ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 53 · OCTOBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: October 26
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for October 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 53 ran from a gumdrop (1.905 cm) to a cucumber (20.96 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Gumdrop against Cauliflower Head, at 7.3×; the closest call was round 1, Daikon Radish against Cabbage, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Daikon Radish (USDA reference portion · side-view diagram) vs Cabbage (USDA head, medium)
Cabbage · reference · 14.61 cm Daikon Radish · true length · 17.78 cm 1.2× longer than the cabbage
Daikon Radish: 17.78 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11430: radish (7" long). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Root length from the top of the edible root to its tip; leaves are drawn but excluded.
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ROUND 2
Fig (USDA reference portion · centre cross-section) vs Cucumber (USDA large peeled cucumber)
Cucumber · reference · 20.96 cm Fig · true diameter · 5.715 cm 3.7× shorter than the cucumber
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 3
Persimmon (USDA reference portion · centre cross-section) vs Carrot (USDA small)
Carrot · reference · 13.97 cm Persimmon · true diameter · 6.35 cm 2.2× shorter than the carrot
Persimmon: 6.35 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09263: fruit (2-1/2" 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 4
Gumdrop (USDA reference portion · top view) vs Cauliflower Head (USDA medium head · side-view crown diameter)
Cauliflower Head · reference · 13.97 cm Gumdrop · true diameter · 1.905 cm 7.3× shorter than the cauliflower head
Gumdrop: 1.905 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 19106: gumdrop, medium (3/4" 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
Green Bean (USDA reference portion · side-view diagram) vs Beet (USDA root only)
Beet · reference · 5.08 cm Green Bean · true length · 10.16 cm 2.0× longer than the beet
Green Bean: 10.16 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 11052: beans (4" 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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