Food categories

The list of products contained in each food category. The identifiers associated to products can be used to query external services to get additional information about them.

The file is comma-separated. Fields include:

GTIN: Global Trade Item Number, a standard identifier for trade items developed by GS1, a not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains global standards for business communication. Specifically, the GTIN is the number that comes with the barcode on the product label. GS1 offers an online service for GTIN lookup (http://gepir.gs1.org/index.php/search-by-gtin)

category: product category. The possible categories are: beer, dairy, eggs, fats & oils, fish, fruit & veg, grains, red meat, poultry, readymade, sauces, soft drinks, spirits, sweets, tea & coffee, water, and wine