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Food Unwrapped: Series 1

8 episodes Premiered Sep 10, 2012 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Grapefruit and Probiotics

Sep 10, 2012 · 25 min

Kate Quilton travels to Swaziland to find out how they get tinned grapefruit so perfect, and, in Finland, Matt Tebbutt discovers exactly what the bacteria are in Probiotics.

S1·E2

Lemons and Ham

Sep 17, 2012 · 25 min

Kate and Matt investigate the wax on our lemons in Spain and Thailand, and Matt gets the real story behind formed ham here in the UK.

S1·E3

Prawns and Mushrooms

Sep 24, 2012 · 25 min

This episode explores how prawns are intensively farmed and discovers why there are often so few wild mushrooms in our wild mushroom soups. Kate flies to Thailand - the world's big

S1·E4

Olives and Beer

Oct 1, 2012 · 25 min

This episode explores the difference between green and black olives, and why not everything that goes into beer processing is listed in the ingredients. Matt travels to South Afric

S1·E5

Seafood Sticks and Wine

Oct 8, 2012 · 25 min

The team head to Thailand to find out what seafood goes into seafood sticks, and then discover how some British wine is really made... in Spain. In a seafood stick factory in Thail

S1·E6

Orange Juice and Mayonnaise

Oct 22, 2012 · 25 min

Kate Quilton heads to Spain to find out how pure squeezed, not-from-concentrate orange juice is really made, and how 'fresh' it is. The team then travel around the UK to find out w

S1·E7

Tomatoes and Strawberry Flavour

Oct 29, 2012 · 25 min

Kate Quilton travels to Holland to find out how manufacturers prevent tomatoes in packaged sandwiches from going soggy, and the team investigates the production of strawberry-flavo

S1·E8

Sausages and Ice-Cream

Nov 5, 2012 · 25 min

Matt Tebbutt travels to Sweden to learn how a food company uses liquid smoke to flavour sausages, a method that is cheaper and quicker and enables flavours to be tailored more effe