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BBC Two 2010 1 season 3 eps Ended

E numbers: An Edible Adventure

2010 1 season 3 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

60 min

S1 · E1 · Aug 26, 2010

Colours Episode 1

Stefan's journey begins with the E number colours. Stefan discovers why these chemicals don't just affect the look of our food but its taste as well. He learns what the colour in some of our cakes and sweets has to do with insects and flamingos and why some of the E number colours could have side-effects. Stefan also delves into the world of flavourings and reveals why eating monosodium glutamate could be no worse for you than eating cheese or mushrooms. He also gains rare access to the magical world of the flavourings industry which can transform your food beyond recognition. His final test sees him using E numbers to get vegetable-hating kids to eat their first brussel sprouts in years.

60 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 2, 2010

Preservatives Episode 2

In this episode Stefan looks at E number preservatives. He discovers one that keeps deadly bacteria out of our bacon, one that can double up as an explosive, and he even discovers an E number that the entire human race can't live without. And in a true act of immersive reporting, Stefan even attempts to extract several E numbers from his own body. As if this weren't enough, he then makes a cake out of them.

60 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 9, 2010

Sweeteners Episode 3

Stefan looks at E number sweeteners used to replace sugar and also learns about the chemicals used to hold our food together. He looks at how E numbers keep the ice out of ice cream, discovers the seaweed that's an E number found in our cakes, and even undergoes MRI scans in an attempt to discover whether E number sweeteners are clever enough to fool our brains.

3 episodes in Season 1

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Food writer Stefan Gates sets off on a three-part adventure to uncover the truth about those notorious food additives, E numbers.

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Stefan Gates

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Total runtime 3h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Miniseries

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Premiered

August 26, 2010

Final episode

September 9, 2010

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

3h 0m

Original language

English

Production

United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

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