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How Do We Turn Food Into Energy?

GastronutsSeries 1
Episode 8 of 13

The truth about what we eat. The Gastronuts burn jelly babies, power a radio with potatoes and cook lunch in Britain's biggest compost heap.

Food fanatic Stefan Gates and his intrepid Gastronuts go on wild culinary adventures to discover the truth about how we eat, what we eat and where it comes from. We often hear food described as a fuel, but how does that really work? The Gastronuts find out by burning jelly babies, powering a radio with potatoes and cooking lunch at the heart of Britain's biggest compost heap.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Sep 201311:10
CBBC

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Credits

PresenterStefan Gates
DirectorAtul Malhotra
ProducerVanessa Amberleigh
Executive ProducerPaul Gilheany
ParticipantChristos Nicolaou
ParticipantAlhan Gencay
ParticipantCherono Barno
ParticipantEmma Jacobs
ParticipantEmilia Colman
ParticipantAndrea Sella
ParticipantJules Hayward

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