Food Database Facts & Statistics
Fascinating insights from analyzing 1.8 million food products, revealing surprising patterns in ingredients, processing, and nutrition.
Database Overview
Total Products
1,835,161
Products analyzed across all categories
Processing & Nutrition
Ingredient Statistics
Most Common Ingredients
These ingredients appear most frequently across all products in our database:
Insight: Salt appears in over half of all products, while sugar is found in 4 out of 10 products. These ubiquitous ingredients are key drivers of processing scores.
Products with Most Ingredients
These products contain the highest number of individual ingredients:
Note: These complex products often contain multiple sub-products or flavors, leading to extremely high ingredient counts and processing scores.
Brands with Best Combined Scores
Brands with 50+ products that achieve the best Processing and Nutrition Score combinations:
Achievement: These brands maintain exceptional scores across their entire product lines, demonstrating consistent commitment to minimal processing and good nutrition.
Surprising Food Facts
🧂 Salt is Everywhere
Salt appears in 50.5% of all products, making it the most common ingredient across our entire database of 1.8 million foods.
🥗 Single Ingredient Champions
150,276 products contain just one ingredient, representing 7.6% of all foods and achieving perfect processing scores.
📊 Perfect Nutrition
18,972 products achieve a perfect nutrition score of 10, often whole foods with excellent nutrient profiles.
🍭 Ultra-Processing Reality
30.8% of products are ultra-processed (Level 4), while 21.1% have extreme processing scores above 10.
🧪 Ingredient Extremes
The average product contains 16 ingredients, but some specialty items contain over 300 individual components.
🏪 Brand Diversity
Our database includes 35,668 unique brands, from major corporations to small specialty producers.
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Disclaimer: All tools and data visualizations are provided for educational and informational purposes only. They are not intended as health, medical, or dietary advice. Always consult healthcare professionals for personalized dietary guidance.