Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Curious what’s really on your plate? We uncover food facts, expose food fiction, and reveal surprising secrets about shellfish, pizza, and salted caramel!
Join us as we journey from the bustling crab markets of Australia to Scottish pizza factories and London’s top chocolate shops, digging deep into what makes your favourite foods so fascinating. Discover how discarded crab shells are transformed into life-saving medical bandages, the real differences between fresh and frozen supermarket pizzas (hint: it’s not the ingredients!), and why salted caramel has become the UK’s ultimate snack obsession. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on with the processes, meet passionate food experts, and witness edible experiments that explain the science behind our cravings.
Whether you want to know how chitosan from crab shells is used to stop bleeding, why frozen pizza can cost half as much as fresh, or the secret to perfectly balanced salted caramel, this episode is packed with food investigations, taste tests, and fun facts you won’t want to miss. Perfect for food lovers, curious cooks, and anyone interested in the science and stories behind what we eat.
Season 8 Episode 9
#FoodUnwrapped #FoodScience #Wasabi #PetFood #Flatulence #Taurine #HealthyEating #FoodFacts
Curious what’s really on your plate? We uncover food facts, expose food fiction, and reveal surprising secrets about shellfish, pizza, and salted caramel!
Join us as we journey from the bustling crab markets of Australia to Scottish pizza factories and London’s top chocolate shops, digging deep into what makes your favourite foods so fascinating. Discover how discarded crab shells are transformed into life-saving medical bandages, the real differences between fresh and frozen supermarket pizzas (hint: it’s not the ingredients!), and why salted caramel has become the UK’s ultimate snack obsession. Along the way, you’ll get hands-on with the processes, meet passionate food experts, and witness edible experiments that explain the science behind our cravings.
Whether you want to know how chitosan from crab shells is used to stop bleeding, why frozen pizza can cost half as much as fresh, or the secret to perfectly balanced salted caramel, this episode is packed with food investigations, taste tests, and fun facts you won’t want to miss. Perfect for food lovers, curious cooks, and anyone interested in the science and stories behind what we eat.
Season 8 Episode 9
#FoodUnwrapped #FoodScience #Wasabi #PetFood #Flatulence #Taurine #HealthyEating #FoodFacts
