Food Unwrapped: Season 15
Season 15 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 14.
- 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 15 Progress Shield
Poppy Seeds, Cooking Oil, Ancient Grain Bread
Oct 8, 2018 · 25 min
Can eating too many poppy seeds make you fail a drugs test? Kate learns the consequences of tipping cooking oil down the drain. Plus: ancient grain bread.
Oregano, Peanut Allergies, Ribena
Oct 15, 2018 · 25 min
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:
Baby Rice, Beef Burgers, Sushi
Oct 22, 2018 · 25 min
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 pro
Split Red Lentils, Tea, Bubblegum & Chewing Gum
Oct 29, 2018 · 25 min
Kate discovers how the way that you drink tea can affect its taste. Matt investigates the difference between bubble gum and chewing gum, and discovers an unusual use for used gum.
Soft-shell Crab, Blue Dye, Pork Pies
Nov 12, 2018 · 25 min
Why is there jelly in our pork pies and how does it get there? What in nature provides the natural bright blue dye in our sweets? And why is soft shell crab such a delicacy?
Malt, Caviar, Muesli
Nov 19, 2018 · 25 min
Jimmy discovers why caviar is so expensive. Kate reveals how a malty unsung hero is made. Plus: muesli.
Kippers, Gherkins, Rice Cakes
Nov 26, 2018 · 25 min
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.
Fizzy Sweets, Vitamin D, Mushrooms, Raw Kale
Dec 3, 2018 · 25 min
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?
Baked Beans, Stinky Cheese, Diet Champagne
Dec 10, 2018 · 25 min
Are baked beans baked? If stinky cheese smells so bad why does it taste so good? And Matt gets the skinny on diet champagne.