Food Info · Data studies
Nutrition data studies
We merged the official food datasets of six countries (the USA, UK, France, Denmark and Australia, plus Open Food Facts) into one searchable database. These are the things we found that nobody else can show you. Free to read, free to cite with a link.
Your government’s vitamin C data disagrees with Australia’s
The same red pepper carries 126 mg of vitamin C in the UK’s official data and 240 mg in Australia’s. Why national food databases don’t agree.
ProteinThe foods with the most protein per calorie aren’t chicken or steak
Ranked by protein per calorie across 300,000+ foods, lean white fish and egg whites beat every cut of meat.
SugarThe “healthy” foods with more sugar than chocolate
Golden raisins beat M&M’s for sugar, gram for gram; some granola bars top 40%. Where sugar hides in plain sight.