Food Unwrapped: Season 13
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Food Unwrapped Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Ice Cream, Olive Oil, Airline Food
Feb 12, 2018 · 25 min
How do those chunks in American ice cream stay crispy? Why have olive oil prices been going up? Why are Bloody Marys so popular on planes and why does airline food taste so differe
Crumpets, Baby Food, Mascarpone
Feb 19, 2018 · 25 min
How do crumpets get filled with holes? How come baby food has such a long shelf-life? And why's mascarpone more expensive that other soft cheeses?
Cereal, Lard, Apple Juice
Feb 26, 2018 · 25 min
Jimmy finds out how shredded wheat's made. Matt discovers that lard can be healthier than butter. Dr Helen visits Poland to learn the trick to concentrating apple juice.
Lager, Shaped Vegetables, Blueberries
Mar 5, 2018 · 25 min
Jimmy hunts for the mother of all lagers. Plus: can changing the shape of food help our children eat their vegetables? And why are blueberries coated in a strange cloudy wax?
Coffee Pods, Baby Carrots, Vanilla Ice Cream
Mar 12, 2018 · 25 min
Why are some vanilla ice creams more expensive than others? Are baby carrots really babies? And how can coffees have lots of flavours when they use just two types of coffee beans?
Chocolate, Bedtime Teas, Edam Cheese
Mar 19, 2018 · 25 min
Was Edam once used as cannonballs? What's that white powdery stuff that sometimes forms on chocolate? And can bedtime teas really help us sleep?