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This project aims to see if it's possible for OpenFoodFacts to support diets in the most generic way.
 
This project aims to see if it's possible for OpenFoodFacts to support diets in the most generic way.
 
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[[Category:Diets]]
 
=== Exploring how Open Food Facts can support any dietary requirement===
 
=== Exploring how Open Food Facts can support any dietary requirement===
 
====Introduction====
 
====Introduction====
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What is a diet exactly? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_(nutrition) Wikipedia] defines it as
 
What is a diet exactly? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_(nutrition) Wikipedia] defines it as
 
<nowiki>In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.</nowiki>
This does not help us much. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diets Wikipedia entry] on diets shows more than 50 different diets (I stopped counting). There are many different reasons and approaches, which are not relevant here. As a working defition I will use:
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This does not help us much. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diets Wikipedia entry] on diets shows more than 50 different diets (I stopped counting). There are many different reasons and approaches, which are not relevant here. As a working definition I will use:
 
<nowiki>A Open Food Fact diet is a subselection of products in the Open Food Fact database.</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>A Open Food Fact diet is a subselection of products in the Open Food Fact database.</nowiki>
 
This implies that a person who follows a certain diet is only willing to eat specific products.
 
This implies that a person who follows a certain diet is only willing to eat specific products.
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==== Compound Diets ====
 
==== Compound Diets ====
 
It is possible that a person adheres to multiple diets. For example vegetariansim + non-gmo + organic.
 
It is possible that a person adheres to multiple diets. For example vegetariansim + non-gmo + organic.
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===Already supported Diets ===
 
===Already supported Diets ===
 
Open Food Facts already support some support for diets.
 
Open Food Facts already support some support for diets.
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====Vegan====
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====Vegetarian====
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====Palm oil====
 
====Allergens====
 
====Allergens====
 
====Labels====
 
====Labels====
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=== Potentially impactful diets ===
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==== Pregnant woman ====
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https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/foods-to-avoid/
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==== Pork detection (to help Halal, Kosher apps) ====
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===Implementation thoughts===
 
===Implementation thoughts===

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