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Food Unwrapped: Season 11
May 8, 2017
6 Episodes
~25 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
6
1
Squid, Multivitamins, Clotted Cream
May 8, 2017
25 min
Why's clotted cream yellow? Could squid and chips replace fish and chips as our national dish? And where do multivitamins come from?
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2
Tea, Pork Scratchings, Jelly Beans
May 15, 2017
25 min
Bergamot provides flavour in Jimmy's Earl Grey tea, but what exactly is it? How does instant tea match up against tea bags? Kate visits a very colourful jelly bean factory. Plus: pork scratchings.
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3
Prawn Crackers, Herbs, Salt
May 22, 2017
25 min
How much prawn's in a prawn cracker? What's in low-salt food instead of salt? Plus: the new high-tech method for keeping fresh herbs alive for longer. And a basil plant that's half tree.
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4
Milk, Fish, Butter
May 29, 2017
25 min
Kate meets a scientist who hopes his genetically engineered goats' milk could save 500,000 lives a year. Is the fish we're buying really what we think it is? And what exactly is spreadable butter?
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5
Summer Diet Special 2017
Jun 5, 2017
47 min
In this Food Unwrapped diet special, Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt and guest presenter Kiran Jethwa cross the globe to unearth the very latest dietary trends and scientific advances in the world of weight loss. In Los Angeles, home of the body beautiful, Kate investigates reports that caffeine could be a powerful secret weapon in the battle of the bulge. Could a double espresso really help us burn extra calories, even after we finish exercising? Kate meets one of California's leading sports scientists to find out. Jimmy visits Belgium on the trail of the dieter's holy grail: a chocolate that could be good for you. The secret? It's a probiotic chocolate bar, packed with bacteria that are supposed to keep us healthy and even help us stay slim. But how does probiotic chocolate stack up against other gut-friendly foods such as sauerkraut or yoghurt?
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6
Salmon, Kangaroo, Asparagus
Jun 12, 2017
25 min
Can high-tech surveillance save our salmon? How on earth can you barbecue a kangaroo? Plus: the secrets behind the annual race to get seasonal asparagus into supermarkets.
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