The product name is the main name printed on the packaging. It can be a registered trademark such as Nutella. This data is important and useful as it's one of the most used data.
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The product name is the main name '''printed on the packaging'''. It can be a registered trademark such as Nutella. This data is important and useful as it's one of the most used data.
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If it's not a part of the name, it shouldn't contain the number of portions or a quantity: bad examples are "1 Onglet", "10 Burgers", "1L Sirop cerise"; "100% Cacao", "1848 Lait noisette" (name of a product); it shouldn't contain registered trademark symbols ®, HTML code such as <code>&quot;</code>; it shouldn't be in capital letters except if they are used on the product; it shouldn't contain brands except if it's included in the name ("Kinder Bueno" is good while "Kronembourg 1664", "Stella" or "Vodka Smirnoff" are not); it shouldn't contain price.
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If it's not a part of the name, it shouldn't contain the number of portions or a quantity: bad examples are "1 Onglet", "10 Burgers", "1L Sirop cerise"; "100% Cacao"; it shouldn't contain registered trademark symbols ®, HTML code such as <code>&quot;</code>; it shouldn't be in capital letters except if they are used on the product; it shouldn't contain brands except if it's included in the name ("Kinder Bueno" is good while "Kronembourg 1664", "Stella" or "Vodka Smirnoff" are not); it shouldn't contain price.
At the beginning of 2020, more than 95% of Open Food Facts products have a product name:
At the beginning of 2020, more than 95% of Open Food Facts products have a product name:
* <code>Yazoo strawberry</code> ([https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5410438044845/yazoo-strawberry link]) => in this example, "strawberry" has a lower font size than "Yazoo" but the flavour here distinguishes between other products, so we can consider it is part of the name