OBF:Global categories taxonomy

How it works

This page contains the definition of the hierarchy of categories used in Open Food Facts.

The definition contains:

• stopwords (words that can be ignored when matching category names)
• word synonyms (words that can be exchanged when matching category nyoames)
• category synonyms (the synonyms are then matched also in other category names that contains those synonyms)

For more details, see OBF:Global taxonomies

Current status

• September 11th 2014: started

Taxonomy definition

stopwords:fr:aux,au,de,le,du,la,a,et,avec,pour

synonyms:en:flavoured, flavored

en:Makeup, Make-up
fr:Maquillage

<en: Makeup
en:Lipsticks
fr:Rouges à lèvres
wikidata:Q184191

<en: Makeup
en:Nail polish
fr:Vernis à ongles
wikidata:Q223807



en:Oral care, dental care
fr:Produits dentaires

<en:Oral care
en:Toothpaste, tooth paste
fr:Dentifrice
wikidata:Q35855

<en:Oral care
fr:Bain de bouche
wikidata:Q518968

en:Skin_care
fr:Produits pour la peau

< en:Skin care
en:Sun care,Solar care
fr:Soins solaires

< en:Sun care, Solar care
en:Sun screen
fr:Crèmes solaires
wikidata:Q827658


< en:Skin care
en:Soaps
fr:Savons
wikidata:Q34396

< en:Skin care
en:Shower gels
fr:Gels douche
wikidata:Q1267611

< en:Skin care
en: Fragrances, perfumes
fr: Parfums, parfumerie
wikidata:Q131746

en:Hair_care
fr:Produits pour les cheveux

<en:Hair care
en:Shampoos
fr:Shampoings
wikidata:Q180204

< en:Shampoos
fr:Shampoings anti-dessèchement

< en:Shampoos
fr:Shampoings anti-pelliculaire

<en:Hair care
en:Conditioners
fr: ?