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Managing a recipe and its ingredients is easy when you can manage them in one place using SQL. In this blog post, we will discuss how to develop a Recipe Ingredient Inventory System using SQL. We will create an SQL database to store and manage recipe details and their ingredients.
Database Design
The first step is to design the database. For this application, we will need two tables: a “Recipes” table to store each recipe’s information like the name of the recipe, and an “Ingredients” table to track each ingredient.
Creating Tables
Briefly, here the SQL codes for creating these tables:
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CREATE TABLE Recipes ( RecipeID INT PRIMARY KEY, RecipeName VARCHAR(100) ); CREATE TABLE Ingredients ( IngredientID INT PRIMARY KEY, IngredientName VARCHAR(50), RecipeID INT, FOREIGN KEY (RecipeID) REFERENCES Recipes(RecipeID) ); |
Inserting Data
Once our tables are set up, we insert some data:
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INSERT INTO Recipes (RecipeID, RecipeName) VALUES (1, 'Chicken Curry'); INSERT INTO Ingredients (IngredientID, IngredientName, RecipeID) VALUES (1, 'Chicken', 1); INSERT INTO Ingredients (IngredientID, IngredientName, RecipeID) VALUES (2, 'Curry Powder', 1); |
Viewing Data
To view all the recipes along with their ingredients, we can use a JOIN:
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SELECT Recipes.RecipeName, Ingredients.IngredientName FROM Recipes JOIN Ingredients ON Recipes.RecipeID = Ingredients.RecipeID; |
Conclusion
SQL provides a scalable and efficient way to manage your recipe ingredients inventory. It can also be expanded to manage recipe categories, measurement units, preparation instructions, and more. SQL being a versatile language enables you to design complex systems for ingredient inventory management.
With just a basic understanding of SQL, you can start to create databases and manage data which can help take your kitchen management to the next level. Happy SQL cooking!