# Central Asian Food Dataset

This work introduces the Central Asian Food Dataset (CAFD), a new dataset containing 16,499 images of food items across 42 classes.  The dataset is imbalanced; the class distribution is visually represented in the provided image.


[![Sample Images](https://github.com/IS2AI/Kazakh-Food-Dataset/blob/main/figures/samples.png)](https://github.com/IS2AI/Kazakh-Food-Dataset/blob/main/figures/samples.png)


[![Class Distribution](https://github.com/IS2AI/Kazakh-Food-Dataset/blob/main/figures/stats_plot.png)](https://github.com/IS2AI/Kazakh-Food-Dataset/blob/main/figures/stats_plot.png)


## Dataset Download

The CAFD dataset can be downloaded here: [https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/CAFD.zip](https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/CAFD.zip).  Contact issai@nu.edu.kz for any download issues.


## Pre-trained Models

Several pre-trained models are available for download.  These models were trained and evaluated on the CAFD dataset, and some also on the Food1K dataset.


### Model Weights

* **ResNet152 trained on CAFD:** [https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/cafd_resnet152.pt](https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/cafd_resnet152.pt)
* **EfficientNet-b4 trained on Food1K + CAFD:** [https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/food1k_kfd_efficientnet.pt](https://issai.nu.edu.kz/wp-content/themes/issai-new/data/models/CAFD/food1k_kfd_efficientnet.pt)