Wikipedia of Food in India Just Got Bigger: 20K Products Milestone Unlocked

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The India section of Open Food Facts has just smashed through an exciting milestone: 20,000 Indian packaged food products now documented in this crowdsourced, transparent global database (the "Wikipedia of food")!

What's truly impressive is the acceleration: it took around 12 years to build the first 10,000 entries, but the community-powered rocket fuel kicked in hard and the next 10,000 poured in over just the last 15 months. This reflects surging volunteer energy, growing scanner app usage across India, and increasing interest in decoding labels for better nutrition choices.

The number of unique brands has nearly doubled too — soaring from over 2,500 in 2024 to more than 4,700 today. That diversity captures everything from everyday staples to regional specialties and modern packaged innovations.

Here are the brands currently leading the pack with the highest number of products added (based on the latest community contributions):

  1. Britannia
  2. Amul
  3. Parle 
  4. Cadbury 
  5. Haldiram's 
  6. Sunfeast 
  7. Good Life
  8. Maggi 
  9. Dabur 
  10. Nestle 

Brands like Britannia, Parle and Sunfeast (from ITC) dominate because of their massive scale in biscuits, bakery, and ready-to-eat categories.

Amul shines in dairy.

Reliance's Good Life brand has climbed into the top 10, a strong showing for a private label focused on everyday staples like dals & pulses, basmati rice, atta/flours, cooking oils, spices, dry fruits, sugar & salt, and soya products.

This rapid growth means better Nutri-Score coverage, ingredient transparency, and data for apps/researchers comparing Indian packaged foods. Kudos to the Indian contributors — your scans and edits are powering real change in food awareness!

Also see - Open Food Facts' India Database Reaches 10K Product Milestone!📈🎉

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