da-b0ss / p3-v2

Project-3 : FoodSearch

COP3530 Project 3 R.M., J.M., A.Z. Group 62 : AmanTech

Features: Our program, FoodSearch, will provide users with easy access to a variety of recommended foods based on their desired nutritional content. Users should be able to search for foods based on a range of criteria, including protein, carbohydrates, fat, and more. The foods highest in such desired nutrients would then be displayed first.

Data: We will use the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Composition Database, sourced from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2019/20 data . This dataset contains detailed information about the nutritional content of a wide range of foods, including macronutrients, micronutrients, and other relevant information.

Strategy: We will implement an array to store the data for the nutrition content of food, then compare a merge-sort algorithm to a shell sort algorithm to find foods high in specific nutrient content that the user selected, for example, the user selects vitamin A from a dropdown menu and then can choose between using a merge-sort or shell sort algorithm to find foods that are highest in vitamin A.