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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
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The ingredients taxonomy is a collection of all the names of ingredients found on the product. This taxonomy is used for analysing the ingredients of a product and deriving qualities like NutriScore, NOVA or Eco-Score. It can also be used for translation purposes.
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For an introduction to taxonomies in general, have a look at [[Taxonomies]].
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If you would like to help in maintaining the ingredients taxonomy (and others), but do not want to read all the details, have a look at [[Taxonomy Maintenance]].
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This document discusses the details of the taxonomy and possible evolutions.
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== Why? ==  
 
== Why? ==  
 
Why do we need an ingredients ontology? The ontology describes how ingredients are derived from each other and how ingredients can be combined into new ingredients. The basic thesaurus can help to:
 
Why do we need an ingredients ontology? The ontology describes how ingredients are derived from each other and how ingredients can be combined into new ingredients. The basic thesaurus can help to:
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==== • Adjectives ====
 
==== • Adjectives ====
 
The ingredient can be made more specific through adjectives. As these adjectives occur for many ingredients and are essentially the same, they have been seperated into a separate taxonomies. Once they are in that taxonomy, they no longer have to be lised in the ingredients taxonomy. The adjectives can be categorised as:
 
The ingredient can be made more specific through adjectives. As these adjectives occur for many ingredients and are essentially the same, they have been seperated into a separate taxonomies. Once they are in that taxonomy, they no longer have to be lised in the ingredients taxonomy. The adjectives can be categorised as:
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* '''Ciqual food code''' is an unique code in format "ciqual_food_code:en:nnnn";
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* '''Ciqual food name''' is the corresponding name in english in format "ciqual_food_name:en:aaaa" and in french"ciqual_food_name:fr:aaaa";
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* '''Description''' is a more formal description (definition) of the ingredient, which can be used on the website for instance. This can be in any language. The definition can be taken from the first line of the wikipedia page. It should comprise the adjectives that define the ingredient.
 
* '''Processing''' adjectives describe what has been done with an ingredient, i.e. ''ground'', ''cooked'', etc. Either the processing itself is used as adjective or the result, for instance ''ground'' versus ''powdered''. The identified processing adjectives can be found in the  [[Processing Taxonomy]].
 
* '''Processing''' adjectives describe what has been done with an ingredient, i.e. ''ground'', ''cooked'', etc. Either the processing itself is used as adjective or the result, for instance ''ground'' versus ''powdered''. The identified processing adjectives can be found in the  [[Processing Taxonomy]].
 
* '''Labels''' adjectives that follow the labels taxonomy, such as ''organic'', etc.
 
* '''Labels''' adjectives that follow the labels taxonomy, such as ''organic'', etc.
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* '''Wikidata''' indicates the entry on wikidata.org. The format should be "wikidata:en:Qnnnnn".
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* '''Wikipedia''' indicates the link to an entry on wikipedia in english (if available). The format is should be "wikipedia:en:https://wikipedia.org/wiki/aaaaaa".
    
==== • Origin list specification ====
 
==== • Origin list specification ====
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[[Category:Products]]
 
[[Category:Products]]
 
[[Category:Ontology]]
 
[[Category:Ontology]]
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[[Category:Taxonomies]]
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