Sources and licences

Data offerings

Newtrition Data processes and enriches the raw data supplied by the sources below to create the datasets offered here.

Offering	Content and sources
Core database	Generic foods and nutrient data based on BLS 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Basic product data extension	Product data based on our own and other sources, in particular GS1 Sync.
Open Food Facts extension	Product data based on Open Food Facts (OFF), under its open data licences.

Source directory

Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS)

Raw data source

Max Rubner-Institut

Version

4.0

Data scope

Generic foods and nutrient data in the core database.

Processing

Processed and enriched by Newtrition Data, and partly used in calculations.

Licence and attribution

CC BY 4.0

Name the institute, BLS version, source and licence; indicate modifications. Preserve attribution when redistributing.

Open Food Facts (OFF)

Raw data source

Open Food Facts and its contributors

Version

No fixed version published

Data scope

Separate OFF product dataset, including our own derivatives.

Processing

Processed and enriched by Newtrition Data.

Licence and attribution

ODbL 1.0

DbCL 1.0

Credit Open Food Facts and its contributors and link the ODbL. Database: ODbL; individual contents: DbCL. Depending on how the data is used, additional requirements may apply; details are set out in the original licences and terms of use.

GS1 Sync / Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN)

Raw data source

Manufacturer product information via GS1 Sync (GS1 Austria) and GDSN

Version

No fixed version published

Data scope

Branded food product master data for the German target market in the Basic product data extension.

Processing

Processed and enriched by Newtrition Data for its product dataset.

Licence and attribution

We name GS1 Sync voluntarily for transparency. Use and redistribution are limited to the agreed contractual purpose; data trading is excluded.

Guidance for API customers

• The OFF extension is a separately orderable data offering.
• A service fee does not restrict the rights granted by the open data licences.
• Depending on how OFF data is processed and publicly used, the ODbL 1.0 may require share-alike licensing and access to a derivative database.
• Preserve BLS attribution when redistributing BLS-derived data. See the full CC BY 4.0 terms.
• Use rights for the product data extension are set out in your customer contract.

Applicable terms

This page provides an overview. The applicable terms are set out in the original licences, your customer contract and, for OFF data, the OFF terms of use.

Attribution to copy

Copy the BLS and OFF attribution texts, including links, using the buttons or manually. Use the texts for the sources you use and adapt them to your use case.

Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS)Contains data from the Max Rubner-Institut, Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS), version 4.0, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Newtrition Data has processed the data and used it in calculations. Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS): https://www.blsdb.de/ CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Open Food Facts (OFF)Contains data from Open Food Facts and its contributors. The database is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. Newtrition Data has processed the data. Open Food Facts (OFF): https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ ODbL 1.0: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/ DbCL 1.0: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/dbcl/1-0/

OFF download

The download contains the separate OFF dataset, including our own derivatives, and is free to use without sign-up, purchase or email.