The Food Programme: WatercressSeries 1, episode 0Watercress has been dubbed a 'superfood' in the media. But is there anything special about it or is it all just marketing hype? Sheila Dillon visits Vitacress Salads Ltd in Hampshire, Europe's leading grower of watercress and the world's biggest producer of organic watercress. For several years, it has funded medical research into the potential health benefits of watercress. Sheila finds out why they did this, how much they spent and what they found out. She asks if the science is credible or if it is all just a clever marketing ploy to boost sales Click to see when The Food Programme, Watercress is coming up on UK TV |
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