Food Unwrapped (2012)
The food and science series that travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite produce, industry secrets, and how foods are really made.
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Episode 1 - Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer
Release Date: 2019-09-09Jimmy 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.
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Episode 2 - Icing, Soy Beans, Hemp-based Foods
Release Date: 2019-09-16The team investigate how supermarkets get the iced writing so perfect on birthday cakes, the popularity of the soy bean, and the growing trend for hemp-based food products.
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Episode 3 - Favourites: Squid and Chips, Kangaroo Meat, Pesto
Release Date: 2019-09-23Some 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.
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Episode 4 - Favourites: Haagen-Dazs, Vanilla, Edam, Plastic in Seafood
Release Date: 2019-09-30Kate and Helen explore vanilla, while in the Netherlands Matt explores the myth that Edam balls were once used as emergency cannon balls!
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Episode 5 - Favourites: McVitie's, Corks, Mascarpone
Release Date: 2019-10-07Favourite 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.
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Episode 6 - Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets
Release Date: 2019-10-14Favourite 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.