Food Unwrapped - Season 17

Food Unwrapped - Season 17

Season 17

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Episodes9
DatesSep 9, 2019 - Feb 10, 2020
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Homegrown Fruit and Veg, Eels, Ginger Beer
Season 17Episode 130 min

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.

Sep 9, 2019
Icing, Soy Beans, Hemp-based Foods
Season 17Episode 230 min

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.

Sep 16, 2019
Favourites: Squid and Chips, Kangaroo Meat, Pesto
Season 17Episode 330 min

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

Sep 23, 2019
Favourites: Haagen-Dazs, Vanilla, Edam, Plastic in Seafood
Season 17Episode 430 min

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!

Sep 30, 2019
Favourites: McVitie's, Corks, Mascarpone
Season 17Episode 530 min

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.

Oct 7, 2019
Favourites: Lager & Ale, Crumpets
Season 17Episode 630 min

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.

Oct 14, 2019
Favourites: Orange Squash, Custard, Marmite
Season 17Episode 730 min

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

Nov 25, 2019
Favourites: Piquanté Peppers, Tuna fish, Ice cubes
Season 17Episode 830 min

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.

Dec 2, 2019
Favourites: Oysters, Dry Gin, Herbal Teas
Season 17Episode 930 min

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.

Dec 9, 2019

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