The claim
The sex of the foetus can be determined easily with the help of kitchen essentials such as table salt, sugar and matchsticks.
Rating
None of the pseudoscientific procedures help to determine the gender of the unborn baby. There are scientific ways though, such as ultrasound, DNA tests, amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
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Original fact check ↗Sources and attribution
- [S1] First Check original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026