npm package: @nvif1989/descriptions
Description: Names of each food in local languages, including scientific name.
Author: wolfram77@gmail.com
Latest version: 1.0.7

[Names] of each food in local languages, including scientific name.
> This is part of package [nvif1989].<br>
> Source: [Nutritive Value of Indian Foods 1989].

```javascript
const descriptions = require('@nvif1989/descriptions');
// descriptions.corpus: Map {code => {code, name, scie, desc}}
// descriptions.load(): Promise (corpus loaded)
// descriptions.sql([table], [options]): Promise (sql commands)
// descriptions.csv(): path to csv file
// descriptions(<query>)
// -> [{code, name, scie, desc}] for matched foods


async function main() {
await descriptions.load();
/* load corpus first */

descriptions('khoa');
// [
//   {
//     code: '430',
//     name: 'Khoa',
//     scie: '',
//     desc: 'B., H., Kan., Mal., P., Tel. Khoa; O. Kua; Tam. Thirattu pal'
//   },
//   {
//     code: '429',
//     name: 'Khoa (whole buffalo milk)',
//     scie: '',
//     desc: ''
//   }
// ]

descriptions('131');
descriptions('132');
descriptions('topioca');
descriptions('simla alu');
// [ { code: '131,132',
//     name: 'Topioca',
//     scie: 'Manihot esculenta',
//     desc:
//      'B., H. Simla alu; Kan. Mara genasu; Mal. Marachini; O. Kathakonda; Tam. Maravalli kizhangu; Tel. Karrapendalamu; Other names: Cassava; Kappa' } ]

descriptions('126');
descriptions('127');
// [ { code: '126-129',
//     name: 'Radish',
//     scie: 'Raphanus sativus',
//     desc:
//      'B., G., Mar., O. Mula; H., P. Muli; Kan., Mal.; Tam., Tel. Mullangi; Kash. Muj; Other name: Wuazu' } ]

descriptions('Raphanus sativus');
// [ { code: '103',
//     name: 'Radish leaves',
//     scie: 'Raphanus sativus',
//     desc:
//      'B., H., G., Mar. Mooli ka sag; Kash. Muji lak; Kan., Mal., Tam. Mullangi ilaigal; Tel. Mullangi akulu; Other name: Mulaka' },
//   { code: '104',
//     name: 'Table radish leaves',
//     scie: 'Raphanus sativus',
//     desc: '' },
//   { code: '126-129',
//     name: 'Radish',
//     scie: 'Raphanus sativus',
//     desc:
//      'B., G., Mar., O. Mula; H., P. Muli; Kan., Mal.; Tam., Tel. Mullangi; Kash. Muj; Other name: Wuazu' } ]
}
main();
```


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> You can ask about composition of 592 key foods in India here: [nvif1989.github.io].<br>
> Food composition values were measured by [National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad].<br>
> Take a peek at the raw data here: [Document], [Webpage].

[nvif1989]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nvif1989
[Nutritive Value of Indian Foods 1989]: https://www.icmr.nic.in/content/nutritive-value-indian-foods-nvif-c-gopalan-b-v-rama-sastri-sc-balasubramanian-revised
[Names]: https://github.com/nvif1989/descriptions/blob/master/index.csv
[nvif1989.github.io]: https://nvif1989.github.io
[National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad]: https://www.nin.res.in/
[Document]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mQgRIU0EO8t1ZT72Fc6qAgcWBoqBTMK-gYl5fS9CrFE/edit?usp=sharing
[Webpage]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSrD1oY4lNHWpBxzKsnYW9RelZDksfhuDITKyqGqUYAu69V6EyeIe7RajqxxKNu6_bCAg5Il7mB1WGC/pubhtml