ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 23 · SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: September 26
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for September 26, 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 23 ran from a lime (5.08 cm) to a pita bread (16.51 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Pita Bread against Buttermilk Biscuit, at 2.6×; the closest call was round 2, Lime against Tomato, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Melba Toast (USDA plain piece · laid flat) vs Bell Pepper (USDA medium)
Bell Pepper · reference · 6.985 cm Melba Toast · true length · 9.525 cm 1.4× longer than the bell pepper
Melba Toast: 9.525 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18220: piece (3-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 1/8"). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full left-to-right span in top view. Thickness is excluded.
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ROUND 2
Lime (USDA whole fruit) vs Tomato (USDA medium whole)
Tomato · reference · 6.604 cm Lime · true diameter · 5.08 cm 1.3× shorter than the tomato
Lime: 5.08 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09159: fruit (2" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Across the full food outline on the indicated axis; stems and foliage are excluded.
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ROUND 3
Coffee Mug (IKEA 365+ glass mug, 36 cl) vs Plum (USDA fruit)
Plum · reference · 5.398 cm Coffee Mug · true height · 9 cm 1.7× taller than the plum
Coffee Mug: 9 cm height. Manufacturer product height is 9 cm. Capacity and packaging dimensions are not used. From the bottom of the container to its top, not the liquid level.
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ROUND 4
Pita Bread (USDA large · laid flat) vs Buttermilk Biscuit (USDA recipe biscuit · top view)
Buttermilk Biscuit · reference · 6.35 cm Pita Bread · true diameter · 16.51 cm 2.6× wider than the buttermilk biscuit
Pita Bread: 16.51 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18041: pita, large (6-1/2" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full outer diameter in the labelled top view; the reused disk shows the measurement, not surface texture.
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ROUND 5
Cabbage (USDA head, medium) vs Tangerine (USDA small fruit · centre cross-section)
Tangerine · reference · 5.715 cm Cabbage · true diameter · 14.61 cm 2.6× wider than the tangerine
Cabbage: 14.605 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11109: head, medium (about 5-3/4 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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