Mark's Notebook

Gluten Quiz #2

Mary and I are intolerant to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, oats, barley, and some other grains. This means that eating just a little food with gluten can make us sick. Our case is mild, but some people are gluten-intolerant to the point that ingesting even small amounts of gluten-containing grains can become life-threatening. This life-threatening condition is called Celiac's disease.

Gluten often sneaks into food under names like modified food starch and hydrolized vegetable protein. Unless further specified, these are usually other names for "wheat flour," since wheat is the most inexpensive source of these starches.

Here is a quiz. Can you tell which of the following food items are made from grains that contain gluten? This quiz is not so easy. It requires not only that you know the grains used in these food items, but it also requires that you know something about how packaged foods are made.

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Last updated Tuesday 13 May 2008