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Food Unwrapped Season 15 Episodes
Season 15 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
Poppy Seeds, Cooking Oil, Ancient Grain Bread
23 mins
Jimmy Doherty finds out if eating too many poppy seeds could make him fail a drugs test. Kate Quilton learns the consequences of tipping your waste cooking oil down the drain. And Matt Tebbutt has a Sicilian bake-off with increasingly popular ancient grain bread.
Episode 2
Oregano, Peanut Allergies, Ribena
23 mins
Kate investigates the worrying rise in peanut allergies. Matt traces the British blackcurrant from the field to the Ribena factory. Jimmy's on the trail of a surprising food fraud: oregano.
Episode 3
Baby Rice, Beef Burgers, Sushi
23 mins
Is a parasite hiding in your sushi? Can M&S really trace all their beef burgers back to the cow? Plus: Matt investigates concerns about naturally-occurring arsenic in baby rice products.
Episode 4
Split Red Lentils, Tea, Bubblegum & Chewing Gum
23 mins
Kate learns how the way that you drink tea affects its taste. Matt asks what is the difference between bubble gum and chewing gum, and discovers an unusual use for used gum. Jimmy reveals the process to split red lentils.
Episode 5
Soft-shell Crab, Blue Dye, Pork Pies
24 mins
What in nature provides the natural bright blue dye in our sweets? Why is there jelly in our pork pies and how does it get there? And why is soft shell crab such a delicacy?
Episode 6
Malt, Caviar, Muesli
24 mins
Jimmy travels from Russia to Ramsgate to discover why caviar is so expensive. Kate reveals how a malty unsung hero is made. Matt finds out what goes into muesli.
Episode 7
Kippers, Gherkins, Rice Cakes
24 mins
Kate checks out a space-age high-speed German pickling machine. How do you make a kipper, and why don't we eat them for breakfast any more? And rice cakes are made from brown rice. Why are they white?
Episode 8
Fizzy Sweets, Vitamin D, Mushrooms, Raw Kale
23 mins
What gives fizzy sweets their fizz, and can you harness their explosive power in a rocket? One in five of us lack vitamin D; can mushrooms help? And is raw kale bad for you?
Episode 9
Baked Beans, Stinky Cheese, Diet Champagne
23 mins
Jimmy learns if baked beans are baked? Kate asks If stinky cheese smells so bad why does it taste so good? And Matt investigates diet champagne.
Episode 10
Food Unwrapped Does Christmas 2018
47 mins
A week before Brits tuck into Christmas dinner the team uncover surprises behind festive food. Jimmy heads to Sri Lanka to look at yuletide spices, Matt visits a mince pie factory and Kate checks the alcohol content of festive foods.
Episode 11
Diet Special
47 mins
Matt discovers if ditching alcohol for a month can make a person look younger, Kate checks out fruit and veg based alternatives to carbs and meat and which foods are helpful during endurance training?
Episode 12
Takeaway Special
47 mins
Matt joins KFC on the front-line of the fight against flaccid fries, Kate goes behind the scenes at Deliveroo, and Jimmy investigates the health benefits of a taco.