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s25e04 · 2025-01-31
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Food Unwrapped
Channel 4 Documentary
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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 totals17e01 Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer 2019-09-09 19:30
Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer
Jimmy Doherty asks what offers better value: growing your own fruit and veg or buying from the supermarket? Plus, investigating the illegal trafficking of eels, and ginger beer.
s17e02 Icing, Soy Beans, Hemp-based Foods 2019-09-16 19:30
Icing, Soy Beans, Hemp-based Foods
Matt Tebbutt reveals the secret behind the iced writing that is so perfect on every supermarket birthday cake, while Kate Quilton looks at the growing trend of hemp-based food products. Jimmy Doherty heads to Japan to establish why soy is in so many of the public's favourite foods and learns how this little bean could be health enhancing.
s17e03 Favourites: Squid and Chips, Kangaroo Meat, Pesto 2019-09-23 19:30
Favourites: Squid and Chips, Kangaroo Meat, Pesto
Some favourite investigations as Jimmy Doherty looks at how our national dish could become squid and chips, Kate Quilton reports on kangaroo meat, and Matt Tebbutt looks at pesto
s17e04 Favourites: Haagen-Dazs, Vanilla, Edam, Plastic in Seafood 2019-09-30 19:30
Favourites: Haagen-Dazs, Vanilla, Edam, Plastic in Seafood
Kate and Helen explore vanilla, while in the Netherlands Matt explores the myth that Edam balls were once used as emergency cannon balls!
s17e05 Favourites: McVitie's, Corks, Mascarpone 2019-10-07 19:30
Favourites: McVitie's, Corks, Mascarpone
Favourite investigations. Kate Quilton visits McVitie's to ask why many biscuits have little holes all over them. Jimmy Doherty finds out how corks are made for wine bottles.
s17e06 Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets 2019-10-14 19:30
Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets
Favourite investigations. Jimmy Doherty visits Europe's biggest brewery. Kate Quilton challenges Matt Tebbutt to make crumpets. And Matt discovers why maple syrup is so expensive.
s17e07 Favourites: Orange Squash, Custard, Marmite 2019-11-25 20:30
Favourites: Orange Squash, Custard, Marmite
Jimmy Doherty visits Spain to ask how much orange is in orange squash, Matt Tebbutt runs across a pond of custard, and Kate Quilton lifts the lid on Marmite
s17e08 Favourites: Piquanté Peppers, Tuna fish, Ice cubes 2019-12-02 20:30
Favourites: Piquanté Peppers, Tuna fish, Ice cubes
Favourite investigations. Jimmy Doherty finds out what gives piquanté peppers their sweetness. And Kate Quilton investigates potentially dangerous levels of mercury in tuna fish.
s17e09 Favourites: Oysters, Dry Gin, Herbal Teas 2019-12-09 20:30
Favourites: Oysters, Dry Gin, Herbal Teas
Favourite investigations. Matt Tebbutt visits China, the world's biggest oyster producer. Jimmy Doherty looks at dry gin. Kate Quilton asks if herbal bedtime teas can help you nod off.