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* '''Ingredient language inconsistencies''' - it happens that ingredients in different languages of a single product are different. That can be ingredients that are left out or simplified. The thesaurus might help revealing these.
* '''Ingredient language inconsistencies''' - it happens that ingredients in different languages of a single product are different. That can be ingredients that are left out or simplified. The thesaurus might help revealing these.
If the thesaurus is extended by relations between ingredients, other benefits arise, depending on what is defined in the taxonomy/ontology.
If the thesaurus is extended by relations between ingredients, other benefits arise, depending on what is defined in the taxonomy.
* '''Inclusive search''' - The basic relation is is the isa-relation. For instance ''strawberry puree'' and ''strawberry filling'' are still ''strawberry'', but under a different shape. So ''strawberry puree'' is a kind of ''strawberry'' (probably ''strawberry flavour'' is NOT a kind of ''strawberry''). In the same way we could search for all pureed ingredients, if the the relation between puree and strawberry puree was defined.
* '''Inclusive search''' - The basic relation is is the isa-relation. This means that an ingredient has a parent. The rule here is: would it make sense to replace the children by the parent in the ingredients list? For instance ''strawberry puree'' and ''strawberry filling'' are still ''strawberry'', but under a different shape. So if you replace ''strawberry puree'' with ''strawberry'' in the ingredient list, it is still a valid ingredient list. Probably ''strawberry flavour'' is NOT a kind of ''strawberry'', so the relation should not be set in the taxonomy. The inclusive search means that a search for the parent ''strawberry'' will also show the children ''strawberry puree'', etc.
In the same way we could search for all pureed fruits, if the the relation between [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/fruit-puree fruit puree] and [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/strawberry-puree strawberry puree] was defined.
Other relations will extend the taxonomy to a thesaurus and would allow:
* '''Hidden ingredients''' - an ingredient might contain hidden ingredients, the ontology might reveal these. For example [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/butter butter] contains [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/butterfat butterfat].
* '''Hidden ingredients''' - an ingredient might contain hidden ingredients, the ontology might reveal these. For example [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/butter butter] contains [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ingredient/butterfat butterfat].
* '''Combined ingredients''' - an ingredient might appear as a single ingredient. In reality however
* '''Combined ingredients''' - an ingredient might appear as a single ingredient. In reality however