Food Unwrapped: One slice of brown bread has as much salt as THIS many packets of crisps

Low sodium salt products are is hitting the market – bringing down the salt content of products. But can Britons guess how much salt in the seemingly healthy food they eat every day. Kate Quilton, a presenter on the Channel 4 show, hit the streets to test the British public’s knowledge.  They were shocked to […]

Vitamin D is the ONLY supplement worth taking with others NOT needed Food Unwrapped finds

The Channel 4 programme investigated whether there was any need to take multivitamin supplements or if they were a waste of money. The team travelled to the USA to speak to the doctors behind the food given to NASA astronauts. Speaking to Colonel Douglas Weelock, who has clocked up 180 days in space, they found […]

Food Unwrapped – are green crisps poisonous and should we AVOID them?

Food Unwrapped presenter, Matt Tebbutt, investigated whether the green bits on the edge of crisps is of any significance – and the answer is surprising.  Visiting a potato farm in Norfolk, Matt went to the root of the problem.  Speaking to the farmer, he found out potatoes start turning green when they’re exposed to light.  […]

Food Unwrapped: THIS is why eating supermarket ready meals could make you gain WEIGHT

Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped investigated how the size of supermarket ready meals has changed over the last 50 years – and the results might surprise you. Presenter Jimmy Doherty wanted to know how much portion sizes have grown since the 1960s. “Big portions used to raise a few eyebrows,” he said. “Now portions seem to […]