const WEIGHT_TO_GRAMS: Record = { g: 1, gram: 1, grams: 1, kg: 1000, kilogram: 1000, kilograms: 1000, oz: 28.3495, ounce: 28.3495, ounces: 28.3495, lb: 453.592, lbs: 453.592, pound: 453.592, pounds: 453.592, }; // Volume converted via a 1ml ≈ 1g water-density approximation — a real // simplification (oil is ~0.92g/ml, honey ~1.4g/ml) but the best available // without a per-ingredient density table, and still far better than // skipping every cup/tbsp/tsp-measured ingredient's USDA lookup entirely. const VOLUME_TO_ML: Record = { ml: 1, milliliter: 1, milliliters: 1, millilitre: 1, millilitres: 1, l: 1000, liter: 1000, liters: 1000, litre: 1000, litres: 1000, tsp: 4.92892, teaspoon: 4.92892, teaspoons: 4.92892, tbsp: 14.7868, tablespoon: 14.7868, tablespoons: 14.7868, cup: 236.588, cups: 236.588, "fl oz": 29.5735, "fl. oz": 29.5735, floz: 29.5735, pt: 473.176, pint: 473.176, pints: 473.176, qt: 946.353, quart: 946.353, quarts: 946.353, gal: 3785.41, gallon: 3785.41, gallons: 3785.41, }; function normalize(unit: string): string { return unit.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/\.$/, ""); } /** Best-effort quantity+unit -> grams, for feeding a USDA per-100g lookup. * Returns null for count-based units ("2 cloves", "1 can") or missing * quantity/unit — those ingredients fall back to AI estimation instead. */ export function estimateGrams(quantity: string | number | null | undefined, unit: string | null | undefined): number | null { if (quantity == null || !unit) return null; const value = typeof quantity === "number" ? quantity : parseFloat(quantity); if (!isFinite(value) || value <= 0) return null; const key = normalize(unit); if (key in WEIGHT_TO_GRAMS) return value * WEIGHT_TO_GRAMS[key]!; if (key in VOLUME_TO_ML) return value * VOLUME_TO_ML[key]!; return null; }