def get_meal(name_list, groupings=['elements', 'vitamins', 'energy',
'sugars', 'amino_acids', 'other',
'composition']):
""" Takes a list of food names (strings) and returns a Meal object of
those foods.
"""
meal = Meal(groupings)
for name in name_list:
food = get_food_with_name(name)
meal.add(food)
return meal
def make_daily_max(groupings):
assert type(groupings) == list
daily_max = Meal(groupings)
if 'elements' in groupings:
daily_max.elements['Sodium, Na'] = (2300. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Phosphorus, P'] = (4000. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Manganese, Mn'] = (211. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Iron, Fe'] = (45. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Potassium, K'] = 999999. ## 999999.=no upper limit
daily_max.elements['Fluoride, F'] = None #10. having troubles
daily_max.elements['Selenium, Se'] = None #.4 having troubles, units off?
daily_max.elements['Magnesium, Mg'] = 999999.
daily_max.elements['Zinc, Zn'] = (40. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Copper, Cu'] = (10. / 3.)
daily_max.elements['Calcium, Ca'] = (2500. / 3.)
if 'vitamins' in groupings:
daily_max.vitamins['Niacin'] = (35. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Thiamin'] = 999999.
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin B-6'] = (100. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Pantothenic acid'] = 999999.
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid'] = (2000. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin A, IU'] = (3. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)'] = (1000. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin D'] = (.05 / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Folate, total'] = (1. / 3.)
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin B-12'] = 999999.
daily_max.vitamins['Vitamin K (phylloquinone)'] = 999999.
return daily_max
def make_daily_min(groupings):
# not complete
assert type(groupings) == list
daily_min = Meal(groupings)
if 'elements' in groupings:
daily_min.elements['Sodium, Na'] = (1500. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Phosphorus, P'] = (700. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Manganese, Mn'] = (2.3 / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Iron, Fe'] = (8. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Potassium, K'] = (4700. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Fluoride, F'] = None #4. having troubles
daily_min.elements['Selenium, Se'] = None #.055 having troubles...
daily_min.elements['Magnesium, Mg'] = (420. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Zinc, Zn'] = (11. / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Copper, Cu'] = (.9 / 3.)
daily_min.elements['Calcium, Ca'] = (1000. / 3.)
if 'vitamins' in groupings:
daily_min.vitamins['Niacin'] = (16. / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Thiamin'] = (1.2 / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin B-6'] = None ## instead of zero?
daily_min.vitamins['Pantothenic acid'] = (5. / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid'] = (90. / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin A, IU'] = (.9 / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)'] = (15. / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin D'] = (.015 / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Folate, total'] = (.4 / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin B-12'] = (.0024 / 3.)
daily_min.vitamins['Vitamin K (phylloquinone)'] = (.12 / 3.)
if 'amino_acids' in groupings:
# assumed to be per 100kg, source for Proof Of Concept from
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_amino_acid#Recommended_daily_amounts
# Methionine+Cysteine and Phenylalanine+Tyrosine were broken up,
# although they are substitutes for eachother. These are in a sense
# dummy values!!!
daily_min.amino_acids['Lysine'] = (3000 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Phenylalanine'] = (1250 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Leucine'] = (3900 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Methionine'] = (750 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Histidine'] = (1000 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Valine'] = (2600 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Tryptophan'] = (400 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Isoleucine'] = (2000 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Threonine'] = (1500 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Cystine'] = (750 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Tyrosine'] = (1250 / 3.)
daily_min.amino_acids['Hydroxyproline'] = (5 / 3.)
return daily_min