mysql - How to download a nutrition contents from USDA database -


i doing website in users can add own recipes, want calculate nutrition values added recipes. after searching have found ndb.nal.usda.gov/ provides nutrition details food items, how can download details food items. can me how download database contents in usda.

i've taken @ website , opinion.

the webpage checking nutrient levels uses simple get request. meaning say, can specify variables in url string , obtain results.

for example:

http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/report/nutrientsfrm?max=1000&offset=0&totcount=0&nutrient1=255&nutrient2=203&nutrient3=291&subset=0&fg=&sort=f&measureby=m` 

you can see there variables nutrient1=255, etc. have loop through different variables values , send necessary queries via curl example.

note can conveniently add max=n n number of results want show on page.

the next step sieve out useful information in html returned. can consider using tools beautifulsoup you.


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