Food Ingredients

A Comprehensive Dataset of Food Ingredients

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About this dataset

How to use the dataset

• This dataset is a great way to get started with nutrition data.
• The columns provide information on various nutrients, including energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugar, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, and copper.
• The data can be used to either create new recipes or to analyze the nutritional content of existing recipes

Research Ideas

• Creating a nutritional database for common ingredients
• Constructing a nutrient profile for various food items
• Determining the nutritional content of a recipe

Columns

File: cleaned_ingredients.csv

Column name	Description
NDB_No	National Nutrient Database Number (Integer)
Descrip	Description of the food (String)
Energy_kcal	Energy in kilocalories (Integer)
Protein_g	Protein in grams (Float)
Saturated_fats_g	Saturated fats in grams (Float)
Fat_g	Fat in grams (Float)
Carb_g	Carbohydrates in grams (Float)
Fiber_g	Fiber in grams (Float)
Sugar_g	Sugar in grams (Float)
Calcium_mg	Calcium in milligrams (Float)
Iron_mg	Iron in milligrams (Float)
Magnesium_mg	Magnesium in milligrams (Float)
Phosphorus_mg	Phosphorus in milligrams (Float)
Potassium_mg	Potassium in milligrams (Float)
Sodium_mg	Sodium in milligrams (Float)
Zinc_mg	Zinc in milligrams (Float)
Copper_mcg	Copper in micrograms (Float)
Manganese_mg	Manganese in milligrams (Float)
Selenium_mcg	Selenium in micrograms (Float)
VitC_mg	Vitamin C in milligrams (Float)

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File: combined ingredients.csv

Column name	Description
NDB_No	National Nutrient Database Number (Integer)
Descrip	Description of the food (String)
Energy_kcal	Energy in kilocalories (Integer)
Protein_g	Protein in grams (Float)
Saturated_fats_g	Saturated fats in grams (Float)
Fat_g	Fat in grams (Float)
Carb_g	Carbohydrates in grams (Float)
Fiber_g	Fiber in grams (Float)
Sugar_g	Sugar in grams (Float)
Calcium_mg	Calcium in milligrams (Float)
Iron_mg	Iron in milligrams (Float)
Magnesium_mg	Magnesium in milligrams (Float)
Phosphorus_mg	Phosphorus in milligrams (Float)
Potassium_mg	Potassium in milligrams (Float)
Sodium_mg	Sodium in milligrams (Float)
Zinc_mg	Zinc in milligrams (Float)
Copper_mcg	Copper in micrograms (Float)
Manganese_mg	Manganese in milligrams (Float)
Selenium_mcg	Selenium in micrograms (Float)
VitC_mg	Vitamin C in milligrams (Float)

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File: ingredient_6L.csv

Column name	Description
name	The name of the ingredient. (String)

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File: junk.csv

Column name	Description
handful	The amount of the ingredient in a handful. (integer)

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File: unique_indexed_ingredients.csv

Column name	Description
descrip	A description of the product. (String)

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File: unique_ingredients_final.csv

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File: unique_search_ingredients.csv