narmidm/columns

Columns in Indian Food Composition Tables 2017.

Columns in Indian Food Composition Tables 2017.

const columns = require('@ifct2017/columns');
// columns.corpus: Map {code => {code, name, tags}}
// columns.load(): true (corpus loaded)
// columns.sql([table], [options]): sql commands
// columns.csv(): path to csv file
// columns(<query>)
// -> [{code, name, tags}] for matched columns


columns.load();
/* load corpus first */

columns('vitamin c');
columns('c-vitamin');
// [ { code: 'vitc',
//     name: 'Total Ascorbic acid',
//     tags: 'ascorbate water soluble vitamin c vitamin c essential' } ]

columns('what is butyric acid?');
columns('c4:0 stands for?');
// [ { code: 'f4d0',
//     name: 'Butyric acid (C4:0)',
//     tags: 'c40 c 40 4 0 bta butanoic propanecarboxylic carboxylic saturated fatty fat triglyceride lipid colorless liquid unpleasant vomit body odor' } ]

You can ask about composition of 528 key foods in India here: ifct2017.github.io.
Food composition values were measured by National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.