| Food Detectives | |
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| Format | Food science |
| Starring | Ted Allen |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Food Network |
| Original run | July 29, 2008 – Present |
Food Detectives is a food science show hosted by Ted Allen that airs in North America on Food Network. Allen, backed by research conducted by Popular Science magazine, investigates various food-related beliefs, such as the validity of the five-second rule or the effectiveness of ginger as a means to relieve motion sickness. In addition to support from scientists and Popular Science staff members, Allen is assisted on-screen by a group of so-called "Food Techs," silent assistants who serve as the participants in simple experiments exploring a range of food related myths, beliefs, practices and folkways.