Food · Puzzle #40 · Sunday, November 8
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
- Fiber: 1 pt per gram of fiber per 100 g
- Potassium: 1 pt per 60 mg of potassium per 100 g
- Iron: 1 pt per 0.5 mg of iron per 100 g
- Cholesterol: 1 pt per 10 mg of cholesterol per 100 g
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 60,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Watery: 1 pt per 10% water
- Protein: 1 pt per 2.5 g of protein per 100 g
- Calcium: 1 pt per 20 mg of calcium per 100 g
The best board
- Oatmeal in Fiber: has 10 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0)
- Brie in Cholesterol: has 100 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0)
- Vanilla ice cream in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 599,142 times in 2025 (10.0)
- Pistachios in Potassium: has 1,025 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0)
- Tilapia in Protein: has 26 g of protein per 100 g (10.0)
- Coconut water in Watery: is 95% water (9.5)
- Sesame seeds in Iron: has 15 mg of iron per 100 g (10.0)
- Whole wheat bread in Calcium: has 161 mg of calcium per 100 g (8.1)
The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Oatmeal
Rolled oats for porridge
Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Oatmeal scored best in Fiber (10.0): it has 10 g of fiber 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.
- Fiber
- has 10 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 362 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 4.3 mg of iron per 100 g (8.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 199,739 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 11% water (1.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 13 g of protein per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 52 mg of calcium per 100 g (2.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Brie
Soft cheese with a bloomy white rind
Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0 Brie has 100 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. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Fiber
- has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 152 mg of potassium per 100 g (2.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.5 mg of iron per 100 g (1.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 100 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 167,498 times in 2025 (2.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 48% water (4.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 21 g of protein per 100 g (8.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 184 mg of calcium per 100 g (9.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Vanilla ice cream
Frozen scoops of vanilla cream
Photo: Steven Depolo, CC BY 2.0 Vanilla ice cream's best fit on this board was Most looked-up, worth 10.0: its Wikipedia article was read 599,142 times in 2025. Its weakest was Iron, worth 0.2, since it has 0.09 mg of iron per 100 g. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Fiber
- has 0.7 g of fiber per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 199 mg of potassium per 100 g (3.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.09 mg of iron per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 44 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (4.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 599,142 times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 61% water (6.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 3.5 g of protein per 100 g (1.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 128 mg of calcium per 100 g (6.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Pistachios
Green nut in a shell that splits open
Photo: THOR, CC BY 2.0 On this board Pistachios scored best in Potassium (10.0): they have 1,025 mg of potassium per 100 g. Cholesterol was their weakest fit (0.0): they have 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. The best board puts them there too.
- Fiber
- has 11 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 1,025 mg of potassium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 3.9 mg of iron per 100 g (7.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 553,225 times in 2025 (9.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 4.4% water (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 20 g of protein per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 105 mg of calcium per 100 g (5.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Tilapia
Mild farmed white fish
Photo: Filipinayzd, CC BY-SA 4.0 Tilapia has 26 g of protein per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Protein, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Fiber, worth 0.0, since it has 0 g of fiber per 100 g. That is where the best board puts it as well.
- Fiber
- has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 380 mg of potassium per 100 g (6.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.69 mg of iron per 100 g (1.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 57 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 459,294 times in 2025 (7.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 72% water (7.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 26 g of protein per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 14 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Coconut water
Clear liquid from young coconuts
Photo: Shameelnurani313, CC BY-SA 4.0 Coconut water 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.
- Fiber
- has 1.1 g of fiber per 100 g (1.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 250 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 0.29 mg of iron per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 182,186 times in 2025 (3.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 95% water (9.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 0.72 g of protein per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 24 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Sesame seeds
Seeds sprinkled on burger buns
Photo: Sanjay ach, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sesame seeds have 15 mg of iron per 100 g, so their best fit on this board was Iron, worth 10.0. Their weakest was Cholesterol, worth 0.0, since they have 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. That is where the best board puts them as well.
- Fiber
- has 12 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 468 mg of potassium per 100 g (7.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 15 mg of iron per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 367,802 times in 2025 (6.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 4.7% water (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 18 g of protein per 100 g (7.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 975 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
Whole wheat bread
Brown sandwich loaf
Photo: Veganbaking.net, CC BY-SA 2.0 Whole wheat bread has 161 mg of calcium per 100 g, so its best fit on this board was Calcium, worth 8.1. 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.
- Fiber
- has 6 g of fiber per 100 g (6.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Potassium
- has 254 mg of potassium per 100 g (4.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Iron
- has 2.5 mg of iron per 100 g (4.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Cholesterol
- has 0 mg of cholesterol per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 81,001 times in 2025 (1.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Watery
- is 39% water (3.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Protein
- has 12 g of protein per 100 g (5.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 161 mg of calcium per 100 g (8.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
