Hot Ones (hot sauce YouTube series)
Priority request. Celebrities sample hot wings with increasing heat and try to guess the brand. Some exasperated swearing may be involved (but not in the episode embedded, here).
Food / Drink
matcha
Request: Popular beverage said to provide calm energy and a multitude of health benefits. (Only the ingredient is calibrated).
turmeric
Request: Active ingredient is curcumin which is stated to have anti-inflammatory properties with possible mood-boosting effects.
wheat
Request: Is the overall effect of consuming wheat life sustaining or destructive to health?
Manuka honey
made in Australia and New Zealand by bees that pollinate the native leptospermum scoparium bush (also known as a tea tree). Advocates say it can treat wound infections and other conditions. -- WebMD
fruitarianism
a diet that consists primarily of consuming fruits and possibly nuts and seeds, but without any animal products -- wikipedia
recipe websites
Plus, a calibration of Once Upon a Chef.
pescatarian diet
"seafood as the only source of meat in a diet that is otherwise vegetarian" --wikipedia
blue zones diet
Request: The diet stems from five areas around the globe where people tend to live the longest, healthiest lives.
raw food diet
may include a selection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, meat, and dairy products... but generally not foods that have been pasteurized, homogenized or produced with the use of synthetic pesticides --wikipedia. Priority request.
gin and tonic
"a cooling drink consisting of dry gin and quinine water flavored and garnished with lime or lemon peel" -- merriam-webster.com
T/F: aspartame in food is a possible cancer risk
Request: The WHO has now labeled aspartame as a ‘possible’ cancer risk.
jaggery (sweetener)
a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in colour -- wikipedia
Ensure (beverage)
Meal replacement drink. The top six ingredients are water, corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, and soy protein isolate -- wikipedia
Monster energy drinks
As of 2022, Monster Energy had a 30.1% share of the energy drink market, the second highest after Red Bull -- wikipedia