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Food · Puzzle #39 · Saturday, November 7

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

  1. Sweet potato in From the Americas: was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0)
  2. Dates in Potassium: has 696 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0)
  3. Chia seeds in Iron: has 7.7 mg of iron per 100 g (10.0)
  4. Kiwifruit in Vitamin C: has 93 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0)
  5. Mozzarella in Protein: has 22 g of protein per 100 g (8.9)
  6. Cheese pizza in Calcium: has 179 mg of calcium per 100 g (9.0)
  7. Falafel in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 770,811 times in 2025 (10.0)
  8. Brazil nuts in Calorie bomb: has 659 calories per 100 g (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.9 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

  1. Sweet potato

    Orange-fleshed root, often baked or mashed

    Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Sweet potato scored best in From the Americas (10.0): it was first grown or made in the Americas. Protein was its weakest fit (0.8): it has 2 g of protein per 100 g. The best board puts it there too.

    Vitamin C
    has 20 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (3.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 475 mg of potassium per 100 g (7.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 506,546 times in 2025 (8.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 0.69 mg of iron per 100 g (1.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 90 calories per 100 g (1.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 2 g of protein per 100 g (0.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 38 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  2. Dates

    Chewy fruit with a long, thin pit

    Photo: ORGANIChouse, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Dates scored best in Potassium (10.0): they have 696 mg of potassium per 100 g. Vitamin C was their weakest fit (0.0): they have 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. The best board puts them there too.

    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 696 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 565,036 times in 2025 (9.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 0.9 mg of iron per 100 g (1.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 277 calories per 100 g (5.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 1.8 g of protein per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 64 mg of calcium per 100 g (3.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  3. Chia seeds

    Seeds that swell into gel when soaked

    Photo: Zenyrgarden, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board Chia seeds scored best in Iron (10.0): they have 7.7 mg of iron per 100 g. Vitamin C was their weakest fit (0.3): they have 1.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. The best board puts them there too.

    Vitamin C
    has 1.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 407 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 858,886 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 7.7 mg of iron per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 486 calories per 100 g (9.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 17 g of protein per 100 g (6.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 631 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  4. Kiwifruit

    Fuzzy brown fruit with green flesh inside

    Photo: Keledjian Alexandre, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Kiwifruit has 93 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Vitamin C, worth 10.0. Its weakest was From the Americas, worth 0.0, since it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas. That is where the best board puts it as well.

    Vitamin C
    has 93 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 312 mg of potassium per 100 g (5.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 486,061 times in 2025 (8.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 0.31 mg of iron per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 61 calories per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 1.1 g of protein per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 34 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  5. Mozzarella

    Stretchy cheese that tops pizza

    Photo: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Mozzarella scored best in Calcium (10.0): it has 505 mg of calcium 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 in Protein instead, for 8.9, and gives Calcium to Cheese pizza (9.0).

    Vitamin C
    has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 76 mg of potassium per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 268,839 times in 2025 (4.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 0.44 mg of iron per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 299 calories per 100 g (6.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 22 g of protein per 100 g (8.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 505 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  6. Cheese pizza

    Tomato sauce and mozzarella on a crust

    Photo: igorovsyannykov, CC0

    On this board Cheese pizza scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 691,072 times in 2025. From the Americas was its weakest fit (0.0): it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas. The best board puts it in Calcium instead, for 9.0, and gives Most looked-up to Falafel (10.0).

    Vitamin C
    has 1.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 152 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 691,072 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 2.3 mg of iron per 100 g (4.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 268 calories per 100 g (5.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 10 g of protein per 100 g (4.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 179 mg of calcium per 100 g (9.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  7. Falafel

    Fried balls of ground chickpeas

    Photo: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Falafel scored best in Most looked-up (10.0): its Wikipedia article was read 770,811 times in 2025. From the Americas was its weakest fit (0.0): it wasn't first grown or made in the Americas. The best board puts it there too.

    Vitamin C
    has 1.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 585 mg of potassium per 100 g (9.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 770,811 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 3.4 mg of iron per 100 g (6.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 333 calories per 100 g (6.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 13 g of protein per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 54 mg of calcium per 100 g (2.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central

  8. Brazil nuts

    Big nut that packs into a woody pod

    Photo: Lior Golgher, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Brazil nuts have 659 calories per 100 g, so their best fit on this board was Calorie bomb, worth 10.0. Their weakest was Vitamin C, worth 0.1, since they have 0.7 mg of vitamin C per 100 g. That is where the best board puts them as well.

    Vitamin C
    has 0.7 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Potassium
    has 659 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    From the Americas
    was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 571,431 times in 2025 (9.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Iron
    has 2.4 mg of iron per 100 g (4.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calorie bomb
    has 659 calories per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Protein
    has 14 g of protein per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
    Calcium
    has 160 mg of calcium per 100 g (8.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central

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