ALL ANSWERS · FOOD & DRINK · DAILY No. 55 · OCTOBER 28, 2026
Size It Up Food & Drink answer: October 28
The five Food & Drink silhouettes for October 28, 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 55 ran from a brownie (5.08 cm) to a watermelon (38.1 cm). The widest gap was round 3, Blueberry Muffin against Flour Tortilla, at 3.6×; the closest call was round 4, Ostrich Egg against Daikon Radish, 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
Salami Slice (USDA reference portion · top view) vs Cucumber (USDA large peeled cucumber)
Cucumber · reference · 20.96 cm Salami Slice · true diameter · 7.938 cm 2.6× shorter than the cucumber
Salami Slice: 7.938 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 07071: slice (3-1/8" dia x 1/16" thick). 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 2
Brownie (USDA reference portion · top view) vs Pancake (USDA recipe pancake · laid flat)
Pancake · reference · 10.16 cm Brownie · true width · 5.08 cm 2.0× shorter than the pancake
Brownie: 5.08 cm width. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18154: brownie (2" square). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. One full side of the square, not its diagonal.
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ROUND 3
Blueberry Muffin (USDA reference portion · top view) vs Flour Tortilla (USDA tortilla)
Flour Tortilla · reference · 25.4 cm Blueberry Muffin · true diameter · 6.985 cm 3.6× shorter than the flour tortilla
Blueberry Muffin: 6.985 cm diameter. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 18274: small (2-3/4" dia x 2"). 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
Ostrich Egg (average) vs Daikon Radish (USDA reference portion · side-view diagram)
Daikon Radish · reference · 17.78 cm Ostrich Egg · true length · 15 cm 1.2× shorter than the daikon radish
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.
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ROUND 5
Watermelon (USDA reference portion · side-view diagram) vs Butterhead Lettuce (USDA reference portion · top view)
Butterhead Lettuce · reference · 12.7 cm Watermelon · true length · 38.1 cm 3.0× longer than the butterhead lettuce
Watermelon: 38.1 cm length. USDA SR Legacy, NDB 09326: melon (15" long x 7-1/2" dia). Portion reference, not a universal average; 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Full end-to-end length, not circumference or weight.
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