The database is comprised of the following data:

   nutritional composition according to the parameters provided in type 2 nutritional labelling;

    presence and type of nutritional labelling used;

   portion sizes;

    nutritional value per portion (if any);

    pictograms to visually present the nutritional composition (if any);

    food intake guidelines for a balanced meal;

   nutritional and health claims appearing on the packaging and their position;

    list of ingredients;
 
   preparation and/or consumption advice listed on product packaging;

   other information which may appear on the packaging (e.g. organic agriculture, quality labels, absence of additives and preservatives);

   new and recalled products, and product changes (to the nutritional composition, formulation, labeling, portion size or net weight);

  ...

The Observatory also collects socio-economic data about the products under study:

    average prices;

     quantities sold in France.

Retrospective data is also included in the database in order to attest to the efforts made by the manufacturers.