Analysis of the latest data reveals significant trends in French people's concerns about calories in food.
The total volume of searches analyzed amounted to over 1,083,000 queries per month, testifying to substantial interest in nutritional information in France.
French interest by food category
Based on 1,083,178 monthly searches. Updated data - Sept. 2025
Cereals and starches, fruit and eggs largely dominate the queries landscape, together accounting for over 40% of total volume. This concentration suggests that consumers are primarily interested in the nutritional values of the foods that form the basis of their daily diet.
Cereals and starches (bread, rice, pasta) maintain their status as fundamental foods in the French diet. Their strong presence in research probably reflects questions about their caloric intake and their compatibility with different diets, against a backdrop of increasing talk of carbohydrate reduction and low-gluten diets.
The popularity of fruit, particularly apples and bananas, reflects the continuing interest in food options perceived as healthy and natural. Easily accessible and consumable all year round, these fruits raise questions about their sugar content and nutritional benefits, reflecting the duality of perception they embody: both healthy and potentially high in sugars.
Top 10 most popular foods
The surprising balance of the top 10 foods
The most remarkable phenomenon in the top 10 foods is the almost perfect balance between the top four: eggs (34,898), apples (34,525), bread (34,495) and bananas (34,481).
Eggs come out on top, illustrating their status as a versatile, economical and nutritionally dense food. A source of complete protein, the egg is at the heart of many nutritional debates concerning cholesterol and its role in a balanced diet, which probably explains its popularity in research.
The presence of McDonald's (12,026 searches) among these staple foods reveals a questioning of contemporary eating habits. Consumers are seeking information on the nutritional impact of fast food, perhaps as a means of moderation or arbitration.
This trend is relatively new but has been growing strongly over the past 5 years:
Don't we wonder about meat?
Intermediate categories such as meat and fish, vegetables and dairy products occupy a significant but non-dominant place in the research. This distribution could indicate that consumers consider these categories to be secondary in their daily nutritional concerns, or that they already have sufficient knowledge of their nutritional value.
