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Sweeteners

Stefan Gates uncovers the truth about food additives. He looks at E number sweeteners used to replace sugar and learns about the chemicals which hold our food together.

Food writer Stefan Gates continues his quest to uncover the truth about those notorious food additives, E numbers.

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.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 3 Nov 2010 02:55

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Presenter Stefan Gates
Director Toni Williamson
Series Editor Ian Holt

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