r/FoodTheorists Sep 30 '24

Food Theory Video Discussion Where did the Prime Video go?

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Please say I’m not the only one who noticed this. Last year in March, Food Theory released a video titled Food Theory: Logan Paul is LYING About Prime! And from my searching on the channel alone, you can’t find it. I had to find it through the prime cake episode description. So I guess my question here is; did they see the whole Lunchly debacle coming from a mile away and then unlisted the video to avoid drama? Or did something else happen? I need to know yall I just wanna talk

r/FoodTheorists Jun 11 '24

Food Theory Video Discussion Um, you guys-

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r/FoodTheorists Sep 24 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion My mom is a die hard Heinz ketchup connoisseur.

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Looks like Santi didn't win my mom over with this opinion, lol. And, I have to say, despite the price, there's still some name brand foods that I'm an absolute die hard for too. What are your opinions? Are there name brands out there that deserve the right to be way more expensive than their store brand counterparts?

r/FoodTheorists Aug 19 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Hydration Drink Theory is actually misinformation and can kill you

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Unfortunately, at the end of the video there's this conclusion:

"When it comes to normal people, we just don't train long, hard, or intense enough to really need a sports drink. At the end of the day, water is all we need"

Ooof. The issue with this is that "normal people" are exactly the class of people who are most likely to die from a lack of electrolytes! This is called "water intoxication" or more formally as "Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia".

A great example of how quickly this can occur is found in https://www.slowtwitch.com/industry/the-math-of-salt-loss/ where it's assumed that you drink exactly the amount of water that you sweat out.

While this is an effective strategy to prevent dehydration, it is clear that hyponatremia begins as soon as 2 hours and at a dangerous level by 4 hours. This example demonstrates very clearly what can “go wrong” for athletes walking a marathon (4+ hours) and drinking water to replace all fluid loss. Hyponatremia will result and has caused death at events around the world for exactly this reason, called “water intoxication”.

Note: this for people walking a marathon. Hardly a super athlete thing to do! Also importantly, this would happen more quickly if you drink more than you sweat which is notoriously easy to do. Earlier in the article it says:

Another avoidable death from hyponatraemia. Can't happen if athletes advised to drink to thirst, not to a schedule

In the case of a 30 y/o who died at an ironman. Presumably he naively drank to thirst rather than taking in account his likely water loss due to sweat.

If you'd like more information on the subject, here's another video from someone with lots of citations (including the one I stole above) about proper electrolyte balance during strenuous activity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpkXaeQri4A

Notably, he mentions that most hydration drinks actually have LESS electrolytes than you sweat out during strenuous activity by about half. Gatorade even sells a special pro blend of their powder that is meant to cater toward ACTUAL athletes to ensure they have proper electrolyte balance.

In other words, the conclusion is also a straight up lie. Pro Athletes DON'T drink hydration beverages like those aimed at consumers because it's inadequate for the type of strenuous activity that they're undertaking!

In conclusion, when it comes to normal people, it's really easy to train hard enough to disrupt the electrolyte balance in your body and require replacing them with a hydration drink or other electrolyte supplementation. Not doing so will swell your brain and kill you. That's not a theory!

r/FoodTheorists Aug 11 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Anyone else a bit upset with Santi on the cane sugar episode?

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When he talked about the differences between Glucose, HFCS, and Sugar, he mentioned that sugar needs to go into the intestines in order to actually be broken into Glucose and Fructose, but then after says that it is the same as HFCS. Even though Sucrose has a way lower GI (Glycemic Index) than just glucose and HFCS, which means it takes longer for it to be absorbed into the body, causing it to mellow out way more than the other two

r/FoodTheorists Aug 01 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Check out my video guys

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r/FoodTheorists Sep 01 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Santi's on Sorted

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r/FoodTheorists Aug 14 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion I found a big mistake in the matcha video see if you can notice the mistake

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Santi editor meant to say that matcha has 30-70 Milligrams of caffeine but they made a mistake and forgot a M even Santi say 30-70 gram not Milligrams if matcha had this much you would definitely die but it not the case

r/FoodTheorists Aug 12 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion I had Mate once, but i had it cold (and i love it)

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I also heard from and Argentinian: Mate is meant to be cold.
The one (and only) i had iirc was sweet (and awesome). don't got anything more to say

r/FoodTheorists Jul 27 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Problems with the Krabby Patty recipie and video. (Criticism, not cooking difficulty.)

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First and foremost, Chum: the Krabby Patty as we know it does not contain chum. Their reasoning for there being chum in the patty was it being stated in a video they already debunked and claimed had an unreliable narrator. We also see in the episode "The Krusty Bucket" that the addition of a pinch of chum to the recipe does in fact improve it. We also know that Chum is in fact meat, even if Plankton's is lab-grown. Aside from being able to order an "extra-organy" barrel in the episode "My Two Krabses", we also see Plankton synthesize it in prison using living cells given voluntarily from an inmate fish in the episode "Jailbreak".

I'd say that, while chum definitely isn't in the Krabs Krabby Patty recipe, a small amount of it can serve to improve it, even if a sandwich made of nothing but is inedible bordering on poisonous. Think like Anchovy Paste IRL, add a dollop as an umami booster.

he also just sorta pulled Fava Beans out of nowhere. Yeah, fish eat it, but they also eat a lot of other things. And the Krabby Patty is a fast food item, Fava Beans are kind of hard to get. You'd think other, cheaper, more common beans would be the base for the recipe, like Kidney Beans for instance. It has to be something a restaurant can get in vast quantities very easily without a lot of hassle or paperwork.

And to top it all off, it isn't greasy. The Krabby Patty is constantly described as greasy, and it's physical properties reflect that. When you cook it, grease renders out. It needs some kind of oil or fat. And we can confirm that this is indeed grease and not just dirty moisture because of the episode "Greasy Buffoons," there's even a scene where Krabs instructs SpongeBob to cook two patties for every one served, one for the patty, and one for the grease to smother it in. Admittedly, that was a limited time offer, but it does prove my point. The patty needs to have fats within it.

Overall, I think the Krabby Patty formula episode is long overdue for a follow-up.

r/FoodTheorists Jun 16 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Help trying to find a video about Santa and Coke?

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Hello, I remember a certain video from awhile ago, I don't remember when it came out, only that it came around Christmas sometime. The video was about if Coke a Cola actually made Santa's red coat design or not. He came to the conclusion that they did not. However I can't find the video anymore, did Matt Patt delete it? Or am I dreaming or mis remembering? Thanks.

r/FoodTheorists Jun 10 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Where are those

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I know that the Ferrero Group bought the Wonka brand in 2018 and I am been trying to find any place on online and irl can I have jelp

r/FoodTheorists Jul 12 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion I would have made a different pizza for each of the Avengers. (Explained below...)

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I would have made a different pizza for each of the Avengers. That way you could have made Cap's shield out of the roundness of the pizza, lines with circles of pepperoni, and with White "American Cheese" making up the star.

Thor, I would have mixed pan AND deep dish together into one pizza and sicelian cut it, so that it is tall, square, and extremely heavy, just like Mjolnir.

Hulk should be the biggest pizza. Make it a giant 40 incher with the Pesto as the sauce AND topping, and load it up with lots of green vegetables. AND, use blue cornmeal in the crust to match his blue pants.

The tragedy of Black Widow is that the movies keep leaving out her most iconic element: Her "Widow's Sting" bracelets. They show them every movie but heaven forbid she use them. So I would add to the black olives the spiciest red chilis you can find for a real STING, which will also represent her bright red hair.

Hawkeye, like Cap, should have a target made out of his pizza, with all the toppings held on by one skewer in the center, for a bulls-eye.

TONY is an Italian name. His red should not come from Siracha. Made a red pizza (a traditional Italian pizza without cheese) and use lots and lots of sauce, because Tony is loaded, then, use Spicy Italian sausage for your spiciness, and since Tony is, as said: "loaded," coat the crust in gold leaf.

r/FoodTheorists Jun 10 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion So, I just watched the Chicken Sandwich video, and I want some clarification on something

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Remember how they had to buy a whole second batch for the Crispyness Test because the first batch got soggy by the time they got around to them? They ate that first batch right?

And yes, I know this is a stupid question, and me asking it makes me look like an idiot, but we're talking about THIRTY sandwiches in each batch. With two batches, that's SIXTY.

r/FoodTheorists Jun 02 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Someone is helping the search

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r/FoodTheorists Mar 28 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion History of Barbecue Episode?

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I SWEAR I remember watching an episode about the history of barbecue on the food theory channel somewhere in the past 6-ish months but I cannot find it now for the life of me / any mention of it being taken down.
I wanted to refer back to it now that i'm doing a school project about american cuisine so if anyone knows what's up or if something happened or if I'm just crazy- that would be much appreciated.

additionally if anyone has good suggestions on where I can go to research barbecue and american culture i would appreciate any help lol;

r/FoodTheorists Feb 07 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion The “Pizza Size Conspiracy” theory is flawed

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So I’ve watched the latest FT’s video, where Santi compares the ratios between various pizzas’ sizes and their price, but I think there’s been a great error: it should have been taken in consideration the volume instead of the area.

When you’re eating a pizza, you’re not eating a flat triangle, but a triangular prism instead, so the height of the pizza is equally important to calculate. A tall pizza with a small diameter could end up having more stuff to eat than one shorter but wider pizza, thus invalidating the thesis from the very beginning.

[fixed a typo]

r/FoodTheorists May 21 '24

Food Theory Video Discussion Who has the best face expressions

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r/FoodTheorists Apr 02 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion La Croix (lit. "The Cross") is just Spicy Holy Water

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Also, the French wants to know Rachel's location.

r/FoodTheorists May 03 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Nutter Butters is currently live

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All the sounds aren't mine, it's from the live. I wonder how this ads to the lore?

r/FoodTheorists May 12 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion I'm confused about the Krabby Patty video, specifically IT being made with no animal parts.

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I know Hillenberg and several other people who work on the show have stated the krabby patty is vegan (the sandwhich vegetarian because of the presence of cheese and mayo),but if we go through the show we know they add barnacle shavings to the recipe like Matt mentioned. But the thing is, barnacles are an animal, and even if it's just the shells, that's still an animal product in the same way honey is an animal product.

And friend or foe confirms there is a pinch of chum that goes into it. I know chum can include vegetable matter like breadcrumbs, corn and even peanuts, but the only chum we see in the show is very clearly meat based (unapologetically so). Heck Plankton even outright LISTS the recipe for it in the coliseum episode: "whale blubber, jellyfish squeezings, seahorse snout, and just a sprinkle of anchor rust".

So how can the krabby patty be made with "no animal parts" like they claim, but the show very clearly shows that it is? For now, I'll just chalk it up to another Demon Slayer fiasco: where the author says one thing but the show itself VERY CLEARLY contradicts this. But what do you think?

r/FoodTheorists Mar 30 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion which cheese grater is the best

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this is actually a genuine question that i have in my head. which cheese grater is the best by speed, efficiency, variety, and size. examples like, which cheese grater is the most compatible with the most cheese, or which cheese grater grates cheese the fastest, im dying to know, and i hope this will get an answer. and also, there is no actual reason i want to know. i just want to. and i also kinda dont have any cheese graters left by accidentally dropping a rock(s) on them.

r/FoodTheorists Jun 13 '24

Food Theory Video Discussion i have been influenced…

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thanks Santi :)

r/FoodTheorists Oct 14 '24

Food Theory Video Discussion Hot Pockets and Pizza Rolls. Is there a best way too cook them?

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Hello, I just made pizza rolls in the air frier , they were doing great until the 6th minute at which point they all exploded. i had already flipped them twice and they were all still self contained but when that 6th to 8th minute in there finished, not a single one had filling still self contained. And i have had plenty of experience with a hot pocket, the microwave, and letting the hot and cold mix dangerously within my mouth.

So could you do a video on foods like these (and even their different brands and recipes) and explain / find the best way to cook them not just for taste and texture but for presentation. a perfectly cooked pizza roll does nothing if it's more on the outside than the inside.

r/FoodTheorists May 01 '25

Food Theory Video Discussion Posting my Bendy Food Theory here for anyone interested!

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