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== Quantities == | |||
Collecting quantity isn't so simple: | |||
* we can see various units | |||
* we can see various ways of dealing with net weight and drained weight | |||
* sometimes portions are well specified and sometimes not | |||
* we can see many ways of ordering printed data on the packages | |||
* ... | |||
=== Units === | |||
... | |||
=== e sign === | |||
The ℮ is used in Europe and other countries, at least Australia: https://www.industry.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-04/guide-to-the-average-quantity-system.pdf (p. 12) | |||
It seems to refer to the Average Quantity System (AQS) which is in use in Australia, Canada, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland -- source: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/docs/default-source/tools-and-resources/resources-for-businesses/avabriefingonaqsslides1 (slide 3). I'll put all in the wiki. | |||
== How to enter the data == | |||
For the moment, the best is to enter the data as it is printed on the product. | |||
== How to handle it == | == How to handle it == | ||
=== Logic to handle it === | === Logic to handle it === | ||
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=== Existing libraries to parse weights and quantities === | === Existing libraries to parse weights and quantities === | ||
* https://github.com/iancanderson/ingreedy | * https://github.com/iancanderson/ingreedy | ||