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Can You Reach The End Of This Quiz Without Eating Gluten?

It's harder than you'd think.

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Ailbhe Malone
Ailbhe Malone
BuzzFeed Staff

The rules: We'll present a food, and ask "does this food contain gluten?"

There are no trick questions, and we're assuming that each item has been produced in a factory with no cross-contamination.

  1. Does sourdough contain gluten?

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    NO
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Sourdough bread contains gluten.

    However, if sourdough is prepared in a traditional way, then the gluten is broken down over a period of long fermentation before baking the Guardian reports.

  2. Does couscous contain gluten?

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    YES
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    NO
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    Couscous contains gluten.

  3. Does soy sauce contain gluten?

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    YES
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    NO
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    Soy sauce contains a small amount of gluten.

    Soy is gluten free, but gluten is added (via wheat) in the fermentation process to make soy sauce.

  4. Does Sriracha contain gluten?

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    NO
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    Sriracha is gluten free

  5. Do Chicken McNuggets contain gluten?

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    NO
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    Yep, there is wheatflour in the batter.

  6. Do cornflakes contain gluten?

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    NO
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    Cornflakes contain barley malt extract as a flavouring, which contains gluten.

  7. Do Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cups contain gluten?

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    Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cups are gluten-free.

  8. Do Oreos contain gluten?

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    Oreos contain gluten.

  9. Does Wrigley's Extra peppermint gum contain gluten?

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    YES
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    NO
    Correct!
    Wrong!

    Peppermint Extra gum is gluten free but other Wrigleys gums contain gluten.

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