Package detail

Detailed nutrient composition of 528 key foods in India.
📦 Node.js, 📜 Files.

This is part of package ifct2017.
Online database: ifct2017.github.io.

const compositions = require('@ifct2017/compositions');
// compositions(query)
// → matches [{code, name, scie, lang, grup, regn, tags, ...}]


await compositions.load();
/// Load corpus first

compositions('pineapple');
compositions('ananas comosus');
// [ { code: 'E053',
//     name: 'Pineapple',
//     scie: 'Ananas comosus',
//     lang: 'A. Ahnaros; B. Anarasa; G. Anenas; H. Ananas; Kan. Ananas; Kash. Punchitipul; Kh. Soh trun; Kon. Anas; Mal. Kayirha chakka; M. Kihom Ananas; O. Sapuri; P. Ananas; Tam. Annasi pazham; Tel. Anasa pandu; U. Ananas.',
//     ... } ]

compositions('tell me about cow milk.');
compositions('gai ka doodh details.');
// [ { code: 'L002',
//     name: 'Milk, Cow',
//     scie: '',
//     lang: 'A. Garoor gakhir; B. Doodh (garu); G. Gai nu dhudh; H. Gai ka doodh; Kan. Hasuvina halu; Kash. Doodh; Kh. Dud masi; M. San Sanghom; Mar. Doodh (gay); O. Gai dudha; P. Gaan da doodh; S. Gow kshiram; Tam. Pasumpaal; Tel. Aavu paalu.',
//     ... } ]

// Additional methods:
compositions.load() // → corpus (promise)
compositions.sql([table], [options]) // → sql statements (promise)
compositions.csv() // → path of csv file

Data was obtained from the book Indian Food Composition Tables 2017.
Food composition values were measured by National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
Take a peek at the raw data here: Document, Webpage, Tables document, Tables webpage.