ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 51 · OCTOBER 24, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: October 24
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for October 24, 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 51 ran from a radish (2.223 cm) to a baguette (54.61 cm). The widest gap was round 3, Baguette against Butter Croissant, at 3.6×; the closest call was round 2, Angel Food Cake against Cabbage, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Apple (USDA large apple) vs Flour Tortilla (USDA tortilla)
Flour Tortilla · reference · 25.4 cm Apple · true diameter · 8.255 cm 3.1× shorter than the flour tortilla
Apple: 8.255 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09003: large apple, 3.25 inches across. This is a portion reference, not a species-wide average. Across the widest part of the food, excluding any stem or leaves.
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ROUND 2
Angel Food Cake (USDA reference portion · top view) vs Cabbage (USDA head, medium)
Cabbage · reference · 14.61 cm Angel Food Cake · true diameter · 22.86 cm 1.6× wider than the cabbage
Angel Food Cake: 22.86 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18086: cake (9" dia x 4"). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full outside diameter across the centre, not slice thickness.
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ROUND 3
Baguette (Bridor 6371, nominal finished size) vs Butter Croissant (Panesco Maxi 80 g)
Butter Croissant · reference · 15 cm Baguette · true length · 54.61 cm 3.6× longer than the butter croissant
Baguette: 54.61 cm length. Bridor product specification target length 21.5 inches / 54.61 cm; published tolerance 52.71–56.52 cm. Straight end-to-end span; exclude decorative stems and leaves.
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ROUND 4
Fig (USDA reference portion · centre cross-section) vs Radish (USDA reference portion · centre cross-section)
Radish · reference · 2.223 cm Fig · true diameter · 5.715 cm 2.6× wider than the radish
Fig: 5.715 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09089: medium (2-1/4" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full outside diameter across the centre, not slice thickness.
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ROUND 5
Okra Pod (USDA reference portion · side-view diagram) vs Round Waffle (USDA recipe waffle · top view)
Round Waffle · reference · 17.78 cm Okra Pod · true length · 7.62 cm 2.3× shorter than the round waffle
Okra Pod: 7.62 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11278: pods (3" long). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full end-to-end length, not circumference or weight.
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