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ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 15 · SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

Size It Up Food & Drink answer: September 18

The five Food & Drink silhouettes for September 18, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

Day 15 ran from a strawberry (3.492 cm) to a baguette (54.61 cm). The widest gap was round 1, Potato against Baguette, at 7.8×; the closest call was round 4, Ostrich Egg against Flour Tortilla, only 1.7× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Potato (USDA Potato medium) vs Baguette (Bridor 6371, nominal finished size)

    Baguette · reference · 54.61 cm
    Potato · true diameter · 6.985 cm

    7.8× shorter than the baguette

    Potato: 6.985 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11352: Potato medium (2-1/4 to 3-1/4 inch diameter). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Uses the midpoint of the published range, across the short axis rather than the long axis. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.

  2. ROUND 2

    Strawberry (USDA large) vs Cayenne Pepper (Long Red Cayenne, selected mature fruit)

    Cayenne Pepper · reference · 14 cm
    Strawberry · true diameter · 3.492 cm

    4.0× shorter than the cayenne pepper

    Strawberry: 3.492 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09316: large (1-3/8 inch diameter). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.

  3. ROUND 3

    Soft Pretzel (Backshop 7631, selected baked size) vs Peach (USDA medium)

    Peach · reference · 6.773 cm
    Soft Pretzel · true width · 16 cm

    2.4× wider than the peach

    Soft Pretzel: 16 cm width. Selected 16 cm long span within the supplier’s 15–17 cm range. The shorter span is 12.5–14.5 cm. Across the outermost left and right edges.

  4. ROUND 4

    Ostrich Egg (average) vs Flour Tortilla (USDA tortilla)

    Flour Tortilla · reference · 25.4 cm
    Ostrich Egg · true length · 15 cm

    1.7× shorter than the flour tortilla

    Ostrich Egg: 15 cm length. An ostrich egg is on average 15 cm long and 13 cm wide, and weighs about 1.4 kg. Full straight length from tip to tip.

  5. ROUND 5

    Tomato (USDA medium whole) vs Drink Can (Crown standard 355 ml)

    Drink Can · reference · 12.22 cm
    Tomato · true diameter · 6.604 cm

    1.9× shorter than the drink can

    Tomato: 6.604 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11529: medium whole (2-3/5 inch diameter). Selected dimension converted from inches using 2.54 cm per inch. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.

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