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Food category nutrition rankings

Average per-100 g nutrition across 5,141 food categories — which categories are the sugariest, saltiest, most ultra-processed or highest in protein. Aggregated from Open Food Facts (ODbL) · as of 2026-07-25.

Healthiest food categories

Nutri-Score A
  1. 1Plant based foods and beveragesA128,145A
  2. 2Plant based foodsA111,142A
  3. 3Cereals and their productsA32,832A
  4. 4Fruits and vegetables based foodsA30,816A
  5. 5Alimentos de origen vegetalA26,656A
  6. 6Pflanzliche lebensmittelA22,782A
  7. 7Cibi e bevande a base vegetaleA20,693A
  8. 8Cibi a base vegetaleA18,624A
  9. 9Canned foodsA17,338A
  10. 10Vegetables based foodsA14,773A
  11. 11Plant based foodsA12,331A
  12. 12VolaillesA12,314A
  13. 13SeafoodA12,198A
  14. 14ConservesA11,804A
  15. 15PastasA11,107A

Least-healthy food categories

Nutri-Score E
  1. 1SnacksE200,669E
  2. 2Sweet snacksE78,811E
  3. 3BeveragesE63,376E
  4. 4CondimentsE62,063E
  5. 5SaucesE48,885E
  6. 6ViandesE45,370E
  7. 7Biscuits and cakesE36,933E
  8. 8UndefinedE33,235E
  9. 9ConfectioneriesE31,618E
  10. 10BiscuitsE31,427E
  11. 11BoissonsE30,564E
  12. 12GroceriesE29,557E
  13. 13CharcuteriesE29,195E
  14. 14Meats and their productsE27,409E
  15. 15MeatsE20,046E

Most ultra-processed categories

NOVA 4
  1. 1SnacksE200,669NOVA 4
  2. 2Plant based foods and beveragesA128,145NOVA 4
  3. 3Plant based foodsA111,142NOVA 4
  4. 4Sweet snacksE78,811NOVA 4
  5. 5DessertsC66,879NOVA 4
  6. 6BeveragesE63,376NOVA 4
  7. 7CondimentsE62,063NOVA 4
  8. 8Cereals and potatoesC50,366NOVA 4
  9. 9SaucesE48,885NOVA 4
  10. 10DairiesD45,585NOVA 4
  11. 11ViandesE45,370NOVA 4
  12. 12Produits laitiersD42,103NOVA 4
  13. 13Biscuits and cakesE36,933NOVA 4
  14. 14Frozen foodsD34,910NOVA 4
  15. 15Fermented foodsD34,576NOVA 4

Sugariest categories

g sugar / 100 g
  1. 1Sucres en poudreE119100
  2. 2Sucres rouxE122100
  3. 3Sucres blancsE13199.9
  4. 4Powdered sugarsE6697.3
  5. 5Sucres glacesE6397.2
  6. 6Cotton candyE5593.3
  7. 7Granulated sugarsE10393.2
  8. 8MeringuesE28088.3
  9. 9Sucres de canneE25286.8
  10. 10Maple syrupsE42579.6
  11. 11BienenprodukteE38778.3
  12. 12Landwirtschaftliche produkteE61378.3
  13. 13SugarsE1,54478.3
  14. 14SucresE94378
  15. 15PanelaE6376.1

Saltiest categories

g salt / 100 g
  1. 1SalmonsA17024.5
  2. 2FlatbreadsC1,05123.2
  3. 3EmbutidosE4,97422.7
  4. 4Pancake mixesD11622.2
  5. 5Specific productsC1,84821.7
  6. 6BaconE98921.6
  7. 7Peanut buttersC10219.5
  8. 8Potato crispsD24219.1
  9. 9Salad dressingsD51219.1
  10. 10Tartes au fromageD10019
  11. 11Vegetarian ballsA27418.1
  12. 12BouillonsC26117.9
  13. 13Ground coffeesB7517.4
  14. 14CaramelsE63017.3
  15. 15Special breadsC1,86817.3

Highest-protein categories

g protein / 100 g
  1. 1Cooked pressed cheesesD4,39477.8
  2. 2Protein powdersD17773.4
  3. 3Whey powderA9368.6
  4. 4GrattonsE13868.3
  5. 5Protein supplementD13067
  6. 6Protein powdersD84066
  7. 7ProteinepoedersA6365
  8. 8Protein powder9164.5
  9. 9Quatre quartsE30457.1
  10. 10Fruit nectarsE8055.7
  11. 11ProteinA9552
  12. 12Beef jerkiesE6948.6
  13. 13Bodybuilding supplementsD22646.5
  14. 14Bodybuilding supplementsD1,63945.8
  15. 15JuustoD11145

Highest-fibre categories

g fibre / 100 g
  1. 1Energy drinksE33437.9
  2. 2Agar agarA7035.4
  3. 3ChiaA6231
  4. 4Seaweed productsD6424
  5. 5Sweet snacksE16920.2
  6. 6Cocoa powdersD12219.1
  7. 7Seaweeds and their productsD16818.7
  8. 8Mixed vegetablesA1,01018.4
  9. 9BunsC8618.3
  10. 10GranolaD7117.9
  11. 11Sunflower seedsA14817.2
  12. 12Whole milksC16916.7
  13. 13LentilsA6315.6
  14. 14Mineral watersA39215.6
  15. 15Knusprige waffelnE8315.5

Most calorie-dense categories

kcal / 100 g
  1. 1Grasas vegetalesB3,191890
  2. 2Aceites de frutas y semillas de frutasE138881
  3. 3Grassi vegetaliB1,152875
  4. 4UndefinedE33,235875
  5. 5Olio vegetaleB1,076866
  6. 6OlivenbaumprodukteB729864
  7. 7Vegetable fatsB93845
  8. 8GrassiB1,474844
  9. 9Vegetable oilsB50840
  10. 10Virgin olive oilsB72828
  11. 11OilsC93822
  12. 12Olive oilsB158810
  13. 13Rapeseed oilsB174798
  14. 14Extra virgin olive oilsB930794
  15. 15HuilesB6,231790

Each row links to the category's full nutrition profile. Values are means of the products Open Food Facts holds in each category (≥25 products), so they reflect the crowdsourced database, not a nutritional survey. Nutri-Score and NOVA are the modal (most common) grade per category.