Food · Puzzle #7 · Tuesday, October 6
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
- Carbs: 1 pt per 6 g of carbs per 100 g
- From Europe: 10 pts if first grown or made in Europe
- Fiber: 1 pt per gram of fiber per 100 g
- Fat: 1 pt per 4 g of fat 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
- From the Americas: 10 pts if first grown or made in the Americas
The best board
- Flaxseed in Fiber: has 27 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0)
- Orange in Vitamin C: has 53 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (10.0)
- Sunflower seeds in Protein: has 21 g of protein per 100 g (8.3)
- Barbecue sauce in From the Americas: was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0)
- Margarine in Fat: has 81 g of fat per 100 g (10.0)
- Feta in Calcium: has 493 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0)
- Raspberries in From Europe: was first grown or made in Europe (10.0)
- Jelly beans in Carbs: has 94 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (10.0)
The most this board could score: 78.3 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Flaxseed
Shiny brown seeds, also called linseed
Photo: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Protein
- has 18 g of protein per 100 g (7.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 29 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (4.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 27 g of fiber per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 42 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 255 mg of calcium per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Orange
Citrus fruit you peel into segments
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Protein
- has 0.94 g of protein per 100 g (0.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 12 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 2.4 g of fiber per 100 g (2.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 0.12 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 40 mg of calcium per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 53 mg of vitamin C 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
Sunflower seeds
Seeds ballplayers spit from the dugout
Photo: Kaldari, Public domain - Protein
- has 21 g of protein per 100 g (8.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 20 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (3.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 8.6 g of fiber per 100 g (8.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 51 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 78 mg of calcium per 100 g (3.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 1.4 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Barbecue sauce
Smoky sauce brushed on ribs
Photo: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Protein
- has 0.82 g of protein per 100 g (0.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 41 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (6.8) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 0.9 g of fiber per 100 g (0.9) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 0.63 g of fat per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 33 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.6 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Margarine
Butter substitute made from vegetable oil
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 - Protein
- has 0.16 g of protein per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 0.7 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.1) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- was first grown or made in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 81 g of fat per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 3 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0.2 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Feta
Crumbly brined cheese of a village salad
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 2.5 - Protein
- has 14 g of protein per 100 g (5.7) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 3.9 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (0.6) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- was first grown or made in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 0 g of fiber per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 21 g of fat per 100 g (5.4) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 493 mg of calcium 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
- From the Americas
- wasn't first grown or made in the Americas (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Raspberries
Hollow berry that slips off its core
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Protein
- has 1.2 g of protein per 100 g (0.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 12 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (2.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- was first grown or made in Europe (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 6.5 g of fiber per 100 g (6.5) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 0.65 g of fat per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 25 mg of calcium per 100 g (1.3) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 26 mg of vitamin C 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
Jelly beans
Bean-shaped chewy candies
Photo: The original uploader was Brandon Dilbeck at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 - Protein
- has 0 g of protein per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Carbs
- has 94 g of carbohydrate per 100 g (10.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From Europe
- wasn't first grown or made in Europe (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Fiber
- has 0.2 g of fiber per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Fat
- has 0.05 g of fat per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Calcium
- has 3 mg of calcium per 100 g (0.2) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- Vitamin C
- has 0 mg of vitamin C per 100 g (0.0) Source: USDA FoodData Central
- From the Americas
- was first grown or made in the Americas (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
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