9.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 0.4 g of protein per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 1,678 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 7.7 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 146 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 93,070 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 7 mg of sodium per 100 g (2.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Okra
Green pods that thicken gumbo
Photo: Bill Tarpenning, Public domain On this board Okra scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 650,558 times in 2025. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.
- Watery
- is 93% water (9.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 1.9 g of protein per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 16 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (3.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 4.5 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 135 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 650,558 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 6 mg of sodium per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Cucumber
Cool green vegetable sliced into salads
Photo: Stephen Ausmus, USDA ARS, Public domain Cucumber is 95% water, so its best fit on this board was Watery, worth 9.5. Its weakest was Cholesterol, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Watery
- is 95% water (9.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 0.65 g of protein per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 2.8 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 3.6 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 147 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 395,749 times in 2025 (6.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 2 mg of sodium per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Venison
Meat of deer
Photo: FotoosVanRobin from Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 Venison has 30 g of protein per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Protein, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.0, since it has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Watery
- is 65% water (6.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 30 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 0 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 112 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 335 mg of potassium per 100 g (5.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 171,458 times in 2025 (2.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 54 mg of sodium per 100 g (5.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Plantain
Starchy cousin of the banana, eaten fried
Photo: J & E, CC BY 2.0 On this board Plantain scored best in Potassium (8.1): it has 487 mg of potassium per 100 g. Cholesterol was its weakest fit (0.0): it has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.
- Watery
- is 65% water (6.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 1.3 g of protein per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 18 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (3.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 32 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 487 mg of potassium per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 177,611 times in 2025 (3.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Salty
- has 4 mg of sodium per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
