PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data

Peruvian cuisine has won numerous international awards, attracting tourists from around the world to Peru to experience its diverse culinary offerings. However, some dishes contain ingredients that can trigger allergic reactions, posing a potential health risk for visitors. To address this, we creat...

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Main Authors: María Franchesca Arzola Gutierrez, Edgar Alexander Canchari Muñoz, Edwin Jonathan Escobedo Cárdenas
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Edgar Alexander Canchari Muñoz
Edwin Jonathan Escobedo Cárdenas
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description Peruvian cuisine has won numerous international awards, attracting tourists from around the world to Peru to experience its diverse culinary offerings. However, some dishes contain ingredients that can trigger allergic reactions, posing a potential health risk for visitors. To address this, we created PeruFoodNet, a dataset featuring 4,000 images of traditional Peruvian dishes. The dataset includes 40 of the most popular dishes, such as Ceviche and Anticuchos, with 100 images of each dish. The images of the dishes have been captured from various angles, settings, lighting conditions, dimensions and backgrounds. To gather these images, we prepared the dishes ourselves, purchased some from restaurants, and received contributions from external users over a two-month period. However, most of the images were captured by the authors of the dataset. The dataset is publicly available and can be valuable for research in image recognition and classification using Computer Science techniques, such as Deep Learning. Additionally, it can aid in identifying allergenic ingredients in dishes by linking the dish’s image to a list of ingredients through a technological platform, such as a chatbot or an app.
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spelling doaj-art-badfc704f9ca47a8bf0d63d55ae27ff02025-08-20T03:10:29ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092025-06-016011160410.1016/j.dib.2025.111604PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley DataMaría Franchesca Arzola Gutierrez0Edgar Alexander Canchari Muñoz1Edwin Jonathan Escobedo Cárdenas2Corresponding author.; Carrera de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Lima. Av. Javier Prado Este 4600, Santiago de Surco 15023, PerúCarrera de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Lima. Av. Javier Prado Este 4600, Santiago de Surco 15023, PerúCarrera de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Lima. Av. Javier Prado Este 4600, Santiago de Surco 15023, PerúPeruvian cuisine has won numerous international awards, attracting tourists from around the world to Peru to experience its diverse culinary offerings. However, some dishes contain ingredients that can trigger allergic reactions, posing a potential health risk for visitors. To address this, we created PeruFoodNet, a dataset featuring 4,000 images of traditional Peruvian dishes. The dataset includes 40 of the most popular dishes, such as Ceviche and Anticuchos, with 100 images of each dish. The images of the dishes have been captured from various angles, settings, lighting conditions, dimensions and backgrounds. To gather these images, we prepared the dishes ourselves, purchased some from restaurants, and received contributions from external users over a two-month period. However, most of the images were captured by the authors of the dataset. The dataset is publicly available and can be valuable for research in image recognition and classification using Computer Science techniques, such as Deep Learning. Additionally, it can aid in identifying allergenic ingredients in dishes by linking the dish’s image to a list of ingredients through a technological platform, such as a chatbot or an app.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340925003361GastronomyFood allergensFood classificationVisual computingDeep learning
spellingShingle María Franchesca Arzola Gutierrez
Edgar Alexander Canchari Muñoz
Edwin Jonathan Escobedo Cárdenas
PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
Data in Brief
Gastronomy
Food allergens
Food classification
Visual computing
Deep learning
title PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
title_full PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
title_fullStr PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
title_full_unstemmed PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
title_short PeruFoodNet: A unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferenceMendeley Data
title_sort perufoodnet a unique dataset of traditional peruvian food for image recognition systems and allergenic ingredient inferencemendeley data
topic Gastronomy
Food allergens
Food classification
Visual computing
Deep learning
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340925003361
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