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Outrank Puzzle 4 hints and answer

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Hints for puzzle 4

Read only as far down this list as you need to. Hint 1 is nearly free; hint 4 will effectively hand you the opening.

What is covered. These ten rounds draw on: flight distance, Food energy, Sugar, Calories burned, Protein.
The shape of the set. Rounds are ordered easiest first, so round 1 is a landslide and round 10 is close. Answer the early ones fast and save your thinking for the end.
How many are genuinely hard. 1 of these rounds are near coin-flips, where the two answers sit within 30% of each other.
Your opener. Round 1 asks: Which city is further from New York (JFK)?

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Which city is further from New York (JFK)?
Abu Dhabi (AUH) — 11031 vs 1188 km away
Which city is further from Istanbul (IST)?
New York (LGA) — 8022 vs 2212 km away
Which has more calories per 100 g?
Frankfurter, meatless — 233 vs 72 kcal per 100 g
Which contains more sugar per 100 g?
Pears — 9.75 vs 3.71 g sugar per 100 g
Which contains more sugar per 100 g?
Bread, rice bran — 4.67 vs 1.84 g sugar per 100 g
Which burns more calories in 30 minutes?
Walking/running, playing with child(ren) — 183 vs 79 kcal in 30 min
Which burns more calories in 30 minutes?
Hunting large game — 386 vs 189 kcal in 30 min
Which packs more protein per 100 g?
Spices, dill seed — 15.98 vs 8.4 g protein per 100 g
Which packs more protein per 100 g?
Lamb, imported — 15.65 vs 11.63 g protein per 100 g
Which has more calories per 100 g?
Lemon peel — 47 vs 44 kcal per 100 g

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