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A.I. weighs in on beer

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     I recently asked Perplexity, an A.I. model, about the gluten content of beer.  This is what I got.   

     "Traditional laggers range from 3.9 to 25 ppm.  American laggers range from 3.9 to 12.2 ppm.  Ales range from 15.3 to 120 ppm.  American pale ales ranged from 14.6 to 15.3 ppm.  IPA's ranged from 11.8 to 19.3 ppm.   Wheat beers ranged from 100 to 25,000 ppm."

     Should we believe this, or is this just a case of artificial intelligence hallucinating?  If less than 20 ppm of gluten is considered safe for most celiacs, does this mean that most celiacs can drink beer?  

     In full disclosure, since getting this A.I. answer, I have drank a couple of Stella Artois.  No ill effects, except the the desire for more!

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Yes, you can believe this, and many people have reported drinking regular beer for years but having not damaged villi or elevated blood antibody tests. However, the problem is that there are different sensitivity levels among celiacs, and some do react to very low levels of gluten. This article is interesting, as it covers "gluten-removed" beers which still might create issues in some people:

This article is worth reading as well:

 

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