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Food Unwrapped

Season 17 2019

  • 2019-09-09T19:30:00Z on Channel 4
  • 25m
  • 2h 30m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
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.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2019-09-09T19:30:00Z

17x01 Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer

Season Premiere

17x01 Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer

  • 2019-09-09T19:30:00Z25m

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.

The 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.

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.

Kate and Helen explore vanilla, while in the Netherlands Matt explores the myth that Edam balls were once used as emergency cannon balls!

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.

Season Finale

2019-10-14T19:30:00Z

17x06 Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets

Season Finale

17x06 Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets

  • 2019-10-14T19:30:00Z25m

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.

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