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s25e04 · 2025-01-31
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Food Unwrapped
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Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton and Matt Tebbut present the food and science series that travels the world to lift the lid on what's really in the food we eat.
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9 this season · 171 totals15e01 Poppy Seeds, Cooking Oil, Ancient Grain Bread 2018-10-08 19:30
Poppy Seeds, Cooking Oil, Ancient Grain Bread
Food Unwrapped returns for a new run, revealing more secrets about our food. Jimmy Doherty finds out if eating too many poppy seeds could make him fail a drugs test. Kate Quilton learns the consequences of tipping your waste cooking oil down the drain. And Matt Tebbutt has a Sicilian bake-off with increasingly popular ancient grain bread.
s15e02 Oregano, Peanut Allergies, Ribena 2018-10-15 19:30
Oregano, Peanut Allergies, Ribena
Jimmy Doherty travels to Turkey on the trail of a surprising food fraud: oregano. Kate Quilton investigates the worrying rise in peanut allergies. And Matt Tebbutt traces the elusive British blackcurrant from the field to the Ribena factory.
s15e03 Baby Rice, Beef Burgers, Sushi 2018-10-22 19:30
Baby Rice, Beef Burgers, Sushi
Food Unwrapped reveals more secrets about our food. Matt Tebbutt investigates concerns about levels of naturally-occurring arsenic in baby rice products. Jimmy Doherty examines Marks and Spencer's claim that they can trace all their beef burgers back to the cow. And Kate Quilton explores whether a parasite could be hiding in your sushi.
s15e04 Split red lentils, Tea, Bubblegum & Chewing Gum 2018-10-29 20:30
Split red lentils, Tea, Bubblegum & Chewing Gum
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s15e05 Soft-shell Crab, Blue Dye, Pork Pies 2018-11-12 20:30
Soft-shell Crab, Blue Dye, Pork Pies
Why is there jelly in our pork pies and how does it get there? What in nature provides the natural bright blue dye in our sweets? And why is soft shell crab such a delicacy?
s15e06 Malt, Caviar, Muesli 2018-11-19 20:30
Malt, Caviar, Muesli
Kate Quilton investigates malt, revealing how one of the unsung heroes of the kitchen cupboard is produced, while Jimmy Doherty follows the trail from Russia to Ramsgate to discover why caviar is so expensive and Matt Tebbutt examines what goes into muesli.
s15e07 Kippers, Gherkins, Rice Cakes 2018-11-26 20:30
Kippers, Gherkins, Rice Cakes
Jimmy Doherty sets out to find out how to make a kipper, and why this nutritious fish is no longer a breakfast favourite in Britain. In the Netherlands, Jimmy wonders if we should copy the Dutch, who eat their herring raw. In Germany, Kate Quilton investigates gherkins, and discovers a space-age machine that can pickle food in seconds. And if rice cakes are made from brown rice, how come they're white? Matt Tebbutt and Helen Lawal investigate.
s15e08 Fizzy Sweets, Vitamin D, Mushrooms, Raw Kale 2018-12-03 20:30
Fizzy Sweets, Vitamin D, Mushrooms, Raw Kale
Jimmy Doherty wonders what gives fizzy sweets their fizz, and swots up on his chemistry, to see if he can harness their explosive power in a rocket. In Ireland, Kate Quilton asks if a range of vitamin-enriched mushrooms could help the one in five Britons who lack vitamin D. Meanwhile, Matt Tebbutt investigates headlines that claim that raw kale may be bad for you, and finds out if our breakfast smoothies are safe.
s15e09 Baked Beans, Stinky Cheese, Diet Champagne 2018-12-10 20:30
Baked Beans, Stinky Cheese, Diet Champagne
In America's heartland, Jimmy Doherty finds out just how baked our baked beans are. Kate Quilton asks why stinky cheese smells so bad but tastes so good, and Matt Tebbutt heads to France to get the skinny on diet champagne.