Match food names in a dataset to an internal standard food list

This function matches food names in a dataset to a standard food list based on the closest string distance match. It then appends the food item code, standard food name, source and match confidence level to the dataset.

Usage

match_food_names_v1(
  data,
  country,
  survey,
  food_name_col,
  match_confidence = 90
)

Arguments

data: A data frame containing the food names to be matched.
country: A character string specifying the country for which the food list should be generated.
survey: A character string specifying the survey for which the food list should be generated.
food_name_col: A character string specifying the name of the column in data that contains the food names to be matched.
match_confidence: A numeric value specifying the minimum match confidence level required for a match to be considered valid. Defaults to 90.

Value

A data frame with the following columns:

food_item_code: A character string containing the standard food item code for the matched food item.
standard_original_food_name: A character string containing the standard food name for the matched food item.
food_match_source: A character string containing the source of the matched food item.
food_match_confidence: A numeric value containing the match confidence level for the matched food item.