diff --git a/lib/DDG/Goodie/PaleoIngredientCheck.pm b/lib/DDG/Goodie/PaleoIngredientCheck.pm
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+package DDG::Goodie::PaleoIngredientCheck;
+# ABSTRACT: Indicates if a given food item is known to be safe or unsafe on the paleo diet.
+
+use DDG::Goodie;
+
+triggers startend => share('triggers.txt')->slurp;
+
+zci answer_type => "paleo_ingredient_check";
+zci is_cached   => 1;
+
+name "PaleoIngredientCheck";
+description "Indicates if a given food item is known to be safe or unsafe on the paleo diet.";
+primary_example_queries "are apples paleo friendly", "Is dairy allowed on the paleo diet?";
+secondary_example_queries "Is sugar paleo friendly?", "beans paleo safe";
+category "food";
+topics "food_and_drink";
+code_url "https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/blob/master/lib/DDG/Goodie/PaleoIngredientCheck.pm";
+attribution github => ["murz", "Mike Murray"];
+attribution github => ["javathunderman", "Thomas Denizou"];
+
+my @safe_array = share('safe.txt')->slurp;
+my %safe_keywords = map { chomp; $_ => 1 } @safe_array;
+my @unsafe_array = share('unsafe.txt')->slurp;
+my %unsafe_keywords = map { chomp; $_ => 1 } @unsafe_array;
+
+# p(%safe_keywords);
+# warn($safe_keywords{"apple"});
+
+handle remainder => sub {
+    return unless $_;
+    my $item = lc($_);
+
+    # Remove any preceding "is" or "are" text from the query.
+    $item =~ s/^(is|are)[\W]+//;
+
+    my $is_plural = substr($item, -1) eq "s";
+    my $itemAlt = $is_plural ? substr($item, 0, -1) : $item."s"; # pluralized or unpluralized form
+    my $result;
+
+    # warn "ITEM IS: $item";
+    # warn "ITEM ALT IS: $itemAlt";
+
+    if (exists $safe_keywords{$item} || exists $safe_keywords{$itemAlt}) {
+        $result = "Yes";
+    } elsif (exists $unsafe_keywords{$item} || exists $unsafe_keywords{$itemAlt}) {
+        $result = "No";
+    }
+
+    return unless $result; # ensure we have a result
+
+    return $result,
+    structured_answer => {
+        input     => [$item], # or just the original query
+        operation => "Paleo Friendly",
+        result    => $result
+    };
+};
+
+1;
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diff --git a/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/safe.txt b/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/safe.txt
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+acorn squash
+almonds
+apple
+artichoke hearts
+asparagus
+avocado
+avocado
+avocado oil
+bacon
+bananas
+bass
+bear
+beef
+beef jerky
+beets
+bison
+bison jerky
+bison ribeye
+bison sirloin
+bison steaks
+blackberries
+blueberries
+broccoli
+brussels sprouts
+buffalo
+butternut squash
+cabbage
+cantaloupe
+carrots
+cashews
+cauliflower
+celery
+chicken breast
+chicken eggs
+chicken leg
+chicken thigh
+chicken wings
+chuck steak
+clams
+clams
+coconut oil
+crab
+crawfish
+crayfish
+duck eggs
+eggplant
+eggs
+elk
+emu
+figs
+goat
+goose
+goose eggs
+grapes
+grassfed beef
+grass-fed beef
+grass-fed butter
+green onions
+ground beef
+halibut
+hazelnuts
+kangaroo
+lamb chops
+lamb rack
+lean veal
+lemon
+lime
+lobster
+lobster
+lychee
+macadamia nuts
+macadamia oil
+mackerel
+mango
+new york steak
+olive oil
+oranges
+ostrich
+oysters
+papaya
+parsley
+peaches
+pecans
+peppers
+pheasant
+pine nuts
+pineapple guava
+plums
+pork
+pork chops
+pork tenderloin
+potato
+potatoes
+poultry
+pumpkin seeds
+quail
+rabbit
+raspberries
+rattlesnake
+red snapper
+reindeer
+salmon
+salmon
+sardines
+scallops
+shark
+shrimp
+shrimp
+spinach
+steak
+strawberries
+sunfish
+sunflower seeds
+sweet potato
+sweet potatoes
+swordfish
+tangerine
+tilapia
+trout
+tuna
+turkey
+turtle
+veal
+venison steaks
+walleye
+walnuts
+watermelon
+wild boar
+yam
+yucca
+zucchini
diff --git a/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/triggers.txt b/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/triggers.txt
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+++ b/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/triggers.txt
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+paleo friendly
+paleo friendly?
+paleo diet friendly
+paleo diet friendly?
+paleo safe
+paleo safe?
+paleo
+paleo?
+allowed on the paleo diet
+allowed on the paleo diet?
+allowed on paleo diet
+allowed on paleo diet?
+allowed on paleo
+allowed on paleo?
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diff --git a/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/unsafe.txt b/share/goodie/paleo_ingredient_check/unsafe.txt
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+100 grand
+2% milk
+5-hour energy
+ace k
+acesulfame potassium
+acid saccharin
+ack
+adzuki beans
+alcohol and mixers
+almond joy
+aminosweet
+apm
+apple juice
+aspartame
+aspartame-acesulfame salt
+aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester
+beans
+beer
+black beans
+black-eyed peas
+bread
+broad beans
+butter
+butterfinger
+calcium cyclamate
+canderel
+candy bars
+cereals
+cheese
+chickpeas
+chinola juice
+chips
+clearcut isomalt
+coke
+cologran
+cookies
+corn
+corn syrup
+cottage cheese
+crackers
+cream cheese
+cream of wheat
+cyclamate
+cyclamate and saccharin
+d-glucitol
+d-glucitol syrup
+dairy
+dairy spreads
+decomalt
+diabetisweet
+english muffins
+equal classic
+equal saccharin
+equal spoonful
+equal sucralose
+erythritol
+fava beans
+fettuchini
+french fries
+frozen yogurt
+garbanzo beans
+glycerin
+glycerine
+glycerol
+glycyrrhizin
+grape juice
+green beans
+hash browns
+hershey’s
+high-fructose corn syrup
+horse beans
+hot dogs
+hsh
+hydrogenated high maltose content glucose syrup
+hydrogenated isomaltulose
+hydrogenated maltose
+hydrogenated starch hydrolysate
+ice cream
+ice milk
+isomalt
+isomaltitol
+ketchup
+kidney beans
+lactitol
+lasagna
+lasagne
+lentils
+lesys
+licorice
+lima beans
+low fat milk
+lupins
+m&ms
+maltisweet
+maltitol
+maltitol powder
+maltitol syrup
+mango juice
+mannitol
+mesquite
+milk
+milky way
+miso
+monster
+mounds
+mountain dew
+mountain dew mdx
+mung beans
+natrataste blue
+natrataste gold
+natrulose
+navy beans
+necta sweet
+neotame
+nestle crunch
+non-fat dairy creamer
+nutrasweet
+oatmeal
+orange juice
+pancakes
+pasta
+pastries
+payday
+peanut butter
+peanuts
+peas
+pepsi
+pinto beans
+polydextrose
+powdered milk
+pretzels
+pudding
+rebiana
+red beans
+red bull
+red vines
+reeses’s pieces
+reese’s
+reese’s fast break
+rockstar
+rum
+saccharin
+sandwiches
+skim milk
+skittles
+smart sweet
+snickers
+snickers peanut butter
+snowpeas
+sodium saccharin
+sorbitol
+soybean
+soybeans
+spam
+splenda
+sprite
+starbucks refreshers
+starfruit juice
+steviol glycoside
+strawberry juice
+string beans
+sucaryl
+sucralose
+sugar
+sugar alcohol
+sugar snap peas
+sunchips
+sunett
+sweet n low
+sweet one
+sweet twin
+sweetpearl
+tagatose
+tequila
+toast
+tofu
+trichlorosucrose
+triscuits
+twinsweet
+twix
+twix peanut butter
+twizzlers
+two percent milk
+vault
+vodka
+wheat
+wheat thins
+whiskey
+white beans
+whole milk
+xs energy drink
+xylipure
+xylitol
+xylosweet
+yogurt
+zerose
+zsweet
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diff --git a/t/PaleoIngredientCheck.t b/t/PaleoIngredientCheck.t
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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More;
+use DDG::Test::Goodie;
+
+zci answer_type => "paleo_ingredient_check";
+zci is_cached   => 1;
+
+ddg_goodie_test(
+    [qw( DDG::Goodie::PaleoIngredientCheck )],
+    'are apples paleo friendly' => test_zci(
+        'Yes',
+        structured_answer => {
+            input     => ['apples'],
+            operation => 'Paleo Friendly',
+            result    => 'Yes',
+        },
+    ),
+    'Is dairy allowed on the paleo diet?' => test_zci(
+        'No',
+        structured_answer => {
+            input     => ['dairy'],
+            operation => 'Paleo Friendly',
+            result    => 'No',
+        },
+    ),
+    'Is sugar paleo friendly?' => test_zci(
+        'No',
+        structured_answer => {
+            input     => ['sugar'],
+            operation => 'Paleo Friendly',
+            result    => 'No',
+        },
+    ),
+    'beans paleo safe' => test_zci(
+        'No',
+        structured_answer => {
+            input     => ['beans'],
+            operation => 'Paleo Friendly',
+            result    => 'No',
+        },
+    ),
+    'is sugar paleo' => test_zci(
+        'No',
+        structured_answer => {
+            input     => ['sugar'],
+            operation => 'Paleo Friendly',
+            result    => 'No',
+        },
+    ),
+    'Is foobar allowed on the paleo diet?' => undef,
+    'are notarealfood paleo friendly' => undef,
+    'paleo diet recipes' => undef,
+    'paleo recipes' => undef,
+);
+
+done_testing;
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