How can we get the ID of an ingredient?

Question

To get data on an ingredient we need the ID, but I can't see anyway to get the ID from an ingredient's title

Reese · Answer

Anyone have an update?

kodiaksoul · Answer

This still has not been answered.  What endpoint will give the food id?

scottnm · Answer

That looks like a good place to start! Thanks

dmlcn6 · Answer

To do this you could search an ingredient name using the Autocomplete Ingredient Search endpoint. Check it out here @ https://market.mashape.com/spoonacular/recipe-food-nutrition#autocomplete-ingredient-search For a Query Example: "https://spoonacular-recipe-food-nutrition-v1.p.mashape.com/food/ingredients/autocomplete?metaInformation=true&number=2&query=beans" Would return results:

[
  {
    "name": "beansprouts",
    "image": "bean-sprouts.jpg",
    "id": 11043,
    "aisle": "Ethnic Foods"
  }, 
  {
    "name": "soybeans",
    "image": "soy-beans.jpg",
    "id": 16409,
    "aisle": "Canned and Jarred"
  }
]

UPDATE:

Once you have an id name, make a request for nutritional values: "https://spoonacular-recipe-food-nutrition-v1.p.mashape.com/food/ingredients/16409/information?amount=100&unit=gram'" Would Return Results:

{
  "id": 16409,
  "name": "soy beans",
  "aisle": "Canned and Jarred",
  "image": "soy-beans.jpg",
  "amount": 100,
  "unit": "gram",
  "nutrition": {
    "nutrients": [
      {
        "title": "Calories",
        "amount": 173,
        "unit": "cal",
        "percentOfDailyNeeds": 8.65
      },
      {
        "title": "Fat",
        "amount": 8.97,
        "unit": "g",
        "percentOfDailyNeeds": 13.8
      },
      {
        "title": "Saturated Fat",
        "amount": 1.3,
        "unit": "g",
        "percentOfDailyNeeds": 8.11
      },
      {
        "title": "Carbohydrates",
        "amount": 9.93,
        "unit": "g",
        "percentOfDailyNeeds": 3.31
      },.......

scottnm · Answer

I'm not using a specific endpoint right now. I'm looking for an endpoint so that I can get an ingredient id from an ingredient name and then use that is to get nutrition info about the ingredient

dmlcn6 · Answer

What data endpoint are you using? Usually the ingredient Id is sent along with the name and image, and many other attributes. Depending on your language, should be as easy as grabbing the key from the data. Like so, data["extendedIngredients"] and then parse each ingredient in the list.

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How can we get the ID of an ingredient?