# Menu Item

The `MenuItem` object represents the predefined information of an item within a menu

## Available fields

| Field             | Type                                                                                  | Description                                                                                                      |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`              | ID                                                                                    | A base64-encoded version of the `databaseId`                                                                     |
| `restaurantId`    | String                                                                                | Restaurant ID                                                                                                    |
| `restaurantName`  | String                                                                                | Restaurant name where the menu is found                                                                          |
| `createdAt`       | DateTime                                                                              | Date and time when the menu was created                                                                          |
| `updatedAt`       | DateTime                                                                              | Date and time when the menu was updated                                                                          |
| `menu`            | String                                                                                | Name of the menu                                                                                                 |
| `sectionName`     | String                                                                                | Section name                                                                                                     |
| `name`            | String                                                                                | Name of the item in the menu                                                                                     |
| `isActive`        | Boolean                                                                               | **True** if the item is active in the menu. Otherwise is **false**                                               |
| `description`     | String                                                                                | Description of the menu item                                                                                     |
| `minPrice`        | Float                                                                                 | Minimum price of the menu item                                                                                   |
| `maxPrice`        | Float                                                                                 | Maximum price of the menu item                                                                                   |
| `language`        | String                                                                                | Menu item language                                                                                               |
| `course`          | String                                                                                | Name of the course menu item. Possible Values: Main dishes, Side Dishes, Appetizers, Salads                      |
| `ingredients`     | [Ingredients](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/food-logs/ingredients)       | An object that retrieves the ingredients information.                                                            |
| `adherence`       | [Adherence](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/common/adherence)              | Object contains details about an item's [Adherence Score](/graphql/start-here/core-concepts/adherence-score.md). |
| `nutritionalInfo` | [nutritionalInfo](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/recipe/nutritional-info) | Object contains the nutritional values of the associated food per each gram of that food.                        |

Use this object in the following:

* [Menu Items](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/queries/restaurants/menu-items)
* [Recommend Menu Items](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/queries/restaurants/recommend-menu-items)


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