Food Unwrapped Season 16 Episodes

Episode 0

Food Unwrapped: Chaos at the Checkout?

47 mins

Food Unwrapped tries to make sense of Brexit the only way it knows how by asking what will happen to the food on our shelves in our fridges and on our plates, and how our supermarkets will look and behave after we leave the EU.

Episode 1

Coconut, Compostable Plastic, Macarons

23 mins

Jimmy investigates how Sri Lanka is coping with a growing shortage of coconuts, Kate discovers if compostables could be the answer to the global plastics problem and why are macrons so expensive?

Episode 2

Pizza, Shrimp Shells, Salted Caramel

24 mins

Kate discovers a potentially life-saving property of shrimp shells. Jimmy finds out the surprising truth about pizza prices. Matt investigates the appeal of salted caramel.

Episode 3

Hen's Eggs, Beer Bubbles, Supermarket Burgers

24 mins

Kate discovers something surprising about small hens' eggs. Why can't you eat supermarket burgers pink? And where do the bubbles in beer come from?

Episode 4

Camel Milk, Fresh Pasta, Value Ranges

23 mins

Kate learns how you milk a camel and explores camel milk's growing popularity. How does supermarket fresh pasta last so long? Should we buy supermarkets' standard or value products.

Episode 5

Bacon, Fish Fingers, Calcium, New Zealand Lamb

47 mins

In a special extended edition of the show, the team ask can booze keep you warm? How safe is bacon? Why is there calcium in bread? How can New Zealand lamb be sold as 'fresh' in the UK?

Episode 6

Food Unwrapped Goes Vegan

47 mins

In this special vegan edition of the show, Kate learns the surprising secrets of the vegan cheese melt, can Jimmy go vegan for a week? Should we be raising children as vegans?

Episode 7

Potatoes, Smoked Fish, Carb-Restrictive Diets

23 mins

Jimmy Doherty uncovers the secret behind how potatoes are turned into unusually shaped crisps. Helen Lawal asks if carb-restrictive diets burn fat quicker? Matt Tebbutt finds out why smoked fish yellow?

Episode 8

Is Lunch Making Me Fat?

47 mins

This special edition focuses on the midday meal. What lunches make us sleepy? Which is more fattening sandwiches, wraps or bagels? Sushi and the trend for teens to eat fried chicken for lunch are also looked at.

Episode 9

Tea, Scallops, Limes

23 mins

The team look back at some favourite investigations. In Kenya, Jimmy explores the flavours, grading and pricing of tea, Matt visits a Norwegian scallop farm, and Kate checks out why some limes are juicier than others in Israel.

Episode 10

Summer Special 2019