Supermarkets Unwrapped — Season 1

Jimmy Doherty investigates why there's more to frozen chips than just potatoes, Helen Lawal learns why frozen ready meals have best-before dates, Briony May Williams gets the inside scoop on soft-scoop ice cream, and Andi Oliver learns how to get the most out of your freezer at home.

The team head for the Vegan Aisle for all the news on animal-free food. Helen Lawal visits Tesco to find out how they keep up with all the plant-based burger trend, John Whaite seeks out the secret to the snap in a vegan sausage skin, Kate Quilton finds out how exactly you milk an oat, and Briony May Williams learns how to make a quiche without egg.

The team take their trolleys down the fruit and veg aisle. Kate Quilton is in Kenya to see how summer vegetables get to British supermarkets in the thick of winter. Jimmy Doherty looks at the measures taken to transport bananas across the UK, John Whaite finds out why supermarket blackberries are so big, Helen Lawal investigates a robot berry-picker in Portugal, and Matt Tebbutt finds out how we can waste less fruit and veg.

The Food Unwrapped team explore the snacks aisle. Kate Quilton visits Kenya to find out how many mangoes are in a snack pack, Helen Lawal learns the mystery of the fluffy centre of a snowball, John Whaite cracks open the secret of caramel popcorn, and Andi Oliver investigates what a supermarket aisle means when you're shopping online.