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1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 56 sec.) ; 302052445 bytes |
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Food writer Stefan Gates (Cooking in the Danger Zone, Feasts) sets off on a three-part adventure to uncover the truth about those notorious artificial food additives. He wants to find out where these chemicals come from and what they actually do in our food.But he is in for some big surprises... Expecting to uncover a world of synthetic chemicals that are best avoided, Stefan learns that many are actually completely natural and could even be beneficial to our health.Along the way he goes on a journey into cutting edge science, visiting different countries and meeting the chemical-culinary wizards who are making our bacon pink and our cookies crumble. His mission: to discover whether these additives deserve their rotten reputation, or could in fact be good for us.Over the series he aims to separate the truth from the fiction, finding out just how bad our food would taste, how wrong it would look, and how potentially deadly it could be if we didn't have food additives.Episode 1: ColoursStefan's journey begins with artificial colours. He discovers why these chemicals don't just affect the look of our food but its taste as well. He also learns what the colour in some cakes and sweets has to do with insects and flamingos and why some of the artificial colours could have side-effects.Stefan also delves into the world of flavourings and reveals why eating monosodium glutamate (or MSG) could be no worse for you than eating cheese or mushrooms. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 1 of 3) G CC WS |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-12-23 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Cochineal.
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Color vision -- Testing.
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Coloring matter in food -- Toxicology.
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Flavoring essences industry.
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Food additives -- Evaluation.
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Monosodium glutamate.
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Streaming video
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Gates, Stefan, host
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Smith, Sean, director
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Williamson, Toni, director
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