πŸ“Š Open Data Visualizations

Advanced Search & Visualizations: Graphs in 3 Clicks

Explore millions of open food products with interactive scatter plots, origin maps, comparison bar charts, and custom data exports in seconds.

“If a picture is worth 1,000 words, it is also worth 1,000 digits!”

How to Create a Graph in 3 Clicks

The Open Food Facts advanced search engine lets you filter and correlate any segment of the global food database.

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1. Scope & Filter Products

Combine up to 5 simultaneous criteria: category (e.g. cereals, cheeses), country of sale, brand, labels (Organic, Fair Trade), or Nutri-Score grades.

  • βœ” Categories, brands, ingredients
  • βœ” Country of sale & quality labels
  • βœ” Multi-criteria Boolean filtering
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2. Select Axes & Visualization

Choose your X and Y axes (sugars vs additives, calories vs fats, sodium vs Nutri-Score). Enable visual markers for organic products or sweeteners.

  • βœ” 2-Axis Scatter plots
  • βœ” Distribution bar charts
  • βœ” Geospatial maps & CSV exports
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3. Inspect, Verify & Share

Hover over data points to preview product sheets. Spot nutritional outliers, audit input errors, and share your persistent graph URL with the world.

  • βœ” Dynamic interactive data points
  • βœ” Visual outlier identification
  • βœ” Permanent URL for papers & sharing
Sugars and additives in sodas scatter plot
πŸ’‘ Iconic Case Study

Sugars & Additives in Sodas (The Sodas Operation)

This iconic scatter plot correlates sugar content (X axis) with food additives count (Y axis) across sodas collected by the community. Green dots highlight certified organic sodas, while specific markers identify formulations containing intense artificial sweeteners.

Explore this Live Graph β†—

πŸ“ˆ 2-Axis Scatter Plots

Correlate any two nutrients or metrics with interactive hover tooltips.

πŸ—ΊοΈ Geospatial & Origins Maps

Map manufacturing sites and ingredient provenance (Protected Origins, Fair Trade).

πŸ“₯ Custom Lists & Data Exports

Download filtered datasets as CSV or Excel for in-depth data analysis (R, Python, LibreOffice).

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Community Data Validation Tip

Before publishing or referencing a graph in an article or study, double-check products at extreme outlier points. Input errors can occur: if a value seems unusually high or low, check the original packaging photo on Open Food Facts and edit it directly!

Curated Useful Queries & Community Graphs Showcase

Explore curated searches and visualizations crafted by the Open Food Facts community: nutritional analyses, civic investigations, and contributor workflows.

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πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK

Additives in traditional Christmas puddings (UK)

Auditing additive counts in festive holiday puddings sold in the United Kingdom.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
category:christmas puddingsaxis_x:energyaxis_y:additives_n
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: christmas-puddings
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: energy
axis_y: additives_n
graph: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR 🌍 WORLD

Breakfast cereals with Nutri-Score distribution

Analyzing breakfast cereals with nutrition grade overlays to identify the healthiest breakfast options.

πŸ‘€ thr4nduil
category:cΓ©rΓ©ales pour petit dΓ©jeuneraxis_x:sugarsaxis_y:fatseries:nutrition_grades
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: "c\xE9r\xE9ales pour petit dejeuner"
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: sugars
axis_y: fat
series_nutrition_grades: 'on'
graph: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Cola sodas: Energy vs. Additives

Focused scatter plot on cola drinks analyzing energy levels vs additive count with sweetener series enabled.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
category:sodas-au-colaaxis_x:energyaxis_y:additives_nseries:with_sweeteners
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: sodas-au-cola
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: energy
axis_y: additives_n
series_with_sweeteners: 'on'
graph: 1
πŸ“‹ Product List πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ DE

DM drugstore products language & country audit

Auditing German dm-drogerie markt products for correct German primary language and distribution metadata.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
search:dmlang:does_not_contain_decountry:does_not_contain_de
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: lang
tag_contains_0: does_not_contain
tag_0: de
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
πŸ” Taxonomy Facet 🌍 WORLD

EAN-13 barcode conflict diagnostics

Quality assurance tool: detecting barcode collisions and formatting conflicts on EAN-13 codes.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
facet:conflict-with-ean-13
πŸ” Inspect parameters
facet: codes/conflict-with-ean-13
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Energy drinks formulation in France

Tracking taurine, caffeine and sugar formulations across energy drinks sold in France.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
category:energy drinkscountry:Franceaxis_x:sugarsaxis_y:energy
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: "boissons \xE9nergisantes"
tagtype_1: countries
tag_contains_1: contains
tag_1: France
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: sugars
axis_y: energy
graph: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Fruit content percentage in fruit yogurts

Comparing real fruit, vegetable and nut percentages across fruit yogurt brands to see which products offer true fruit content.

πŸ‘€ Tacite
category:Yaourtsaxis_x:fruits-vegetables-nutsaxis_y:products_n
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: Yaourts
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: fruits-vegetables-nuts
axis_y: products_n
graph: 1
πŸ“‹ Product List πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK

Marks & Spencer products sold in the UK

Identifying M&S private label items to ensure proper country origin and UK availability flags.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
search:mark spencerscountry:uk
πŸ” Inspect parameters
search_terms: mark spencers
search_simple: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Nutri-Score grades with Organic certification status

Comparing Nutri-Score performance among certified organic food products versus conventional products.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
axis_x:nutrition-score-fraxis_y:products_nseries:organic
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
sort_by: product_name
page_size: 20
axis_x: nutrition-score-fr
axis_y: products_n
graph_title: Nutrition grades with Organic status
series_organic: 'on'
generate_graph_scatter_plot: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR 🌍 WORLD

Organic foodies and beers

Humorous exploration of organic beers and consumer trends in the organic beverage category.

πŸ‘€ Tacite & Teolemon
category:Bièresseries:organicaxis_x:energyaxis_y:products_n
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: "Bi\xE8res"
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: energy
axis_y: products_n
series_organic: 'on'
graph: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK

Organic puddings vs. regular puddings (UK)

Comparing organic certified Christmas puddings against conventional products on nutrition and additives.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
category:christmas puddingsseries:organicaxis_x:sugarsaxis_y:additives_n
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: christmas-puddings
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: sugars
axis_y: additives_n
series_organic: 'on'
graph: 1
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR 🌍 WORLD

Prepared dishes & ready-made meals nutrition

Overview of ready-to-eat meals and prepared dishes graded with Nutri-Score.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Community
category:plats prΓ©parΓ©saxis_x:energyaxis_y:saltseries:nutrition_grades
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: "plats pr\xE9par\xE9s"
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: energy
axis_y: salt
series_nutrition_grades: 'on'
graph: 1
πŸ“‹ Product List 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Products containing added sugar

Filtering all foods containing added sugar as an ingredient across product categories.

πŸ‘€ StΓ©phane
ingredient:sucrecontains:true
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: ingredients
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: sucre
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
πŸ“‹ Product List 🌍 WORLD

Products containing alcohol without categories

Finds products flagged with an alcohol percentage but missing any food or beverage category classification.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
state:categories-to-be-completedattribute:alcohol
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: states
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: categories-to-be-completed
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
πŸ“‹ Product List 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Products named ChΓ’teau lacking wine categories

Contributor curation tool: products containing the word "chΓ’teau" that have not yet been categorized as wines.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
search:chateaustate:categories-to-be-completed
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
search_terms: chateau
tagtype_0: states
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: categories-to-be-completed
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
πŸ” Taxonomy Facet 🌍 WORLD

Products with barcode prefix missing brand info

Contributor cleanup query matching specific GS1 company prefixes to assign missing brand names in bulk.

πŸ‘€ Open Food Facts Contributors
state:brands-to-be-completedfacet:codes
πŸ” Inspect parameters
facet: codes/3596710xxxxxx/state/brands-to-be-completed
πŸ“ˆ Scatter Plot πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR 🌍 WORLD

Protein richness in processed burger preparations

Comparing meat patties and processed burgers to check actual protein content versus fillers and additives.

πŸ‘€ Tacite & StΓ©phane
category:preparations de viande hacheeaxis_x:proteinsaxis_y:fat
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: preparations-de-viande-hachee
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20
axis_x: proteins
axis_y: fat
graph: 1
πŸ“Š Bar Chart 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Sugar distribution across sodas (bar chart)

Bar chart grouping sodas by sugar tiers and product count, highlighting organic variants and artificial sweetener usage.

πŸ‘€ StΓ©phane
category:sodasaxis_x:sugarsaxis_y:products_nseries:organicseries:with_sweeteners
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: categories
tag_contains_0: contains
tag_0: sodas
sort_by: product_name
page_size: 20
axis_x: sugars
axis_y: products_n
graph_title: Sucre dans les sodas
series_organic: 'on'
series_with_sweeteners: 'on'
generate_graph_scatter_plot: 1
πŸ“‹ Product List 🌍 WORLD πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FR

Sugar-free food products

Identifying food items that explicitly do not contain sugar in their ingredients list.

πŸ‘€ StΓ©phane
ingredient:sucrecontains:false
πŸ” Inspect parameters
action: process
tagtype_0: ingredients
tag_contains_0: does_not_contain
tag_0: sucre
sort_by: unique_scans_n
page_size: 20

πŸ’‘ Created an Insightful Query or Graph?

Add your search or chart to this open library! Simply submit a YAML file to the data/queries/ directory on GitHub via Pull Request.

πŸš€ Propose a Query on GitHub β†—